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Laurel Austin

Laurel Austin
Assistant professor , PhD
Laurel Austin

Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy

Porcelænshaven 18B
DK-2000 Frederiksberg
Tel.: +45 3815 3643
Fax:+45 3815 3635
E-mail: lau.lpf@cbs.dk



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My research uses behavioural decision research methods to model, elicit and analyse individuals’ risk perceptions and decision-making processes, with an objective of informing and aiding decision-making processes. My current research applies these methods to medical professionals’ and patients’ decisions regarding asymptomatic or future disease. I am also examining consumer insurance decisions, farmers’ perceptions of microbial risks, mining managers’ perceptions of health and safety technology adoption, and how researchers obtain, organize and share information. In the past I have researched how small-group work is mediated by collaborative technologies, adolescent risk behaviours, and policymaking concerning hearing impairment in drivers.

Primary research areas

  • Behavioral decision research
  • Shared medical professional/patient decision making
  • Risk perception and risk communication
  • Consumer insurance decisions
  • User-centered innovation


Selected publications

Refereed Journal Publications
Austin, Laurel, Susanne Reventlow, Peter Sandøe, and John Brodersen. (forthcoming) The structure of medical decisions: Uncertainty and risk in five decision situations.  Health, Risk and Society, Special issue on Health Care through the Lens of Risk. 
Austin, Laurel and Baruch Fischhoff. (forthcoming) Injury prevention risk communication: A mental models approach. Injury Prevention. Published Online First: 16 November 2011 doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040079
Austin, Laurel.  (2011).  SUDEP: Risk Perception and Communication. In Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Continuing the Global Conversation. Chapman, D., Panelli, R., Hanna, J., and Jeffs, T. (eds). Camberwell Victoria: Epilepsy Australia Ltd. p. 96-97.
Austin, Laurel C. and Baruch Fischhoff. (2010).  Consumers’ collision insurance decisions: A mental models approach to theory evaluation. Journal of Risk Research. October, 13(7), 895-911
Austin, Laurel, C., Jeffrey K. Liker, and Poppy L. McLeod. (1993). Who Controls the Technology in Group Support Systems? Determinants and Consequences. Human-Computer Interaction. 8:217-236.
Beyth-Marom, Ruth, Laurel Austin, Baruch Fischhoff, Claire Palmgren, and Marilyn Jacobs-Quadrel. (1993).  Perceived Consequences of Risky Behaviors: Adults and Adolescents. Developmental Psychology. 29(3), 549-63.
Horton, Marjorie, Priscilla Rogers, Laurel Austin, and Michael McCormick. (1991). Exploring the Impact of Face-to-face Collaborative Technology on Group Writing. Journal of Management Information Systems, 8(3), 27-48.
Full publication list (pdf)



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