Amy Irwin

Research output

Research output per year 2001 2018 2019 2022 2023 2023

• 43 Article
• 5 Chapter
• 4 Published conference contribution
• 1 Poster
• 2 More
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  'Having a grand view of what the day entails’: a qualitative investigation of the non-technical skills utilised by Mountain Guides.

  Irwin, A., Thacker, J., Brame, G. & Hamlet, O. E. D., Sept 2023, In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. 43, 11 p., 100688.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • mountains 100%
  • animal communication 31%
  • leadership 22%
  • cognition 20%
  • decision making 17%

• Thinking five or six actions ahead: investigating the non-technical skills used with UK forestry chainsaw operations

  Irwin, A., Tone, I-R., Sobocinska, P., Liggins, J. & Johansson, S. E., 1 Jul 2023, In: Safety Science. 163, 12 p., 106112.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Forestry 100%
  • forestry 70%
  • Work Performance 14%
  • Training Support 13%
  • Social Skills 12%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• The practice of online internships

  Perkins, J. & Irwin, A., 6 Jun 2023, The Routledge International Handbook of Work Integrated Learning. 3 ed. Routledge, p. 271-280 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • internship 100%
  • learning 16%
  • quality assurance 15%
  • popularity 14%
  • empirical research 13%

• Responding to rudeness: does instigator status and directness matter?

  Irwin, A., Silver-MacMahon, H., Mossop, L., Macconnell, K. & Santos, L., 1 Jun 2023, Ergonomics & human Factors. Balfe, N., Charles, R. & Golightly, D. (eds.). Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

  Open Access

  • selection response 100%
  • nurses 92%
  • veterinarians 85%
  • working conditions 84%
  • economic valuation 81%

• A Qualitative Systematic Review on the Application of the Normalisation of Deviance Phenomenon Within High-Risk Industries

  Sedlar, N., Irwin, A., Martin, D. & Roberts, R., 1 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Safety Research. 84, p. 290-305 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Industry 100%
  • Disasters 53%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing a prototype behavioural marker system for farmer non-technical skills (FLINTS)

  Irwin, A., Sedlar, N. & Tone, I-R., 1 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Agromedicine. 28, 2, p. 199-207 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Farmers 100%
  • farmer 75%
  • Agriculture 24%
  • Social Skills 24%
  • Curriculum 21%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• The development of the Helicopter Non-Technical Skills (HeliNOTS) behavioural marker systems

  Hamlet, O. E. D., Irwin, A., Flin, R. & Sedlar, N., 2023, In: Ergonomics. 66, 12, p. 2232-2241 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Aircraft 100%
  • Helicopters 80%
  • Pilots 26%
  • High risk occupations 17%
  • expert 12%
  3 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  Consequences and coping: Investigating client, co-worker and senior colleague incivility within veterinary practice

  Irwin, A., Silver-MacMahon, H. & Wilcke, S., 7 Oct 2022, In: Veterinary Record. 191, 7, e2030.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Incivility 100%
  • coping strategies 80%
  • job satisfaction 62%
  • nurses 47%
  • veterinarians 43%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Managing client complaints: identifying and mitigating their detrimental impacts on veterinary practitioners

  Irwin, A., 20 Aug 2022, In: Veterinary Record. 191, 4, p. 157-159 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  • Veterinarians 100%
  • veterinarians 88%
  • complaint 77%
  • occupational stress 66%
  • workplace 58%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Is the future of internships online? An examination of stakeholder attitudes towards online internships

  Irwin, A., Perkins, J., Hillari, L. & Wischerath, D., 15 Jul 2022, In: Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. 12, 4, p. 629-644 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • internship 100%
  • stakeholder 67%
  • examination 56%
  • employability 25%
  • employer 19%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• No-one else wears one: Exploring farmer attitudes towards All-Terrain Vehicle helmets using the COM-B model

  Irwin, A., Mihulkova, J., Berkeley, S. & Tone, I-R., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Safety Research. 81, p. 123-133 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wear of materials 100%
  • Agriculture 30%
  • Contractors 26%
  • Farms 26%
  • Machinery 26%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Ruminating on rudeness: Exploring the experience of client incivility in veterinary practice

  Irwin, A., Hall, D. & Ellis, H., 20 Feb 2022, In: Veterinary Record. 190, 4, 9 p., e1078.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Incivility 100%
  • veterinarians 64%
  • Veterinarians 45%
  • mental health 17%
  • coping strategies 16%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Watch Out for the Bull! Farmer Risk Perception and Decision-Making in Livestock Handling Scenarios

  Tone, I-R. & Irwin, A., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Agromedicine. 27, 3, p. 259-271 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Livestock 100%
  • Farmers 95%
  • farmer 72%
  • Decision Making 67%
  • scenario 60%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Safety in the Field: Assessing the Impact of Stress and Fatigue on Situation Awareness in Irish and British Farmers

  Tone, I-R. & Irwin, A., Jun 2021, Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume III - Sector Based Ergonomics. Black, N., Neumann, P. & Noy, I. (eds.). Vol. 3. p. 274-283 10 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

• Pilot is a Pilot is a Pilot? Exploration of Effects of Professional Culture in Helicopter Pilots

  Kaminska, A., Irwin, A., Ray, D. & Flin, R., 21 May 2021, Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Sector Based Ergonomics. Black, N. L., Neumann, W. P. & Noy, I. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 682-690 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 221 LNNS).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

  • Helicopters 100%
  • Aircraft 18%
  • Communication 12%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Location! Location. Location? Investigating the impact of status and context on incivility in academia

  Irwin, A., Irvine, C., Bekes, B. & Nordmann, E., 2021, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education.. 45, 1, p. 30-48 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • staff 100%
  • student 60%
  • absenteeism 48%
  • Ireland 38%
  • online survey 37%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Product safety culture: a preliminary study in the UK manufacturing industry

  Suhanyiova, L., Irwin, A. & Flin, R., 2021, In: Journal of Risk Research. 24, 8, p. 1030-1048 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Safety Culture 100%
  • manufacturing industry 96%
  • Product Safety 95%
  • Manufacturing Industries 58%
  • Industry 32%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Is it all about the mission? Comparing non-technical skills across offshore transport and search and rescue helicopter pilots

  Hamlet, O. E. D., Irwin, A. & McGregor, M., 2 Sept 2020, In: The International Journal of Aerospace Psychology. 30, 3-4, p. 215-235 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pilots 100%
  • Aircraft 95%
  • Helicopters 76%
  • flight 50%
  • qualitative interview 24%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Flying solo: A vignette based examination of general aviation pilot risk perception and decision-making

  Irwin, A., Sedlar, N. & Hamlet, O. E. D., Sept 2020, In: Aviation Psychology and Human Factors. 10, 2, p. 59-69 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • risk perception 100%
  • flight 69%
  • decision making 60%
  • protective measure 35%
  • decision 34%

• Part and parcel: A Qualitative Interview Study Examining the Experience of Client Rudeness by Mental Health Workers

  Harrison, I., Trevethan, C., Pasciak, F. & Irwin, A. L., 1 Feb 2020, In: Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 41, 2, p. 122-131 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Incivility 100%
  • Mental Health 46%
  • Occupational Groups 42%
  • Interviews 39%
  • Training Support 7%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  'No-one knows where you are’: Veterinary perceptions regarding safety and risk when alone and on-call

  Irwin, A., Vikman, J. & Ellis, H., Dec 2019, In: Veterinary Record. 185, 23, 728.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Safety Management 100%
  • Safety 61%
  • communication (human) 38%
  • veterinarians 38%
  • travel 37%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Stakeholder perception of student employability: does the duration, type and location of work experience matter?

  Irwin, A., Nordmann, E. & Simms, K., Nov 2019, In: Higher Education. 78, 5, p. 761-781 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • employability 100%
  • stakeholder 65%
  • experience 29%
  • internship 26%
  • student 23%
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Five ways rudeness can actually be a positive experience

  Irwin, A. & Trevethan, C., 18 Oct 2019, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  • Job Satisfaction 100%
  • Five Ways 96%
  • Swearing 92%
  • Insult 76%
  • Mental Health 58%

• Investigation of UK Farmer Risk Perception and Non-Technical Skills

  Tone, I-R. & Irwin, A., 8 Sept 2019, Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2019. Charles, R. & Golightly, D. (eds.). CIEHF, 11 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Published conference contribution

  Open Access

  • risk perception 100%
  • farmers 51%
  • animal characteristics 25%
  • risk management 23%
  • livestock 14%

• Thinking Ahead of the Tractor: Driver Safety and Situation Awareness

  Irwin, A., Caruso, L. & Tone, I-R., 3 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Agromedicine. 24, 3, p. 288-297 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • driver 100%
  • Safety 70%
  • Farmers 64%
  • farmer 53%
  • fatigue 13%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Turn up, tune in, don’t drop out: the relationship between lecture attendance, use of lecture recordings, and achievement at different levels of study

  Nordmann, E., Calder, C., Bishop, P., Irwin, A. & Comber, D., Jun 2019, In: Higher Education. 77, 6, p. 1065-1084 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • drop-out 100%
  • recording 90%
  • student 22%
  • honor 11%
  • first-year student 11%
  50 Citations (Scopus)

  23 Downloads (Pure)

• Faculty experience of rudeness in Scottish higher education: dealing with rudeness from students and colleagues

  Irwin, A. & Cederblad, A. M. H., 30 May 2019, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education.. 43, 5, p. 658-673 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • staff 100%
  • co-worker 59%
  • experience 51%
  • education 50%
  • student 40%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Students, this is how you can stand out from the crowd in a very competitive job market

  Irwin, A. & Lipan, G., 19 Mar 2019, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  • graduate 100%
  • market 88%
  • employer 82%
  • qualification 44%
  • candidacy 39%

• Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Non-Technical Skills

  Flin, R., Irwin, A. L. & Hamlet, O., 2019, Increasing Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: Research and Practice. Burke, R. J. & Richardsen, A. M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Oil and Gas Industry 100%
  • Pilots 76%
  • Agriculture 68%
  • Formal Social Control 59%
  • Delivery of Health Care 35%

• Risk perception and non-technical skills in agriculture

  Tone, I-R. & Irwin, A., 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  Open Access
• 2018

  Does rudeness have a legitimate place in politics? The case for and against

  Irwin, A., 8 Aug 2018, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  • press secretary 100%
  • politics 61%
  • twitter 54%
  • politician 46%
  • incident 45%

• How situation awareness could save your life

  Irwin, A. & Hamlet, O., 22 May 2018, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  • notice 100%
  • train 76%
  • drilling rig 55%
  • flight 34%
  • gulf 30%

• That's just rude: why being polite may not be a universal concept

  Irwin, A., 4 Apr 2018, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  • Headlines 100%
  • Cultural Identity 57%
  • Politeness 51%
  • Social Norms 46%
  • Restaurants 39%

• Investigation of UK Farmer Go/No-Go Decisions in Response to Tractor-Based Risk Scenarios

  Irwin, A. & Poots, J., 2018, In: Journal of Agromedicine. 23, 2, p. 154-165 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Farmers 100%
  • farmer 75%
  • scenario 62%
  • Equipment Safety 31%
  • Agriculture 24%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  25 Downloads (Pure)

• Predictors of Attitudes Toward Non-Technical Skills in Farming

  Irwin, A. & Poots, J., 2018, In: Journal Agromedicine. 23, 1, p. 60-69 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Agriculture 100%
  • Climate 37%
  • Safety 31%
  • Motivation 26%
  • Industry 19%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  18 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Investigating non-technical skills in Scottish and English aircraft maintenance teams using a mixed methodology of interviews and a questionnaire

  Irwin, A., Taylor, S., Laugerud, E. & Roberts, D., 31 Dec 2016, In: International Journal of Aviation Psychology. 26, 3-4, p. 105-119 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Aircraft 100%
  • aircraft 77%
  • Maintenance 56%
  • Interviews 53%
  • methodology 41%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  16 Downloads (Pure)

• Safety systems in product safety culture

  Suhanyiova, L., Flin, R. H. & Irwin, A. L., 13 Sept 2016, Risk, Reliability and Safety: Innovating Theory and Practice: Proceedings of ESREL 2016 (Glasgow, Scotland, 25-29 September 2016). Walls, L., Revie, M. & Bedford, T. (eds.). London: CRC Press, p. 1803-1808 6 p. 2

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2015

  A mixed methods investigation into the use of non-technical skills by community and hospital pharmacists

  Irwin, A. & Weidmann, A. E., Sept 2015, In: Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 11, 5, p. 675-685 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Community Hospital 100%
  • Pharmacists 89%
  • Safety 77%
  • Pharmacy 52%
  • Interviews 34%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluation of the prototype anaesthetic non-technical skills for anaesthetic practitioners (ANTS-AP) system: a behavioural rating system to assess the non-technical skills used by staff assisting the anaesthetist

  Rutherford, J. S., Flin, R., Irwin, A. & McFadyen, A. K., 1 Aug 2015, In: Anaesthesia. 70, 8, p. 907-914 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• The human factor in agriculture: an interview study to identify farmers' non-technical skills

  Irwin, A. & Poots, J., Apr 2015, In: Safety Science. 74, p. 114-121 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Farmers 100%
  • Agriculture 99%
  • Human engineering 87%
  • farmer 75%
  • agriculture 71%
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• The non-technical skills used by Anaesthetic Technicians in critical incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring System between 2002 and 2008

  Rutherford, J. S., Flin, R. & Irwin, A., 2015, In: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. 43, 4, p. 512-517 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Anesthetics 100%
  • Anesthetists 19%
  • Fatigue 13%
  • Decision Making 13%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  The effect of proximity, Tall Man lettering and time pressure on accurate visual perception of drug names

  Irwin, A. L., Mearns, K. J., Watson, M. & Urquhart, J., Apr 2013, In: Human Factors. 55, 2, p. 253-266 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  File

  • visual perception 100%
  • Visual Perception 94%
  • Names 73%
  • drug 52%
  • medication 44%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

  7 Downloads (Pure)

• An exploratory evaluation of perceptual, psychoacoustic and acoustical properties of urban soundscapes

  Hall, D. A., Irwin, A., Edmondson-Jones, M., Phillips, S. & Poxon, J. E. W., Feb 2013, In: Applied Acoustics. 74, 2, p. 248-254 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • psychoacoustics 100%
  • social factors 46%
  • evaluation 45%
  • acoustics 41%
  • arousal 37%
  113 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of patient aggression on community pharmacists: A critical incident study

  Irwin, A., Laing, C. & Mearns, K., Feb 2013, In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 21, 1, p. 20-27 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • pharmacist 100%
  • Aggression 92%
  • Pharmacists 88%
  • Safety 76%
  • aggression 74%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Dealing with Aggressive Patients in Healthcare: A Review

  Irwin, A., Jan 2013, Aggressive Behaviour: New Research. Bodine, R. & Bucher, D. R. (eds.). Nova Science Publishers Inc, p. 119-140 22 p. (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2012

  Dealing with aggressive methadone patients in community pharmacy: a critical incident study

  Irwin, A. L., Laing, C. M. & Mearns, K. J., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 8, 6, p. 542-551 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Methadone 100%
  • Pharmacies 79%
  • Pharmacists 62%
  • Aggression 19%
  • Pharmacy 12%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Listening to emotion: auditory processing and the amygdala.

  Irwin, A. L., Gander, P. & Hall, D., 2012, Amgdala: Structure, Function and Disorders. Nova Science Publishers Inc

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Retrospective analysis of DATIX dispensing error reports from Scottish hospitals

  Irwin, A. L., Ross, J., Seaton, J. & Mearns, K. J., Dec 2011, In: International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 19, 6, p. 417 - 423 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pharmacies 100%
  • Error 97%
  • incident 61%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 54%
  • National Health Programs 45%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• An analysis of British regional accent and contextual cue effects on speechreading performance

  Irwin, A., Pilling, M. & Thomas, S., Jul 2011, In: Speech Communication. 53, 6, p. 807-817 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Regional Accents 100%
  • Speech intelligibility 75%
  • Talkers 68%
  • Nottingham 65%
  • Accent 60%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Listening to urban soundscapes: physiological validity of perceptual dimensions

  Irwin, A., Hall, D., Plack, C. & Peters, A., Feb 2011, In: Psychophysiology. 48, 2, p. 258-268 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • brain 100%
  • Brain 58%
  • rating 57%
  • Amygdala 39%
  • Noise 36%
  53 Citations (Scopus)