I acknowledge and pay respects to the Elders and Traditional Owners of the land on which I live, the Wurunjeri people of the Kulin Nation. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Dr Fareed
Kaviani
Social scientist at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab (ETRL), Monash University, Department of Human-Centred Computing, Faculty of IT and Art, Architecture, and design
My work at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab is focused on thinking about the role of people in energy futures by asking how people will live in the future and what that means for energy forecasting.
Field: Energy | Futures
Theory: Social practice theory | Critical Futures
Methods: Ethnography
Disciplines: Social sciences
Explore scenarios from the Digital Energy Futures project at the Emerging Technologies Research Lab: Digital Energy Futures: Scenarios for Future Living 2030/2050
My work at Monash University's Sustainable Development Institute, Accident Research Centre, BehaviourWorks, and the School of Social Sciences involves asking how do smartphones impact younger drivers and compliance.
Field: Road Safety | Smartphones
Theory: Nomophobia | Deterrence theory
Methods: Focus groups | survey
Disciplines: Social science | psychology | criminology
Industry Partner: Department of Transport (formally VicRoads)
Awards: GRIP Scholarship | Recipient of Postgraduate Publications Award | People’s choice award at the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre & Behaviour Works Australia Hackathon
Study 1: Nomophobia & problematic smartphone use among Australians
Kaviani, F., Robards, B., Young, K. L., & Koppel, S. 2020. Nomophobia: Is the Fear of Being without a Smartphone Associated with Problematic Use? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 17(17), 6024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176024 (altmetric)
Study 2: Nomophobia & illegal smartphone use while driving
Kaviani, F., Young, K. L., Robards, B., & Koppel, S. 2020. Nomophobia and self-reported smartphone use while driving: An investigation into whether nomophobia can increase the likelihood of illegal smartphone use while driving. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol. 74, 212–224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.08.024 (altmetric)
Study 3: The deterrent impact of informal and formal sanctions on illegal smartphone use while driving
Kaviani, F., Young, K. L., Robards, B., & Koppel, S. 2020. Understanding the deterrent impact formal and informal sanctions have on illegal smartphone use while driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Vol. 145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105706 (altmetric)
Study 4: Young drivers perceptions of smartphone road safety law
Kaviani, F., Benier, K., Robards, B., Young, K. L., & Koppel, S. 2021. “Does that mean I can’t use my phone to pay when I’m in the Maccas drive thru?”: Younger drivers’ uncertainty and attitude toward smartphone law and punishment. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106314 (altmetric)
Study 5: Young drivers normalisation of risk-avoidance strategies while using a smartphone illegally when driving
Kaviani, F., Young, K. L., Robards, B., & Koppel, S. 2021. “Like it’s wrong, but it’s not that wrong”: Exploring the normalisation of risk-compensatory strategies among young drivers engaging in illegal smartphone use. The Journal of Safety Science, Vol. 78, 292–302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.06.010 (altmetric)
Study 6: The impact of information about risk on illegal smartphone use
Kaviani, F., Young, K. L., & Koppel, S. 2022, Deterring illegal smartphone use while driving: Are perceptions of risk information associated with the impact of informal sanctions? Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2022.106611 (altmetric)
Study 7: Severity of nomophobia and illegal use
Kaviani, F., Young, K. L., & Koppel, S. 2022, Using nomophobia severity to predict illegal smartphone use while driving, Computers in Human Behaviour Reports, 100190, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100190
Project: Tattoo and body modification
I have been writing about tattoo and body modification for over a decade. Click here for the short story and then visit my website at the4thwall.net
“I find it quite absurd that, as humans we are introduced to this world inside of a Body which we've had absolutely no part in its design. Why not use body art and modification to adjust the default design so that it can become more us?”
—Touka Voodoo
Selected engagement:
The House of Wellness – Season 6, Episode 28: Interview on nomophobia
Monash Lens article: The Disconnect between drivers and mobile phone use
Herald Sun interview: nomophobia
Presenter at New York Alternative Sex Conference: Tools of Torture: Body Mod X BDSM
Channel 7 interview on nomophobia research
Channel 9 interview on nomophobia research
The Project interview on nomophobia research
WIN News interviews on nomophobia research
ABC News Radio interview on nomophobia research
ABC Breakfast Radio interview on nomophobia research
Participated in an additional 30 local and national radio interviews on nomophobia research
Presentation to Phoria, an immersive technology company
“Moving beyond our digital addictions” panel discussion at Something Digital
Presentation to the Department of Transport (DOT) (available online)
AAA Road Safety Research Forum participation
Monash Lens article: Nomophobia and the illegal use of mobile phones on Australian roads
Herald Sun interview smartphone deterrence research
ABC radio interview for tattoo and body modification research
Grants and Awards:
Recipient of Postgraduate Publications Award
Recipient of GRIP scholarship
