About
Dr Ian Dawson is an Associate Professor of Risk Management, the Director of the Centre for Risk Research (CRR), and a founding member of the Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action and Research (C-BEAR).
Ian holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Lincoln and an MSc (Distinction) in Corporate Risk and Security Management from the University of Southampton. In 2011, he completed his PhD titled ‘Understanding and Improving People’s Judgments of Synergistic Risks’ under a scholarship at the University of Southampton. Ian also holds the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP).
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Risk perception
- Risk communication
- Judgment and decision making
- Environmental psychology
- Responses to global population dynamics
Current research
Ian’s research broadly examines the influential role played by risk perceptions and risk communications on decision making processes. He is particularly interested in how a person’s understanding of risk can affect their professional, environmental and health-related decisions and how complex risk-related information can be presented so that it is easily understood by all.
Research projects
Publications
Supervision
Current PhD Students
Teaching
At Southampton Business School, Ian is currently the Module Leader for ‘Management of Corporate Security (postgraduate)’, Risk Management Dissertation' (postgraduate), and ‘Making Successful Decisions (undergraduate)’.
Biography
Dr Ian Dawson holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Lincoln and an MSc (Distinction) in Corporate Risk and Security Management from the University of Southampton. In 2011, he completed his PhD titled ‘Understanding and Improving People’s Judgments of Synergistic Risks’ under a scholarship at the University of Southampton. Ian also holds the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP).
Ian has over 20 years of experience of working for large organisations in the UK and Canada, including Hampshire Constabulary, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and University of Surrey. Ian’s research has been published in leading journals such Risk Analysis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, British Journal of Psychology, Journal of Risk Research, and Psychological Bulletin. He has also been a peer reviewer for several journals, including Health Psychology, Risk Analysis, European Management Review, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, Journal of Experimental Psychology:Applied, and Environmental Management.