Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2021 Conference Featured Westat Expertise

Feb 3, 2021

Westat’s experts in occupant protection, driver behavior, household travel surveys, traffic operations, and other topics shared best practices and research challenges with international colleagues at the 2021 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting—A Virtual Event, held throughout January 2021.

Westat staff (names in bold) participated and contributed to sessions and committee meetings focused on the spotlight theme for the 2021 meeting: Launching a New Century of Mobility and Quality of Life. This year’s meeting also featured dozens of sessions on how COVID-19 has impacted transportation and how transportation professionals and researchers are responding.

Westat-Provided Presentations

Laura Mangus, John Lenneman, and James Jenness. (Poster). The Formation and Evolution of Mental Models in Drivers with Driver Assistance Technology.

Westat’s TRB Committee Member Activity

Presentation to Automated Vehicle Subcommittee:

James Jenness, John Lenneman, and Laura Mangus. Insights from a Longitudinal Study of ADAS Technology Mental Models.

Presentation to Training and Licensing Committee:

John Lenneman, Laura Mangus, and James Jenness. The Formation and Evolution of Mental Models in Drivers with Driver Assistance Technology (Overview).

Emanuel Robinson

Resilient Emergency Transportation Operations Subcommittee

Laura Wilson

Travel Survey Methods Committee

Westat’s TRB Committee Activity as Friend of Committee

Jesse Casas

Airlines Subcommittee
Emerging Methods Subcommittee
Household Surveys Subcommittee
International Travel Behavior Subcommittee
Long-Distance Travel Subcommittee
Paratransit Subcommittee
Standing Committee on Transit Data
Statewide/National Data and Information Systems Committee
Transit Data Committee
Transit Surveys Subcommittee
Transportation in Military Communities Subcommittee
Transportation in the Developing Countries Committee
Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands Committee
Transportation Planning Analysis and Application Committee
Travel Survey Methods Committee

Rick Huey

Law Enforcement Committee

James Jenness

Human Factors in Road Vehicle Automation Subcommittee
Human Factors of Vehicles Committee
Vehicle User Education, Training,, and Licensing Committee

Laura Mangus

Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Committee

Adele Polson

Occupant Protection Committee