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Alicia Romo
Research & Program ManagerDr. Alicia Romo joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in January 2022. Prior joining the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Alicia worked as a traffic engineer and transportation planner…
Annabel Chilton
Research CoordinatorAnnabel Chilton joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in December 2025. She supports various Foundation research activities, including in-house studies conducted in the Driving Simulation Laboratory. Previously, she was…
Anqi Wei
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Ansley Kasha
Associate ResearcherAnsley Kasha joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in November 2023. Previously, she served as the project director for the Traffic Safety Research and Evaluation Group at the University…
Apoorva Hungund
Associate ResearcherDr. Apoorva Hungund joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in January 2025. Her research has focused on understanding human-machine interaction in the context of traffic safety, including vehicle automation,…
Brian C. Tefft
Principal ResearcherBrian Tefft joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2006. He conducts and manages research on a wide variety of traffic safety issues including driver distraction, drowsiness, and impairment;…
Brian R. W. Baucom
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C. Y. David Yang
President and Executive DirectorDr. C. Y. David Yang is the President and the Executive Director of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Previously, he worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation and private…
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Jessica McDonough
ResearcherJessica McDonough joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in August of 2022. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked as a human factors researcher at Battelle Memorial Institute, where…
Joanne Wood
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Jordan Blenner
Data & Experimental Research Group LeaderDr. Jordan Blenner joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in May 2025. Previously, she was a research psychologist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.…
Jun Liu
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Jun Zhao
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Lindsay Arnold
Senior ResearcherLindsay Arnold conducts and manages research on issues including substance-impaired driving and vulnerable road users at the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2012, she…
Lindsay Hunker
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Rebecca Steinbach
Survey & Behavioral Research Group LeaderDr. Rebecca Steinbach joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in January 2023. Previously, she was a research director at the UK’s National Centre for Social Research and an Assistant…
Robert D. Foss
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Saquib Haroon
Associate ResearcherDr. Saquib Haroon joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in June 2025. His research has focused on driver engagement, the integration of equity in traffic safety, and pedestrian and…
Shaina Harris
Program CoordinatorShaina Harris is the Foundation’s program coordinator. She serves as the liaison and first point of contact for AAA Inc. and AAA clubs. Additionally, she coordinates current and upcoming research…
Tara Kelley-Baker
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William J. Horrey
Technical DirectorDr. William J. Horrey joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in August 2017. An experienced human factors professional, Dr. Horrey has led or contributed to many research projects in…
Xi Zhang
Associate ResearcherDr. Xi Zhang joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in June 2025. Her research has focused on driver and vehicle behavior, including how countermeasures influence driver actions and how…
Xiaolu Bai
Associate ResearcherDr. Xiaolu Bai joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in June 2025. Her research has focused on cognitive load, distracted driving and driver engagement in partially automated vehicles. She…
Older Novice Driver Crashes in New Jersey: Informing the Need for Extending Graduated Driver Licensing Restrictions
...age 18, most U.S. states only apply their GDL systems to drivers younger than 18. (New Jersey applies its full GDL system to all new drivers younger than 21.) Previous...
July 2017 Technical Report | Report Summary
Rates of Motor Vehicle Crashes, Injuries and Deaths in Relation to Driver Age, United States, 2014-2015
...drivers ages 30-59, and drivers age 80 and older had crash rate higher than those of drivers ages 30-79 but lower than those of drivers younger than age 30. Rates...
June 2017 Research Brief
Orientation Sessions for Parents of Young Novice Drivers: An Assessment of U.S. Programs and Recommendations
...however, the limits imposed by parents often lack strictness, focus on less important safety concerns and are not sustained. Given the current shortcomings in parents’ supervision and management of young...
May 2018 Technical Report | Report Summary
Distracted Driving Among Newly Licensed Teen Drivers
...in other distracted behaviors Drivers using an electronic device looked away from the roadway, on average, for a full second longer than drivers not using such a device Overall, drivers...
March 2012 Technical Report | Report Summary
Acute Sleep Deprivation and Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Involvement
...these drivers provide a sample of the sleep of all drivers on the road, and Differences in the amounts of sleep of drivers who contributed to crashes vs. non-contributing drivers...
December 2016 Technical Report | Report Summary
Measuring Changes in Teenage Driver Crash Characteristics During the Early Months of Driving
...mph). Crashes occurring when the young driver was making a left turn or entering a roadway from a parking lot or driveway, as well as those in which the young...
September 2011 Technical Report
Use, Learning and Perceptions of In-Vehicle Technologies, and Vehicle Adaptations among Older Drivers: A LongROAD Study
...Seat belt extensions assist drivers, especially older drivers with limited mobility to fasten their seatbelt. Steering wheel modification Steering wheel modifications address a variety of issues facing older drivers. Some...
October 2017 Research Brief
2014 Traffic Safety Culture Index
...in three drivers have a friend or relative seriously injured or killed in a crash Severity of Traffic Safety Concerns: Three in five drivers (61.3%) say aggressive drivers are a...
January 2015 Technical Report | Report Summary