PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Critical to CSCRS’s approach is broadening the set of institutions and practitioners that understand Safe Systems and systems science principles and methods, and have the tools and knowledge needed to improve road safety.

Below are upcoming and recent examples of CSCRS workforce development activities; for more complete coverage of CSCRS’s many student programs, view our semi-annual progress reports.

Events and Conferences

CSCRS researchers make regular appearances presenting at traffic safety-related professional conferences. To see the list of CSCRS presentations and other activities at the 2020 TRB Annual Meeting, visit here.
In January 2019, CSCRS hosted its second Safety Sunday @ TRB event with the UTK Southeastern Transportation Center in conjunction with the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting.
The Safe Systems Summit was held Apr. 23-24, 2019, Durham, NC, offering a learning environment to explore the underlying systems driving the national rise in traffic deaths, share findings from innovative new research, and develop insights into reducing transportation injuries and fatalities by utilizing both Safe Systems and systems thinking principles, tools, and techniques.

Lectures, Webinars

In June 2019, Wes Kumfer co-presented on the Institute of Transportation Engineers webinar “The Safe Systems Approach to Speed Management: An emerging safety trend in the US.” (Accessing the webinar requires purchase.)
The third season of CSCRS’s Coffee & Conversation at UNC wrapped up in May 2019; archived presentations are available on the program’s page.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Transportation Speaker Series features a variety presentations by UTK experts engaged in transportation research.
The University of California, Berkeley ’s Weekly Transportation Safety Seminar series highlights the various research projects being conducted at UCB and beyond. The seminars provide a platform for both researchers and students to share ongoing and completed work, as well as get feedback on a work in progress.
Florida Atlantic University has held two sessions of its Safe Streets Lecture Series.
- A talk by Peter Norton, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, on “The Invention of the Motor Age Street.”
- A presentation by Michael Meyer, Senior Advisor, WSP USA, on “Integrating Safety into Transportation Planning.”