Education
traffic safety seminar
Wednesday, May 28, Noon: "A comprehensive approach to geocoding collisions from the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS)," presented by John Bigham, MPH, GSR at the UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center. Seminar runs from noon to 1 p.m. Discussion from 1 to 1:30 pm. Held at the American Baptist Seminary of the West, Crouch Library, 2606 Dwight Way, Berkeley. Adjacent to the Traffic Safety Center offices. Email terrimj@berkeley.edu for more information.
The TSC hosts the Traffic Safety Seminar, which is open to the University community and the general public featuring both University and outside experts in traffic safety. Request to be notified when seminars occur.
View previous announcements in the news archive.
Teaching
Traffic Safety Center faculty and researchers teach two graduate courses and one course open to all students, which are informed by the disciplines of public health and engineering in ways seldom available at this level of instruction and which give students a chance to interact with people from different fields.
Spring 2008:
"Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation," (PDF of course announcement) a course under the auspices of the Department of City and Regional Planning. Pedestrian and Bicycle transportation planning links issues of mobility, access, air quality, global warming, and public health.
"Planning for Traffic Safety and Injury Control" (PDF of course announcement) integrates engineering, behavioral science, and vision science into a comprehensive approach to traffic safety.
Ongoing and Previous Semesters:
"Public Health Injury Prevention and Control" explores statistical and policy analysis of public health and injury prevention.
Also, "Advances in Aging: Mobility and Transportation Safety," Spring 2001.
Graduate student research jobs
NOW HIRING SPRING 2008: Position Openings – Graduate Student Researchers -
The UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center (TSC) is seeking Graduate Student Researchers (GSR) at up to 49.5% for Spring 2008 with fee remission to conduct research related to department research projects for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and CA Office of Traffic Safety
(i) Strategic planning for preventing pedestrian and bicyclist injury (related to California’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP)
(ii) Develop Methods to Reduce/Prevent Vehicle Backing Accidents
(iii) Development of a Safety Management Protocol – reducing Caltrans workplace accidents
(iv) Statistical Analysis of Traffic Safety Data
(v) Motorcycle Safety
Projects have a fair degree of flexibility to accommodate applicants with a range of experience.
Examples of Responsibilities:
Review relevant safety literature to ascertain current best practices in injury and accident prevention
Review, Collect and Analyze data
Prepare and conduct presentations for TSC staff and affiliates
Examples of Skills and Qualifications:
Interest in injury prevention and workplace safety
Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to work with minimal supervision, work well with a team, and take initiative
Must be an enrolled Graduate Student in Public Health, Public Policy, Transportation or Civil Engineering, Statistics, City and Regional Planning or other related disciplines
To apply, email resume/CV and cover letter indicating which projects you are interested in working on to: Karen Mendelow Nelson at the Traffic Safety Center, karenmn@berkeley.edu or call 510-643-9447.