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Office of Transportation Policy Studies Staff Directory

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
Heather Rose
Acting Director
(202) 366–5060
Lead HPTS program of research supporting transportation policy development and strategic implementation planning. Ross Crichton
(202) 366–5027
Economic Investment Strategies Team
Name, Title, Phone Number Primary Responsibilities Backup Contact
Ross Crichton
Team Leader
(202) 366–5027
Lead development of biennial "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conduct highway needs and investment analysis. Manage HPTS research program. Rabinder Bains
(202) 366–2073
Rabinder Bains
Principal Economist
(202) 366–2073
Serve as Principal Economist for the FHWA. Project Manager for Highway Economic Requirements System (HERS).  Co-author "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
Conduct research on the impacts of transportation investments on system performance and the national economy. Produce analysis of economic benefits and costs of highway program options and regulations. Co-author “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
Project Manager for National Bridge Investment Analysis System (NBIAS). Co-author of the "Status of the Nation's Highway, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Co-manage and conduct Highway needs and investment analysis and related research. Ross Crichton
(202) 366–5027
Charles Noble
Economist
(202) 366–5026
Review benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals. Conduct research on how transportation infrastructure affects the spatial allocation of economic activity. Perform GIS and coding tasks in support of other research projects. Rabinder Bains
(202) 366–2073
Souleymane Soumahoro
Economist
(202) 366–6021
Conduct economic analysis on the measurement and distribution of transportation investments and policies. Conduct research on behavior economics of traveler behavior. Co-author "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Rabinder Bains
(202) 366–2073
Policy and Strategy Analysis Team
Name, Title, Phone Number Primary Responsibilities Backup Contact
Michael Nesbitt
(202) 366–1179
Team Leader
(202) 366–6021
Lead the development of analytic tools and data systems for policy analysis and evaluation. Conduct research studies to assess emerging issues that may affect transportation policy. Mona Asudegi
Economist
(202) 366–1714
Heather Rose
Senior Transportation Futures Policy Analyst
(202) 366–5060
Manage the development of Policy research programs, outreach and coordination, and leadership in policy research. Michael Nesbitt
(202) 366–1179
Getachew Mekonnen
Research Analyst
(202) 366–9254
Conduct 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
Mona Asudegi
Economist
(202) 366–1714
Conduct analysis of emerging trends and new technologies, geo-spatial, and socio-demographic patterns to understand the relationships between multi-modal transportation policy choices and the economy. Michael Nesbitt
(202) 366–1179
Benjamin Hawkinson
Research Analyst
(202) 366–5044
Conduct transportation policy studies concerning infrastructure needs and transportation resources. Manage/participate in national-level analyses of transportation infrastructure, financing, and resiliency policy studies. Getachew Mekonnen
(202) 366–9254
Thor Dodson
Economist
(202) 366–8556
Conduct 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
Research Analyst
(202) 366–4073
Manage/participate in national-level analyses and dissimination of transportation safety, alternative modes and travel behavior data. Heather Rose
(202) 366–5060
Armando Grundy-Gomes
Pathway Intern
Research and assess rural transportation policies and Issues Armando Grundy-Gomes

 

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