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Did you know that HSRC scholarship is housed within a keyword searchable digital database? Browse recent and archived HSRC scholarship on the HSRC Publications page, www.hsrc.unc.edu/publication.  

HSRC researchers and staff regularly publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present research results at professional meetings and trade conferences. Below is a list of recent HSRC presentations and publications.  

 

July 2020 – March 2021 

 Publications

Anarkooli, A. J., Persaud, B., Milligan, C., Penner, J., & Saleem, T. (2021). Incorporating speed in a traffic conflict severity index to estimate left turn opposed crashes at signalized intersections. Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 036119812098616. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120986167 

Blank, K., Sandt, L. S., & O’Brien, S. (2020, August). The role of law enforcement in supporting pedestrian and bicycle safety: An idea book (DOT HS 812 852). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

Clamann, M., & Pullen-Seufert, N. (2020). Considerations for deploying automated driving systems around schools (p. 31) [White Paper]. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. 

Clamann, M., & Pullen-Seufert, N. (2021, January). Navigating school zones: 5 challenges for deploying automated vehicles near schools. Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 

Dwyer, F., & Harmon, K. J. (2020). Pedestrian fatalities among veterans in North Carolina [Fact Sheet]. CSCRS. 

Harmon, K.J., Hancock, K.A., Waller, A.E., & Sandt, L.S. (2020, November). Selected characteristics and injury patterns by age group among pedestrians treated in North Carolina emergency departments. Traffic Injury Prevention, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2020.1829912.  

Harmon, K., & Kumfer, W. (2020). The burden of traffic crashes on Appalachia: An overlooked health disparity in the region. Injury Prevention, 26(Suppl 1), A1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-savir.1. 

Harmon, K., Peticolas, K., Ising, A., & Walleranna, A. (2020). 13 The epidemiology of police-reported pedestrian injuries treated in North Carolina emergency departments: A focus on health disparities and serious injuries Injury Prevention, 26(Suppl 1), A39. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-savir.97 

Kirley, K., Robison, K., Goodwin, A., Harrell, S., O’Brien, N., Hunter, W., & Hancock, K. (2020, October). Most of us Buckle Up in Person County: A social norms approach to increase seat belt use in a rural North Carolina county. (GHSP Final Report). Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC. 

Kirley, B., Robison, K., & Hancock, K. (2020, October). Buckle Up NC Occupant Protection Program. (GHSP Final Report). Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC. 

Kumfer, W., Harmon, K., Radwan, R., Srinivasan, R. , Richey,  D., Ma, C., Planey, A. M., Combs, T.  . (2020). Initial COVID-19 data trend analysis in NC (Technical Brief No. 1; C19 Mobility and Health). Highway Safety Research Center. 

LaJeunesse, S. et al. (2020, November). Shaping the narrative around traffic injury: A media framing guide for transportation and public health professionals. Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety.  

Lan, B., & Srinivasan, R. (2021). Comparison of crash modification factors for engineering treatments estimated by before–after empirical bayes and propensity score matching methods. Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2675(1), 148–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120953778 

Metzger, K. B., Sartin, E., Foss, R. D., Joyce, N., & Curry, A. E. (2020). Vehicle safety characteristics in vulnerable driver populations. Traffic injury prevention, 1-6.  https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2020.1805445 

Naumann, R. B., Sandt, L., Kumfer, W., LaJeunesse, S., Heiny, S., & Lich, K. H. (2020). Systems thinking in the context of road safety: Can systems tools help us realize a true “safe systems” approach? Current Epidemiology Reports, 7(4), 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40471-020-00248-z. 

Owens, J. M., Clamann, M., Aylor, D., Balk, S. A., Lynott, J., Pindeus, M., Rosepiler, A., Silverstein, L., & Gemperle, F. (2020, July). Automated vehicles & vulnerable road users: Representing the under-represented. In G. Meyer & S. Beiker (Eds.), Road vehicle automation 7 (pp. 97–107). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52840-9_10 

Pullen-Seufert, N. (2020). Planning Considerations for Walking and Rolling to School in Fall 2020. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and National Center for Safe Routes to School.  

Pullen-Seufert, N., Heiny, S., & Szuflita, L. (2020). Preventing Pedestrian Injuries and Deaths Among School Bus Riders. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Chapel Hill, NC: December 2020 

Pullen-Seufert, N., Lambert, D., Marchetti, L., Zegeer, C., & Hillman, T. (2020). Vision Zero for Youth Demonstration Project Year One Report. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. 

Pullen-Seufert, N., Marchetti, L. & Blank, K. Safe Steps to the Bus Stop. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. 

Robison, K. & Harrel, S. (2020, October). Senior Driver Information Center. Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC. 

Sandt, L., Brookshire, K., Heiny, S., Blank, K., & Harmon, K. (2020). Toward a shared understanding of pedestrian safety: An exploration of context, patterns, and impacts. Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. 

Sandt, L. S., Proescholdbell, S. K., Evenson, K. R., Robinson, W. R., Rodríguez, D. A., Harmon, K. J., & Marshall, S. W. (2020). Comparative analysis of pedestrian injuries using police, emergency department, and death certificate data sources in North Carolina, U.S., 2007–2012. Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 036119812093150. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120931504 

Szuflita, L., LaJeunesse, S., & Pullen-Seufert, N. (2020). What makes a “biking” school? How some schools have pulled ahead in cycling rates (PBIC Info Brief) [Info Brief]. PBIC. 

Wang, Yudan C., Foss, R. D., O’Brien, N. P., Goodwin, A. H., & Harrell, S. (2020, October). Effects of an advanced driver training program on young traffic offenders’ subsequent crash experience. Safety Science, 130, 104891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104891 

Wang, Yudan Chen, Foss, R. D., Goodwin, A. H., Curry, A. E., & Tefft, B. C. (2020, September). The effect of extending graduated driver licensing to older novice drivers in Indiana. Journal of Safety Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2020.04.001 

Wang, Y., Kirley, B., Goodwin, A., Foss, R. (2020, October). New motorcycle riders in North Carolina. (GHSP Final Report). Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC. 

Zegeer, C., Scott, P., Ivey, D. L., & Zegeer, K. (2020). Utility pole safety and hazard evaluation approaches: A synthesis of highway practice. Transportation Research Board. https://doi.org/10.17226/25923 

 

Presentations  

Brookshire, K. (2021, January). Pedestrian safety along and across arterials: An overview. [Presentation]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. 

Clamann, M. (2021, January). Navigating school zones: 5 challenges for deploying automated vehicles near schools. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. 

Clamann, M. (2021, January). Advancing crash investigation with connected and automated vehicle data. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. 

Clamann, M. (2021, January). Navigating school zones: 5 challenges for deploying automated vehicles near schools. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC.  

Harmon, K. (2020, September). Injury surveillance considerations regarding e-scooters and other micromobility devices. [Presentation]. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Micromobility Forum. 

Harmon, K. (2021, February). Leveraging integrated crash-emergency department visit data to explore pedestrian crash injury characteristics at the population-level. [Presentation]. SAE Government/Industry Digital Summit.  

Harmon, K.J. (2020, July). Micromobility safety data: Injury surveillance considerations. [Presentation]. National Transportation Safety Board staff meeting. 

Kirley, B. (2020, October). Most of us Buckle Up in Person County: A social norms approach to increase seat belt use in a rural North Carolina county. [Presentation]. NC DOT Research and Innovation Summit.  

Kirley, B. and Buchanan, A. (2020, December). Technician Recertification in North Carolina. [Presentation]. Child Passenger Safety State CPS Coordinators Meeting 

Kirley, B. and Buchanan, A. (2021, January). CPS in North Carolina: Technician Proxy. [Presentation]. Child Passenger Safety State CPS Coordinators Meeting 

Kirley, B. (2021, February). Most of us Buckle Up in Person County: A social norms approach to increase seat belt use in a rural North Carolina county. [Presentation]. NHTSA Seat Belt Table Top. 

Kumfer, W. (2021, January). A safe system approach to intersection planning and design. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC.  

Kumfer, W. & Nordback, K. (2021, January). Measuring pedestrian level of stress in urban environments: A naturalistic walking pilot study. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. 

LaJeunesse, S. (2021, January). Measuring pedestrian level of stress in urban environments: A naturalistic walking pilot study. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC.  

LaJeunesse, S. (2020, December). Vision Zero in the US and abroad: Guiding principles from international experience. [Presentation]. 2020 Transportation and Engineering Safety Conference (TESC)​, Penn State University.  

LaJeunesse, S. & Evenson, K. (2020, December). Vision Zero in the U.S.: What, where, and how are communities planning for it? [Presentation]. 2020 UNC University Research Week. Chapel Hill, NC. 

LaJeunesse, S., Kumfer, W., & Nordback, K. (2021, January). Measuring pedestrian level of stress in urban environments: A naturalistic walking pilot study. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. 

O’Brien, N. (2021, January). The effect of COVID-19 on young drivers in North Carolina and implications for policy. [Poster session]. 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. 

O’Brien, N. (2021, January).  Effect of COVID-19 on Young Drivers in NC. [Presentation]. NC Executive Committee for Highway Safety.  

Peticolas, K., Harmon, K.J., & Waller, A.E. (2020, September). Building an integrated crash surveillance system: a North Carolina case study. [Presentation]. Safe States Alliance Annual Conference. 

Pullen-Seufert, N. (2021, Feb). Window of opportunity: Prioritizing youth in the US & beyond. FIAF Board of Trustees Programmes Committee. 

Radwan, R., Kumfer, W., Srinivasan, R., Lan B., Harmon, K., Ma, C.  (2021, January).  Preliminary Trends in NC Crash Data During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Presentation]. NC Executive Committee for Highway Safety. 

Radwan, R. (2020, October). NC Transportation Center of Excellence in Advanced Technology Safety & Policy: Overview. [Presentation]. 2020 NCDOT Research and Innovation Summit.  

Robison, K. (2020, October). NC Senior Driver Trends. [Presentation]. NC Senior Driver Safety Coalition.  

Robison, K. (2020, November). NC Child Passenger Safety Law: NC Crash Data Analysis. [Presentation]. NC CPS Law Working Group.  

Robison, K. and Kirley, B. (2020, December). NC Child Passenger Safety Law: NC Crash Data Analysis & Policy Updates. [Presentation]. Unintentional Death Committee of the NC Child Fatality Task Force.  

Thomas, L. (2020, July 3). Crash Typing for Comprehensive Multi-modal Safety Analysis. [Presentation]. National Transportation Safety Board staff meeting. 

Thomas, L. (2020, November). Pedestrian and Bicyclist Crash Analysis Tool Update 3.0. [Presentation]. HSIS Liaison Meeting. 

Thomas, L., & Heiny, S. (2020, August 12). Speed Safety Cameras: Recent Guidance for Speed Management. [Presentation]. ITE 2020 Annual Meeting and Exhibition. 

Waller, A.E., Harmon, K., Peticolas, K., & Ising, A. (2020, September). Linking emergency department (ED) and motor vehicle crash (MVC) data for pedestrian and bicyclist injury: Elucidating health outcomes. [Presentation]. Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists’ Injury Presentation Series.