Lectern Presentations

Presented by J.S. Wood Unless Otherwise Noted


  1. Wood, J.S. “Accounting for Driver Assistance Systems in Evaluating Safety Impacts of Countermeasures,” Application of Emerging Data Sources for Transportation Safety Analysis Session of the Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference, State College, PA, December 8, 2022. [Invited Presentation]

  2. Wood, J.S. “Future Vision for Autonomous and Remotely Operated Heavy Equipment,” Tuesday Morning Session of the AASHTO Construction Committee Annual Meeting, Bellevue, WA, August 9, 2022. [Invited Presentation]

  3. Hallmark, S., D. Veneziano, T. Litteral, and J.S. Wood. “Short Term Future Proofing Strategies for Local Agencies to Prepare for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.” Road Safety and Simulation Conference, Athens, Greece, June 2022. Submission 10. [Refereed Paper, Presented by S. Hallmark]

  4. Wood, J.S. “Driver Assistance Technologies, Connected, and Autonomous Vehicles: Potential Impacts and Considerations for Engineers in Rural Areas,” Friday Morning Session of the ISAC Spring Conference, Iowa County Engineers Association, Des Moines, IA, March 11, 2022. [Invited Presentation]

  5. Wood, J.S., and S. Zhang. “Evaluating Relationships Between Perception-Reaction Times, Emergency Deceleration Rates, and Crash Outcomes Using Naturalistic Driving Data,” Session 1746 of the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 15, 2020. [Refereed Paper]

  6. Wood, J.S. Keynote Address, “Automotive and Highway Safety: Improving the Future Together” 2019 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, IA, August 21, 2019. [Upcoming, Invited Presentation]

  7. Wang, B., J.S. Wood. "RoadCode", Ford GDI&A Annual Conference, Livonia, MI, June 25, 2019. [Presented by B. Wang]

  8. Wang, B., J.S. Wood. "RoadCode: USDOT Solve4Safety Competition", FHWA Safety Data Forum 2.0, Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019. [Invited Presentation, Presented by B. Wang]

  9. Wood, J.S., and S. Zhang. “Identification and Calculation of Horizontal Curves for Low-Volume Roadways Using Smartphone Sensors,” Session 600 of the 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2018. [Refereed Paper – Presented by S. Zhang]

  10. Wood, J.S., and E.T. Donnell. “Relationship Between Roadside Hazard Rating and Crash Occurrence,” Session 1C of the First International Roadside Safety Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 12, 2017. [Refereed Paper]

  11. Wood, J.S., and E.T. Donnell. “Stopping Sight Distance and Available Sight Distance: A New Model and Comparison Using Reliability Theory,” Session 784 of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11, 2017. [Refereed Paper]

  12. Wood, J.S., and E.T. Donnell. “Stopping Sight Distance and Available Sight Distance: A New Model and Comparison Using Reliability Theory,” Session 784 of the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11, 2017. [Refereed Paper]

  13. Wood, J.S. “Causal Inference in Traffic Safety: Developing a Modified Empirical Bayes Method for Estimating Generalizable Crash Modification Factors,” Session 146 of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 10, 2016. [Refereed Abstract]

  14. Donnell, E.T., J.S. Wood, S. Himes, and D. Torbic. “Use of Side Friction in Horizontal Curve Design: A Margin of Safety Assessment,” Session 451 of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11, 2016. [Refereed Paper – Presented by E.T. Donnell]

  15. Wood, J.S., and E.T. Donnell. “Emergency Deceleration Rates Experienced in Near-Crash Scenarios,” Naturalistic Driving Session of the 2015 Road Safety & Simulation International Conference, 2015.

  16. Donnell, E.T, J.S. Wood, S. Himes, and D. Torbic. “Use of Side Friction in Horizontal Curve Design: A Margin of Safety Assessment,” Session 4C of the 5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, 2015. [Refereed Paper – Presented by S. Himes]

  17. Wood, J.S. “A Theoretical Framework for Analyzing the Safety Impacts of Stopping Sight Distance,” Session 526 of the 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 13, 2015. [Eisenhower Fellowship Presentation]

  18. Wood, J.S. “Safety Impacts of Design Exceptions,” Research to Support Geometric Design Decision-Making Session of the Penn State Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC), University Park, PA, December 12, 2014. [Invited Presentation]

  19. Wood, J.S. and E.T. Donnell. “Stopping Sight Distance and Horizontal Sightline Offsets at Horizontal Curves,” Session 402 of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 13, 2014. [Refereed Paper]

  20. Wood, J.S. and R.J. Porter. “Safety Impacts of Design Exceptions on Non‐Freeway Segments,” Session 679 of the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 15, 2013. [Refereed Paper]