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 Chair of the Research Committee.
Chair, Mark Ezzell
Director, North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program
Chris Bortz
Traffic Safety Program Manager, Kansas Department of Transportation
Tim Kerns
Director, Highway Safety Office, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Jason Siwula
Acting Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Highway Safety, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Amy Boggs
Grants Program Manager, State Child Passenger Safety Coordinator, West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program
Amanda Kurth
Director, Office of Highway Safety/Accident Records, South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Garrett Eucalitto
Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation
Max Tyler Roberts
Research Associate, Washington Traffic Safety Commission