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Woon Kim
Senior Researcher
Biography
Dr. Woon Kim joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in April 2017. She is responsible for key and complicated data analysis efforts and research related to traffic safety. Currently, she manages multiple projects related to American traffic safety culture, the impact of speed on traffic safety, senior drivers’ traffic safety, and automated vehicle technologies. Previously, she was a safety data manager and analyst in the Maryland Transit Administration, managing daily accident reports and conducting statistical analyses to identify trends, patterns, risks and hazards for all modes of public transportation operated by the MTA. Dr. Kim received master’s and doctorate degrees in civil engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Publications
In-Vehicle Technology Use and Associated Factors Among Older Drivers
January 2023 // Research Brief
User Interactions with Vehicle Automation Technologies: A Review of Previous Research and a Proposed Framework
January 2023 // Research Brief
Human-Machine Interfaces and Vehicle Automation: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for System Design, Feedback, and Alerts
November 2022 // Technical Report
Traffic Fatalities on Urban Roads and Streets in Relation to Speed Limits and Speeding, United States, 2010–2019
July 2022 // Research Brief
Use of Potentially Impairing Medications in Relation to Driving, United States, 2021
July 2022 // Research Brief