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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
Lead HPTS program of research supporting transportation policy development and strategic implementation planning. Heather Rose
(202) 366-5060

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
Karen White
Economist
(240) 927-2294
Review benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals. Conduct research on measuring economic benefits and societal impacts of transportation.  Charles Noble
(202) 366-5026
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
Lead analysis of economic benefits and costs of highway program options and regulations.  Conduct research on the impacts of transportation investments on system performance, resilience and the national economy.  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. Rabinder Bains
(202) 366-2073
Charles Noble
Economist
(202) 366-5026
Review benefit-cost analyses of project proposals for discretionary grant programs. Explore new methods and refine the DOT benefit-cost analysis framework. Conduct research on how transportation infrastructure affects the spatial allocation of economic activity. Karen White
(240) 927-2294
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
Azza Mansour
Economist
(720) 618-1713
Review benefit-cost analyses for discretionary grant project proposals at the primary level. Co-author "Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance" Report to Congress (C&P Report). Conduct research on measuring the economic impacts of transportation funding on the USA economy and other research projects. Karen White
(240) 927-2294
Policy and Strategy Analysis Team
Name, Title, Phone Number Primary Responsibilities Backup Contact
Heather Rose
Acting Team Leader
(202) 366-5060
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. Benjamin Hawkinson
(202) 366-5044
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
Lead 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
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 road usage charging studies. Getachew Mekonnen
(202) 366-9254
Thor Dodson
Economist
(541) 891-2736
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
Statistician
(202) 366-4073
Manage the collection, inventory, storage and sharing of code and data. Develop different methods for improving policy and decision making processes through data visualization. Participate in national level transportation policy studies and analyses. Heather Rose
(202) 366-5060
Rachel James
Research Analyst
(202) 366-8556
Manage the development of methodologies to quantify the impact of FHWA policies and policy proposals. Conduct research studies to assess emerging issues that may affect transportation policy. Participate in national level transportation policy studies and analyses. Benjamin Hawkinson
(202) 366-5044

 

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