Faculty Awards

• Dr. Lily Elefteriadou (UF), 2015 Jame Laurie Prize, Transportation and Development Institute for her contributions in advancing the field of transportation engineering and “For outstanding leadership as one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of traffic operations, traffic flow theory and simulation and her research which has been incorporated into the Highway Capacity Manual.”
• Dr. Scott Washburn (UF), College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Adviser/Mentoring Award for 2014-2015 for his excellence in advising graduate students
• ITRE, Outstanding Paper Award. “Rumble Strip Gaps for High-Speed Bicycles.” Committee on Bicycle Transportation, TRB (NCSU)

Student Awards

• Morgan Parr, First place prize in student poster competition: Parr, M.N., Ross, L.A., McManus, B., Wittig, S.M., & Stavrinos, D. (2015, April). Differential impact of personality traits on distracted driving behaviors in teens and older adults. Poster presented at the 2015 UAB Department of Psychology John W. P. Ost Undergraduate Research Competition, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
• 2015, Ramadan, Ossama, UAB International Graduate Student Academic Excellence Award
• 2015, Ramadan, Ossama, Caroline and Charles W. Ireland International Student Scholarship
• 2015, Jeromy Huang, Sustainability Investment Fund Award
• 2015, Thompson, Rachael, 2014-2015 UAB Civil Engineering Student of the Year
• Katy Salama was awarded the TRB Best Paper Award for the Roundabout  Committee (NCSU)
• Shannon Warchol, Best Graduate Student Poster Award in Geometric Design division, TRB (NCSU)
• Chunho Yeom, Best Paper Award for Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee, TRB (NCSU)
• STRIDE Student Poster 1st Place: Md Shahadat Iqbal, Florida International University, Poster title: “Predicting Arterial Breakdown Probability: A Data Mining Approach”
• STRIDE Student Poster 2nd Place: Clark Letter, University of Florida, Poster title: “Efficient Control of Automated Vehicles at Freeway Merge Segments”
• STRIDE Student Poster 3rd Place:  Xuanwu Chen, Florida International University, Poster title: “Improved Macroscopic Vehicle Emission Model Utilizing MOVES Estimation based on Operation Mode Distribution”

Faculty Presentations

• Parr, M.N., Ross, L.A., McManus, B., Wittig, S.M., & Stavrinos, D. (2015, April). Differential impact of personality traits on distracted driving behaviors in teens and older adults. Poster presented at the 2015 UAB Department of Psychology John W. P. Ost Undergraduate Research Competition,
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. [First place prize in student poster competition]
• Parr, M.N., Ross, L.A., McManus, B., Stavrinos, D. (2015, March). Differential impact of personality traits on distracted driving behaviors in teen and older drivers. Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Conference for the Southeastern Region. Birmingham, AL.
• Wittig, S., Ross, L.A., Stavrinos, D. (2015, March). Comparisons between mother-daughter and mother-son self-reported driving styles. Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• McManus, B. & Stavrinos, D. (2015, March). Do adolescents prioritize advanced vehicle safety features? Presented at 2015 University Transportation Center Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Pope, C.N., Ross, L.A., & Stavrinos, D. (2015, March). Am I a good driver? Can self-ratings of   global driving experience and quality predict risky driving behavior in teen drivers? Poster presented at 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region.  Birmingham, AL.
• Pope, C.N., Ross, L.A., McManus, B., Stavrinos, D. (2015, January). Can self-reported executive dysfunction predict increased crash involvement and traffic citations in teen drivers? Poster presented at the 94nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC
• Decker, J.S., Stannard, S.J., McManus, B., Wittig, S.M.O., Sisiopiku, V.P., and Stavrinos, D. (2015). “The Impact of Billboards on Drivers' Visual Attention: A Systematic Literature Review”, Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol. 16, Issue 3, pp. 234-239. 
• Mamidipalli, S., Sisiopiku, V.P., Schroeder, B., Elefteriadou, L., and Salamati, K. (2015). “A Probit-based Pedestrian Gap Acceptance Model for Mid-Block Crossing Locations”, accepted for publication to the Journal of the Transportation Research Board, forthcoming.
• Barmpoutis, A., Sisiopiku, V.P., Zhao, L., and Kondyli, A. (2015). “Computer Assisted Analysis of Drivers' Body Activity Using a Range Camera”, accepted for publication in IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, forthcoming.
• Mamidipalli, S., Sisiopiku, V.P., Schroeder, B., and Elefteriadou, L. (2015). “A Review of Analysis Techniques and Data Collection Methods for Modeling Pedestrian Crossing Behaviors”, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 2 Issue 2, pp. 225-232.
• Sisiopiku, V.P., Peters, R.W., and Ramadan, O. (2015). “Introducing Sustainability Design and Assessment Methods into the Civil Engineering Curriculum”, Proceedings of the 122^nd Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Seattle, WA.
• Mamidipalli, S., Sisiopiku, V.P., Schroeder, B., Elefteriadou, L., and Salamati, K. (2015). “A Probit-based Pedestrian Gap Acceptance Model for Mid-Block Crossing Locations”, Proceedings of the 94^th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Hunter, E., Salamati, K., Elefteriadou, L., Sisiopiku, V., Rouphail, N., Phillips, B., and Schroeder, B. (2015). “Driver Yielding at Unsignalized Midblock Crossings”, Proceedings of the 94th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Zheng, Y., Chase, T., Elefteriadou, L., Schroeder, B., and Sisiopiku, V.P. (2015). “Where Do Pedestrians Jaywalk and How Do Drivers React? -- A Study within a Campus Environment”, Proceedings of the 94^th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Schwebel, D. C., McClure, L. A., & Severson, J. (2015, April). Implementing and disseminating virtual reality to train child pedestrians in street-crossing. Paper presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology National Conference, San Diego, CA.
• Godbole, M., Rodríguez, D. A., Combs, T., Sisiopiku, V. P., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015, March). Effect of training in virtual reality on children’s self-efficacy regarding pedestrian behavior. Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Johnston, A., Sisiopiku, V. P., Rodríguez, D. A., Combs, T., Emeira, M., Severson, J., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015, March). Teaching pedestrian safety in virtual reality: A community-university collaboration. Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Rouse, J., Smith, R., Sessions, M., Combs, T., Rodríguez, D. A., Sisiopiku, V. P., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015, March). Are safety rules and experience sufficient to make children safe pedestrians? Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Schwebel, D. C., Combs, T., Rodríguez, D. A., Sisiopiku, V. P., & Severson, J. (2015, March). Evaluating virtual reality to teach children pedestrian safety: Initial results from a pragmatic trial. Paper presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Shen, J., Sisiopiku, V. P., Rodríguez, D. A., Combs, T., Godbole, M., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015, March). The influence of self-efficacy and perceived safety in neighborhood on children’s frequency of walking to/from school. Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Wells, H., Rouse, J., Johnston, A., Sisiopiku, V. P., Rodríguez, D. A., Combs, T., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015, March). Associations between self-efficacy and children’s pedestrian safety following training. Poster presented at the 2015 University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, Birmingham, AL.
• Stavrinos, D., & Schwebel, D. C. (2015, January). Behavioral strategies to understand and prevent pediatric pedestrian injuries. Paper presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• PRESENTATION AT UTC OF THE SOUTHEAST REGION IN BIRMINGHAM… STRIDE PROJECT 2013-009S - Dynamic Traffic Control Interventions for Enhanced Mobility and Economic Competitiveness
• Song, T.J., S. Kim, B. Williams, A. Hajbabaie, N. Rouphail, G. List, (2015), “A Novel Collision Classification Methodology Based on Temporal Link Speed Data and Congestion Thresholds”, presented at the 94^th  Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015.
• Schroeder, B., S. Kim, A. Hajbabaie, B. Aghdashi, N. Rouphail, T.J. Song, K. Tambrizi (2015). “Estimating Saturation Headways at Work Zones on Urban Arterials”, presented at the 94th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015.
• Rouphail, N., B. Aghdashi, K. Ko, M. Hadi, S. Kharzaeian (2015), “Flow Allocation at Congested Freeway Ramp Merges”, presented at the 94th Annual Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015.
• Kim, S., A. Hajbabaie, B. Williams and N. Rouphail (2014), “Development of Near-Real Time Performance Measurements for Closed-Loop Signal Systems Using  Historical Traffic Data from Existing Loop Detectors and Signal Timing Data”, Final Report, Project NCDOT RP-2012-12, October 2014
• Schroeder, B., N. Rouphail, B. Williams, A. Hajbabaie, B. Aghdashi, S. Kim, K.  Tabrizi, and B. Narron (2014), “Delay and User Cost Estimation for Work Zones on Urban Arterials”, Draft Final Report, NCDOT Project 2013-09, December 2014.
• Washburn, S. , H.C. Frey and N. Rouphail (2014), Emissions Modeling and   Implementation into CORSIM, STRIDE Draft Final Report 2012-014S, November 2014.