U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs | Office of Highway Policy Information | Office of International Programs
Office of Legislative Affairs and Policy Communications | Office of Transportation Policy Studies
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
8th Floor
Routing Code: HPTS
Fax Number: (202) 366–3297
Hours of Operations: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 6:00pm EST
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Michael Nesbitt Office Director (202) 366-1179 |
Leads HPTS program of research supporting transportation policy development and strategic implementation planning. | Mona Asudegi (202) 366-1714 Ross Crichton (202) 366-5027 |
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Ross Crichton Team Leader (202) 366-5027 |
Leads development of biennial "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts highway needs and investment analysis. Manage HPTS research program. | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Karen White Economist (240) 927-2294 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals. Conducts research on measuring economic benefits and societal impacts of transportation. | Charles Noble (202) 366-5026 |
Rabinder Bains Principal Economist (202) 366-2073 |
Serves as Principal Economist for the FHWA. Project Manager for Highway Economic Requirements System (HERS). Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highway, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Ross Crichton (202) 366-5027 |
Valentin Vulov Economist (202) 366-9474 |
Leads analysis of economic benefits and costs of highway program options and regulations. Conducts research on the impacts of transportation investments on system performance, resilience and the national economy. Co-authors “Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Khadija Ngozi-Bullock Transportation Research Analyst (202) 366-3094 |
Serves as Project Manager for National Bridge Investment Analysis System (NBIAS). Co-authors of the "Status of the Nation's Highway, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Co-manages and conduct highway needs and investment analysis and related research. | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Charles Noble Economist (202) 366-5026 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses of project proposals for discretionary grant programs. Explores new methods and refines the DOT benefit-cost analysis framework. Conducts research on how transportation infrastructure affects the spatial allocation of economic activity. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Souleymane Soumahoro Economist (202) 366-6021 |
Conducts economic analysis on the measurement and distribution of transportation investments and policies. Conducts research on behavior economics of traveler behavior. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Azza Mansour Economist (720) 618-1713 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts research on measuring the economic impacts of transportation funding on the USA economy and other research projects. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Vacant Economist |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts highway needs and investment-related research. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Vacant Highway Engineer |
Co-authors of the "Status of the Nation's Highway, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts highway needs and investment-related research. | Rabinder Bains (202) 366-2073 |
Mohamad Banihashemi Benefit-Cost Analyst (Detail) (202) 493-3334 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts research on the quantification of highway benefits. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Karen Holmes Benefit-Cost Analyst (Detail) (304) 347-5930 |
Reviews benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-authors "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conducts research on the quantification of highway benefits. | Karen White (240) 927-2294 |
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Mona Asudegi Team Lead (202) 366-1714 |
Leads development of advanced system-level decision support models and tools for assessing impacts of policies and new technologies on multi-modal transportation systems, economy and environment. | Heather Rose (202) 366-5060 |
Getachew Mekonnen Research Analyst (202) 366-9254 |
Conducts national level policy studies regarding transportation infrastructure, highway user fee and financing, highway cost allocation, and truck size and weight studies. | Thor Dodson (202) 366-8556 |
Benjamin Hawkinson Research Analyst (202) 366-5044 |
Conducts transportation policy studies concerning infrastructure needs and transportation resources. Manages/participates in national-level analyses of transportation infrastructure, financing, and road usage charging studies. Manages dissemination of research. | Getachew Mekonnen (202) 366-9254 |
Thor Dodson Economist (541) 891-2736 |
Conducts national level policy studies regarding transportation infrastructure, highway user fee and financing, cost allocation, external costs, and equity. | Getachew Mekonnen (202) 366-9254 |
Viktoriia Dunleavy Statistician (202) 366-4073 |
Manages the collection, inventory, storage and sharing of code and data. Develops different methods for improving policy and decision making processes through data visualization. Participates in national level transportation policy studies and analyses. | Heather Rose (202) 366-5060 |
Rachel James Research Analyst (202) 366-8556 |
Manages the development of methodologies to quantify the impact of FHWA policies and policy proposals. Conducts research studies to assess emerging issues that may affect transportation policy, including the deployment of AV/CV technologies. Participates in national level transportation policy studies and analyses. | Benjamin Hawkinson (202) 366-5044 |
Vacant Policy Analyst |
Conducts analysis of transportation policies and their impact on transportation demand and users’ behavior | TBD |
Name, Title, Phone Number | Primary Responsibilities | Backup Contact |
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Jennifer Brown Enterprise Performance Management Team Lead (Acting) |
Leads overall Enterprise Performance Management implementation including, Program Profile development, Enterprise Risk, and Corporate Performance Reporting. | Daniel Fodera (404) 562-3672 |
Jennifer Brown Sr. Program and Management Analyst (480) 761-8918 |
Leads Performance Reporting Enterprise activities and initiatives, serves as the Program/Enterprise Evaluations backup, and manages organizational performance management and unit planning system | Pamela Heimsness (615) 512-3388 |
Daniel Fodera Corporate Performance & Risk Management Officer (404) 562-3672 |
Manages Enterprise Risk Management activities, including Corporate Risk Profiles, Risk Appetite, Data analysis and visualization. Co-leads unit planning, | Pamela Heimsness (615) 512-3388 |
Pamela Heimsness Enterprise Performance Management Specialist (615) 512-3388 | Leads Program/Enterprise Evaluations and serves as backup for Risk Management and Performance Reporting activities | Jennifer Brown
(480) 761-8918 |
Vacant Sr Program and Management Analyst |
Advances implementation of Evidence-Based Policy Making Act and conducts Program/Enterprise Evaluations. | TBD |
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