Dr Jolene Cox | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Dr Jolene Cox is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, UniSC. She is a human factors and complex systems researcher. Her research is interdisciplinary, with a keen emphasis on complex systems science and health services research. Her primary research interest focuses on the investigation of help-seeking for mental health and the impact of mental health system complexity on mental health and well-being outcomes. Her research interest is motivated by her passion to support the mental health and well-being of others. In addition to her mental health research, she conducts research that uses methods underpinned by human factors and complex systems theory to address other safety-critical issues (e.g., transport safety).

Jolene is a trained cognitive psychologist. She was awarded her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the Australian National University in 2022. Her PhD was on visual statistical learning, an important cognitive function that enables the extraction and adaption of statistical regularities from our visual environment across time and space. She continues to conduct cognitive psychological research and is interested in understanding the cognitive processes involved in human behaviour, in important contexts such as safe driving.

Jolene is an Associate Editor for Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries and an Editorial Board Member for Mental Health Science.

Prior to her academic activities, Jolene worked in the Australian Government as a professional executive in mental health strategic advisory and program delivery roles.