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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
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
Economic Investment Strategies Team
Name, Title, Phone Number Primary Responsibilities Backup Contact
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
Policy and Strategy Analysis Team
Name, Title, Phone Number Primary Responsibilities Backup Contact
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
Enterprise Performance Management Team
Name, Title, Phone Number Primary Responsibilities Backup Contact
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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