Sarah Wanner
BA, BA(Hons), PhDSenior Lecturer - Aviation Accident Investigation
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
Appleton Institute - Ground Floor
I have over 15 years experience at universities in Australia and overseas at senior academic levels in various academic disciplines including Sociology, Political Science and International Development.
I have over a decade in the aviation industry working for a major Australian aviation company and airline as an Air Safety Investigator, Aviation Auditor and Human Factors Specialist.
I focus on teaching in the areas of accident models and accident analysis, and the various investigation frameworks that characterise the transport domains of aviation, rail, road and industry.
My primary research fields are in the field of accident investigation and the implementation of safer operations in General Aviation, and also the impact of aviation operations on environmental sustainability.
Specialties: Safety Science, Accident Forensics, Air Safety Investigation, Aviation Auditing, Aviation Human Factors Training and Development, Environmental Sustainability in Transport Opertations.
Background
I have over 15 years experience at universities in Australia and overseas at senior academic levels in various academic disciplines including Sociology, Political Science and International Development.
I have over a decade in the aviation industry working for a major Australian aviation company and airline as an Air Safety Investigator, Aviation Auditor and Human Factors Specialist.
Universities Studied At
Flinders University of South Australia
Central Queensland University
Universities Worked At
Flinders University of South Australia
Yeditepe University, Istanbul Turkey
Central Queensland University
Awards
Graduate Certificate in Accident Phenomenology, Central Queensland University
PhD in Social Sciences, Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) First Class, Flinders University
Bachelor of Arts, Flinders University
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE), TAFE SA
Certificate IV in Frontline Management, TAFE SA
QMS Lead Auditor, Lloyd's Register
Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, Flinders University
Research Fellow, Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China
Chancellor's Letter of Comendation, Flinders University
Previous teaching
Flinders University of South Australia: Lecturer A
- International Relations
- The Politics of Third World States
- Political Economy of the Asia-Pacific Region
Yeditepe University: Assistant Professor
- Contemporary Political Sociology
- Research Methods
- Research and Reading in Sociological Theory
- Governance, Public Policy and Civil Society
Professional Experience
Air Safety Investigator
Non-Technical Skills and Human Factors Trainer
Manager Human Factors
Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor
Key Achievements
Development of face to face and online Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills training programs for flight crew, cabin crew, ground operations and aircraft maintenance engineers.
Development of CASA approved Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills operations manual.
Development of training programs for Human Factors and Non-Technical Skills trainers and facilitators.
Development of Air Safety Investigation procedures.
Re-development of Aviation Quality Database (AQD) coding for investigations.
Industry Reports
Numerous aviation investigation reports in the areas of flight operations, ground operations and aircraft maintenance engineering.
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- Education Systems
- Political Science
- Transportation and Freight Services
- Sociology
At the level of Associate Supervisor
