Paper Review Coordinators
Responsibilities
The Paper Review Coordinators are responsible for managing the TRB paper review process for papers assigned to the Committee, creating the pedestrian paper and poster sessions for the Annual Meeting program, identifying practice-ready papers, recognizing the year’s best papers and recommending these for further TRB recognition, and recommending papers for publication in the Transportation Research Record.
Activities
In 2022, the Paper Review Subcommittee reviewed 87 papers. TRB requires each paper to have at least three reviews. This equated to 244 total reviews conducted. TRB accepted 54 papers for presentation at the 2023 meeting, and 13 for publication in TRR.
The committee received 3 papers in 1992, and the number of submissions has risen steadily almost every year.
Call for Paper Reviewers
The Paper Review Coordinators are continually in need of experienced professionals to review pedestrian-related papers that the Committee receives. A background in pedestrian safety, modeling, planning and design, traffic operations or other pedestrian-related specialty areas is particularly helpful. If you would like to help review papers, please submit a brief resume to Srinivas Pulugurtha (SSPulugurtha@uncc.edu) and identify those areas where you have a special interest and expertise.
Call for Paper Submissions
The Pedestrian Committee encourages researchers and practitioners to submit papers to the Transportation Research Board regarding pedestrian-related studies and activities. Papers should NOT be submitted directly to the Committee, but should go through the TRB Annual Meeting Paper Submission and Review site.
Additional Information
Do you have comments or questions about the work or products of the Pedestrian Paper Review Coordinators? Are you interested in joining or helping the Pedestrian Paper Review Coordinators? If so, please e-mail Srinivas Pulugurtha.
Coordinators
The Papers Review Coordinators include:
Srinivas Pulugurtha (Paper Review Coordinator Chair)
Joanne Chalom
Tabitha Combs
Mike Cynecki
Nick Ferenchak
Kohinoor Kar
Sirisha Kothuri
Valerian Kwigizile
Kevin Manaugh
Tamara Redmon
Laura Sandt
Patrick Singleton
Rachael Thompson Panik
Shamsunnahar Yasmin
In addition to the Review Coordinators, there are a number of individuals who volunteer each year to review papers. If you are interested in reviewing papers, please see our call for paper reviewers.