Dr.
Jennifer Ogle Civil Engineering Department – Transportation
Systems Group
Dr. Ogle’s research area
is transportation infrastructure design and safety. She studies road design
and operations with a particular focus on the safety effects of the road-vehicle-driver
system. Dr. Ogle’s primary research area is in the use of instrumented
vehicles to measure operator performance and compliance with design assumptions.
Understanding how, when, and where drivers comply with speed limits, stop signs,
and other traffic devices will inform designers and enable the development of
a user-centered road system. In particular, Dr. Ogle is interested in the study
of young and older driver populations due to the safety challenges associated
with these groups.