Professor Sabrina Cohen-Hatton
Honorary Research Fellow
- CohenSR@cardiff.ac.uk
- Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT
Overview
Research summary
Publication
2023
- Butler, P. C., Bowers, A., Smith, A. P., Cohen-Hatton, S. R. and Honey, R. C. 2023. Decision making within and outside standard operating procedures: Paradoxical use of operational discretion in firefighters. Human Factors 65(7), pp. 1422-1434. (10.1177/00187208211041860)
2022
- Wilkinson, B., Cohen-Hatton, S. R. and Honey, R. C. 2022. Variation in exploration and exploitation in group decision making: Evidence from immersive simulations of major incident emergencies. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 30(1), pp. 82-91. (10.1111/1468-5973.12355)
2020
- Butler, P. C., Honey, R. and Cohen-Hatton, S. R. 2020. Development of a behavioral marker system for incident command in the UK Fire and Rescue Service: THINCS. Cognition, Technology and Work 22(1), pp. 1-12. (10.1007/s10111-019-00539-6)
2015
- Cohen-Hatton, S. R. and Honey, R. . 2015. Goal-oriented training affects decision-making processes in virtual and simulated fire and rescue environments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied 21(4), pp. 395-406. (10.1037/xap0000061)
- Cohen-Hatton, S. R., Butler, P. C. and Honey, R. C. 2015. An investigation of operational decision making in situ: Incident command in the UK Fire and Rescue Service. Human Factors 57(5), pp. 793-804. (10.1177/0018720815578266)
2013
- Cohen, S. R. and Honey, R. C. 2013. Renewal of extinguished instrumental responses: independence from Pavlovian processes and dependence on outcome value. Learning & Behavior 41(4), pp. 379-389. (10.3758/s13420-013-0113-y)
- Cohen, S. R., Haddon, J. E., George, D. N. and Honey, R. C. 2013. Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer: paradoxical effects of the Pavlovian relationship explained. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes 39(1), pp. 14-23. (10.1037/a0030594)
- Cohen, S. R. 2013. Understanding the origin of Pavlovian-instrumental interactions. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Butler, P. C., Bowers, A., Smith, A. P., Cohen-Hatton, S. R. and Honey, R. C. 2023. Decision making within and outside standard operating procedures: Paradoxical use of operational discretion in firefighters. Human Factors 65(7), pp. 1422-1434. (10.1177/00187208211041860)
- Wilkinson, B., Cohen-Hatton, S. R. and Honey, R. C. 2022. Variation in exploration and exploitation in group decision making: Evidence from immersive simulations of major incident emergencies. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 30(1), pp. 82-91. (10.1111/1468-5973.12355)
- Butler, P. C., Honey, R. and Cohen-Hatton, S. R. 2020. Development of a behavioral marker system for incident command in the UK Fire and Rescue Service: THINCS. Cognition, Technology and Work 22(1), pp. 1-12. (10.1007/s10111-019-00539-6)
- Cohen-Hatton, S. R. and Honey, R. . 2015. Goal-oriented training affects decision-making processes in virtual and simulated fire and rescue environments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied 21(4), pp. 395-406. (10.1037/xap0000061)
- Cohen-Hatton, S. R., Butler, P. C. and Honey, R. C. 2015. An investigation of operational decision making in situ: Incident command in the UK Fire and Rescue Service. Human Factors 57(5), pp. 793-804. (10.1177/0018720815578266)
- Cohen, S. R. and Honey, R. C. 2013. Renewal of extinguished instrumental responses: independence from Pavlovian processes and dependence on outcome value. Learning & Behavior 41(4), pp. 379-389. (10.3758/s13420-013-0113-y)
- Cohen, S. R., Haddon, J. E., George, D. N. and Honey, R. C. 2013. Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer: paradoxical effects of the Pavlovian relationship explained. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes 39(1), pp. 14-23. (10.1037/a0030594)
Thesis
- Cohen, S. R. 2013. Understanding the origin of Pavlovian-instrumental interactions. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
Research themes: Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
I have a particular interest in Pavlovian to Instrumental Transfer and its implications in real world settings to influence behaviours, in both human and animal models.
- https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/impact-and-innovation/research-impact/improving-decision-making-in-the-emergency-services
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F7P2qJBGXs
Funding
- ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (ES/M500422/1): Promoting THINCS nationally and internationally (2020-2022; joint with Prof Rob Honey and Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton); value: £8700.
- BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2018 prize funding: Behavioural neuroscience underpins new guidance for firefighters and the emergency services; with Prof Rob Honey; total value: £20000; for Overall Winner and Social Impact Winner.
- ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (ES/M500422/1): Multi-agency decision making at major incidents (2018; joint with Prof Rob Honey, Byron Wilkinson, and Philip Butler); value: £6400.
- ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (ES/M500422/1): UK Fire and Rescue Service Behavioural Marker System Mobile App (2017-2018; joint with Prof Rob Honey and Philip Butler); value: £8852.
- ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (ES/M500422/1): Decision making at emergency incidents (2015-2016; Joint with Prof Rob Honey); value: £3662.
- Chief Fire Officer Association: Industry funding secured in order to conduct research into decision making in Fire and Rescue Service; value £100,000
Biography
Undergraduate education
2009 - 1st Class, Psychology (BSc Hons), Open University.
Postgraduate education
2013 - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Psychology, Cardiff University
2005 - MA, International Fire Service Development (Work-based learning), Middlesex University
Honours and awards
National and International Prizes
- Finalist for the Welsh Government St David Awards 2022 in the category of Innovation, Science and Technology. With Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, Byron Wilkinson and Philip Butler.
- BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2018; Overall Winner and Social Impact Winner for: Behavioural neuroscience underpins new guidance for firefighters and the emergency services. With Rob Honey.
- New Process Award; Business and Education Partnership Awards; Insider Media (2017). With Rob Honey.
- Raymond S. Nickerson Prize for the best paper in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. Awarded in 2017 for: Cohen-Hatton, S.R., & Honey, R.C. (2015). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 21, 395-406. The prize recognizes an article as having the potential for enduring impact in the area of applied experimental psychology.
- American Psychological Association New Investigator award for Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied (2017).
- Cardiff University Innovation & Impact Awards (2017); Innovation in Policy Award for “Decision making in the UK fire and rescue service”; also overall winner and ‘People’s Choice’.
- NFCC Personal Contribution Award in recognition of a significant contribution to firefighter safety (2016)
- Fire Magazine/Gore research award (2014) for “Decision making in the UK fire and rescue service”
- JURY Prize (School of Psychology, Cardiff University) for postgraduate research (2013).
Academic positions
2023 - Honorary Professor School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
2018 - Honorary Fellow, Cardiff University.
2017 - Honorary Research Fellow, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
2015 - Honorary Research Associate, School of Psychology, Cardiff University.
Industry Positions
2019 - Chief Fire Officer, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
2019 - Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Surrey Fire and Rescue Service
2015 - Deputy Assistant Commissioner, London Fire Brigade
2001 - South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Supervisions
- Yan Shan Tai. Rapid information integration in support of situational awareness and spatial behaviour. EPSRC studentship.
- Erik Kambarian. A comparison of firefighting cultures. Externally funded.
Current supervision
Yan Tai
Graduate Tutor
Erik Kambarian
Research student
Past projects
- Philip C. Butler (2021). Development and evaluation of a behavioural marker system for UK fire and rescue service incident commanders. ESRC 1+3 ‘Type 2’ Studentship. Lecturer at Cardiff University.
- Byron Wilkinson (2020). Understanding how groups make strategic decisions in emergencies. Self-funding/School of Psychology Studentship. Emergency Planning Manager, Carmarthenshire County Council.