The GHSA Research Committee monitors and facilitates the activities of the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program. The Committee reviews and scores research problem statements annually, recommending which projects receive funding through the program. The GHSA Executive Board reviews and approves these recommendations. The Committee's ultimate goal is to oversee a quality research program that is committed to addressing research issues facing the State Highway Safety Offices and to promote research findings that improve highway safety.
The Chair of the GHSA Executive Board appoints the Co-Chairs of the Research Committee.
Karson James, Co-Chair
Highway Safety Behavioral Grants Program Manager
Wyoming Department of Transportation
Tim Kerns, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Director, Highway Safety Office
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Amy Boggs
Grants Program Manager, State Child Passenger Safety Coordinator
West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program
Brian Harmon
Research Analyst
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Rick Birt
Director
District of Columbia Highway Safety Office
Flavia Pereira, Ph.D.
Transportation Supervising Planner
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Mark Ezzell
Director
North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program
Max Tyler Roberts, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
Washington Traffic Safety Commission