Event

Welcome to a SAFER Seminar with Carol Flannagan!

Carol Flannagan, one of our guest researchers are back again a short period and we are delighted to invite you to meet her on a second seminar during this research period:

Statistical Methods Matter? Exploring the Consequences of Methodological Choices on How We Understand Distracted Driving

ABSTRACT
Key public policy has been driven by analyses of the relationship between distraction and traffic safety using crash and naturalistic driving data. However, the apparently mundane choice of statistical method can have a significant impact on the magnitude of odds ratio estimates of the effect of engaging in various secondary tasks while driving. This talk will cover a collaborative study carried out by SAFER, UMTRI, and VTTI researchers looking at how methods affect odds ratio estimates across a wide variety of secondary tasks using the SHRP2 NDS data.

BIO
Carol A. C. Flannagan is a research associate professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), and director of its data group, CMISST. She joined UMTRI in 1991 after completing her Ph.D. in mathematical and experimental psychology at the University of Michigan (U-M). She also holds an M.A. in applied statistics from U-M. Dr. Flannagan has over 20 years of experience conducting data analysis and research on injury risk related to motor vehicle crashes and was responsible for the development of a model of injury outcome that allows side-by-side comparison of public health, vehicle, roadway and post-crash interventions. She has also applied statistical methods to understanding of the potential benefits of a variety of advanced crash-avoidance technologies. Dr. Flannagan’s current work includes several projects focused on development of novel applications of statistics to improve understanding of transportation safety in an environment of fast-changing technology.

This event is for SAFER partners only!

Most welcome!