When: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Where: Michigan League, Ballroom ~ University of Michigan, 911 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

8:30 am ~ 8:35 am      Welcome:
     Dr. David W. Eby, Director, M-CASTL

8:35 am ~ 8:45 am      Opening Comments:
     Dr. Mark M. Banaszak Holl [video: WM / mp4], Associate Vice President-Physical and Natural Sciences (OVPR) and Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering

8:45 am ~ 9:45 am      Keynote Address on Transportation Access and Disparities:
     Dr. Joe Grengs [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Assistant Professor, U-M Urban Planning

9:45 am ~ 11:45 am    Morning Sessions:
Emergency Medicine, Trauma, and Transportation:
Moderator – Dr. Ann M. Dellinger, Epidemiologist and Team Leader, Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Team, CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
   • Dr. Mary Pat McKay [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC
   • Dr. David W. Eby [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Director, M-CASTL
   • Dr. Paul Rega [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Assistant Professor, Public Health & Preventative Medicine, Emergency Medicine, University of Toledo
Mobility Management and Transitions from Driving to Non-Driving:
Moderator – Mr. Richard Wallace, Senior Project Manager, Center for Automotive Research
   • Ms. Karen Kafantaris [slides], Associate State Director, AARP and Dr. Joseph M. Pellerito Jr., Associate Professor and Director, Driving Simulation Research Laboratory, Wayne State University
   • Ms. Susan Zielinski, Managing Director, SMART
   • Ms. Lisa J. Molnar [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Assistant Director, M-CASTL
   • Mr. Jon Burkhardt [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Senior Study Director, WESTAT
Commercial Driver Issues:
Moderator – Dr. Daniel Blower, Associate Research Scientist, UMTRI
   • Mr. Warren Hoemann [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Senior Vice President, American Trucking Associations
   • Dr. Jim Sayer [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Associate Research Scientist, UMTRI
   • Mr. Ken Leonard [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Director, Analysis, Research and Technology, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
   • Dr. Ron Knipling [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Truck Safety & Human Factors Consultant

11:45 am ~ 12:45 pm    Networking Lunch

12:45 pm ~ 2:45 pm      Afternoon Sessions:
Law Enforcement and Transportation:
Moderator – Captain Robert Powers, Commanding Officer, Traffic Safety Division, Michigan State Police
   • Ms. Essie Wagner [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Older Driver Program Analyst, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
   • Mr. Michael Prince [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Director, and Ms. Anne Readett, Communications Section Chief, Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
   • Dr. Marla Berg-Weger [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Professor, School of Social Work, St. Louis University and Ms. Cindy Anders, Chief Driver Examiner, Missouri State Highway Patrol
   • Mr. Terrence L. Jungel [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Executive Director, Michigan Sheriff’s Association
Medical Conditions and Transportation:
Moderator – Dr. Henry Paulson, Lucile Groff Professor, U-M Department of Neurology
   • Dr. Judith Heidebrink, Assistant Professor, U-M Department of Neurology
   • Dr. Andrea Gossett Zakrajsek [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Assistant Professor, Eastern Michigan Occupational Therapy
   • Dr. Raymond Yung, Professor, U-M Internal Medicine
   • Dr. Joanne Schwartzberg [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Director, Aging and Community Health, American Medical Association
Technology and Transportation:
Moderator – Dr. Jonathan D. Rupp, Assistant Research Scientist, UMTRI
   • Mr. Ralph Robinson [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Research Scientist, UMTRI
   • Dr. Lidia Kostyniuk [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Research Scientist, UMTRI
   • Dr. David LeBlanc [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Assistant Research Scientist, UMTRI
   • Mr. Andrew Sarkisian [video: WM / mp4] [slides], Safety Planning and Strategy Manager, Ford Motor Company

2:45 pm ~ 3:45 pm      Keynote Address on Gender Differences in Transportation:
     Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom, Professor of Planning and Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Arizona

3:45 pm ~ 4:00 pm      Conclusion:
     Dr. David W. Eby, Director, M-CASTL

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