Name
Renée St. Louis
Job Title
Assistant Research Scientist
Company
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Speaker Bio
Dr. Renée St. Louis is an Assistant Research Scientist in the Behavioral Sciences Group at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). She holds a PhD in Public Health from the Monash University Accident Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan. Dr. St. Louis’s research lies at the intersection of psychology and public health, with an overarching goal of deepening our understanding of social and behavioral issues important to enhancing transportation safety, mobility, and equity throughout the lifespan. While at UMTRI, Dr. St. Louis has managed a variety of research projects, with numerous projects addressing transportation issues related to the aging driver population. She has extensive experience in the development and implementation of protocol for conducting both laboratory and field data collection research with participants of varying ages and levels of physical and cognitive ability. These studies have involved obtaining and analyzing several forms of qualitative and quantitative data, including surveys, focus groups, structured interviews, and simulator and naturalistic driving data. She is coauthor of several publications addressing safe mobility for vulnerable road users, including a book on older adult mobility titled Perspectives and Strategies for Promoting Safe Transportation Among Older Adults, which won the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award from the Gerontological Society of America. Her research interests include program and policy evaluation, psychosocial factors that influence driver behavior and mobility decisions, and the use of automated technologies to enhance and extend driver and passenger safety and mobility throughout the lifespan.
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