Dr. Michael Knodler is New UMassSafe Director

Dr. Michael Knodler, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, assumed the role of UMassSAFE director, effective June 16, 2006. While this is a new role for Dr. Knodler, he has been actively involved with UMassSAFE since its inception, as a Research Fellow and most recently as the Principal Investigator on several projects. Dr. Knodler's areas of interest include transportation safety, traffic operations, and human factors research. In addition to his research interests, Dr. Knodler has taught classes in highway design, traffic operations, advanced concepts in traffic safety, and transportation engineering. Learn more about Dr. Knodler here.

Former UMassSAFE Director, Dr. John Collura, will undoubtedly remain active with UMassSAFE activities following his recent appointment as Director of the University of Massachusetts Transportation Center.