People

The following is a list of Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) staff. Select a name to view a staff member’s area of expertise, biography, and contact information. Michael Manser serves as the CTS director.

Michael Manser, Ph.D.
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
505 East Huntland Drive
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 407-1172 x
[email protected]

Behavioral Research

Name	E-mail	Phone	Job Title
Morgan Brittain	[email protected]	(979) 317-2852 x72852	Administrative Associate I
Rod Cavness	[email protected]	(979) 317-2523 x72523	Research Specialist I
Jana Cavness	[email protected]	(979) 317-2548 x72548	Research Associate
Kaylee Garcia	[email protected]		Program Aide
Neal Johnson	[email protected]	(512) 407-1126 x71126	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Jack Morrison	[email protected]		Student Intern
Alicia Nelson	[email protected]	(979) 317-2535 x42535	Research Specialist II
Miguel Perez Bautista	[email protected]		Research Assistant
Nicole Sweet	[email protected]	(979) 317-2851 x72851	Research Associate
Katherine Thom	[email protected]	(979) 317-2535 x42535	TTI Engineering Technician
Katie Womack	[email protected]	(979) 317-2532 x72532	TTI Senior Research Scientist

Center for Alcohol & Drug Education Studies

Name	E-mail	Phone	Job Title
Christine Adams	[email protected]	(979) 317-2547 x72547	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Komal Bhagat	[email protected]	(979) 317-2509 x72509	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Cinthya Fillips	[email protected]	(979) 317-2505 x72505	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Paige Goodnight	[email protected]	(979) 317-2506 x72506	Project Manager II
Courtney Hrncir	[email protected]	(979) 317-2534 x72534	Research Specialist II
Liaba Khan	[email protected]	(979) 317-2511 x72511	Associate Transportation Researcher
Crystal O'Rear	[email protected]	(979) 317-2539 x72539	Research Specialist I
William Reeder	[email protected]	(979) 317-2534 x42534	Program Coordinator I P9
Sasha Tanner	[email protected]		Program Aide

Center for Transportation Safety

Name	E-mail	Phone	Job Title
Christie Havemann	[email protected]	(979) 317-2513 x72513	Senior Administrative Coordinator II
Michael Manser	[email protected]	(512) 407-1172 x71172	TTI Senior Research Scientist
Troy Walden	[email protected]	(979) 317-2526 x72526	TTI Senior Research Scientist
Robert Wunderlich	[email protected]	(979) 317-2504 x72504	TTI Senior Research Engineer

Crash Analytics

Name	E-mail	Phone	Job Title
Mohammad Anis	[email protected]	(979) 317-2885 x72885	Engineering Graduate Student Worker
Srinivas Geedipally	[email protected]	(817) 462-0519 x20519	TTI Research Engineer
Kerrigan Gibbs	[email protected]		Graphics Specialist
Nischal Gupta	[email protected]	(979) 317-2886 x72886	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Sebastian Kawar	[email protected]		Graphics Specialist
Myunghoon Ko	[email protected]	(979) 317-2517 x72517	TTI Research Engineer
Dominique Lord	[email protected]	(979) 317-2533 x42533	Professor
Alireza Mahdaviarab	[email protected]	(979) 317-2888 x72888	Student Worker
Ashesh Pant	[email protected]	(979) 317-2529 x72529	Lead Data Analyst
Marcie Perez	[email protected]	(979) 317-2893 x72893	TTI Associate Research Scientist
Mahin Ramezani	[email protected]	(979) 317-2894 x72894	Research Data Scientist
Jonas Simpson	[email protected]		Graphics Specialist
Nishita Sinha	[email protected]	(979) 317-2516 x72516	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Kalin Swartz	[email protected]		Graphic Designer I
Will Tallent	[email protected]		Graphics Specialist
Lingtao Wu	[email protected]	(979) 317-2530 x72530	TTI Associate Research Engineer
Yang Zhou	[email protected]		Assistant Professor

Road User Safety

Name	E-mail	Phone	Job Title
Cathy Brooks	[email protected]	(512) 407-1138 x71138	Project Specialist III
Chad Goertz	[email protected]	(979) 317-2533 x72533	Student Research Assistant
Prerana Gurudath	[email protected]	(979) 317-2543 x72543	Assistant Transportation Researcher
Laura Higgins	[email protected]	(979) 317-2544 x72544	TTI Associate Research Scientist
Micah Leonard	[email protected]	(979) 317-2883 x72883	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Nandhini Manikandan	[email protected]		Graduate Assistant - Research
Emily Martin	[email protected]	(979) 317-2542 x72542	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Melissa Ortega	[email protected]		Non-Affiliated Student Intern
Kim Sailor	[email protected]	(979) 317-2881 x72881	Project Specialist II
Emmy Shields	[email protected]	(979) 317-2550 x42550	Associate Transportation Researcher
Eva Shipp	[email protected]	(979) 317-2508 x72508	TTI Senior Research Scientist
Jayson Stibbe	[email protected]	(979) 317-2545 x72545	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Denise Wells	[email protected]		Student Assistant

Youth Transportation Safety

Name	E-mail	Phone	Job Title
Jesus Avilez III	[email protected]		Non-Affiliated Student Assistant
Cesar Caballero de Luna	[email protected]	(210) 979-9411 x99411	Program Specialist II
Andrea Chacon	[email protected]	(210) 321-1220 x11220	Program Specialist II
Daniel Espinoza	[email protected]	(210) 321-1218 x11218	Program Coordinator I P9
Osvaldo Garcia	[email protected]		Non-Affiliated Student Assistant
Suzanne Groves	[email protected]	(404) 314-0434 x40434	Program Specialist II
Anna Hernandez	[email protected]	(210) 321-1260 x11260	Administrative Coordinator I
Gabriella Kolodzy	[email protected]	(512) 407-1139 x71139	TTI Assistant Research Scientist
Davianna Livas	[email protected]		Non-Affiliated Student Assistant
Rubiana L. Mares	[email protected]	(210) 321-1211 x11211	Program Specialist III
Lisa Minjares-Kyle	[email protected]	(210) 321-1224 x11224	TTI Associate Research Scientist
Talia Pim	[email protected]	(210) 321-1206 x11206	Data Analyst
Austin Rupert	[email protected]	(210) 321-1215 x11215	Program Specialist II
Jaime Shendo			Non-Affiliated Student Assistant
Therese Standard	[email protected]		Program Specialist III
Christy Thomas	[email protected]	(817) 462-0512 x20512	Program Leader III
Stacey Tisdale	[email protected]	(210) 321-1232 x11232	Assistant Program Manager
Brittany Uribe	[email protected]	(210) 979-9411 x99411	Program Assistant P7
Christine Yager	[email protected]	(979) 314-9571 x49571	Project Specialist II