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Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app (2015)
Journal Article
Dickinson, J., Cherrett, T., Hibbert, J., Winstanley, C., Shingleton, D., Davies, N., …Speed, C. (2015). Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app. Transport Policy, 44, 28-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.06.013

The growing capabilities of smartphones have opened up new opportunities for travel coordination and transport is a fertile area for app development. One stream of development is apps that enable collaborative travel, either in the form of lift shari... Read More about Fundamental challenges in designing a collaborative travel app.

Walking school buses as a form of active transportation for children : A review of the evidence (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, L., Norgate, S., Cherrett, T., Davies, N., Wistanley, C., & Harding, M. (2015). Walking school buses as a form of active transportation for children : A review of the evidence. Journal of School Health, 85(3), 197-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12239

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Walking School Buses (WSBs) offer a potentially healthier way for children to get to school whilst reducing traffic congestion. A number of pressing societal challenges make it timely to evaluate evidence of their value. METHOD... Read More about Walking school buses as a form of active transportation for children : A review of the evidence.

Does IQ really predict job performance? (2015)
Journal Article
Richardson, K., & Norgate, S. (2015). Does IQ really predict job performance?. Applied Developmental Science, 19(3), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2014.983635

IQ has played a prominent part in developmental and adult psychology for decades. In the absence of a clear theoretical model of internal cognitive functions, however, construct validity for IQ tests has always been difficult to establish. Test valid... Read More about Does IQ really predict job performance?.

Developing a smartphone app to enhance Oxfam's supply chain visibility (2015)
Journal Article
Cherrett, T., Shingleton, D., Norton, B., McLeod, F., Forey, C., Dickinson, J., …Norgate, S. (2015). Developing a smartphone app to enhance Oxfam's supply chain visibility. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 18(2), 155-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2014.980794

This paper reports on the development of a smartphone app designed to give drivers and managers in a charity organisation greater visibility of transport, donation bank and shop stock in time and space. Trials of the app with samples of drivers and s... Read More about Developing a smartphone app to enhance Oxfam's supply chain visibility.