Awards
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award (1st Place),
Southern District Institute of Transportation Engineers (SDITE), Nashville, TS | Apr. 2016
The SDITE Education and Student Chapter committee scored my technical paper titled "Red-Light Running
Traffic Violations: A Novel Time-based Method for Determining a Fine Structure" in the 1st place for the graduate student paper contest. The award is aimed to encourage greater involvement in ITE by students. More info.
Traffic Safety Scholarship Award,
2016 Lifesavers Conference, Long Beach, CA | Apr. 2016.
I am truly honored and humbled to receive this scholarship as a Lifesavers’ 2016 Traffic Safety Scholar for my
paper about Red light cameras and driver behavior. The $1,000 scholarship was used to attend the Lifesavers
Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, the largest gathering of highway safety professionals in the U.S.
All eligible scholarship applications were reviewed by a committee of traffic safety experts, and the essays were judged based on their prevention of motor vehicle-related deaths and injuries.
It was a great opportunity for me to learn more about the traffic safety by attending the workshops and presentations, and share my research results in “poster dash!” roundtable discussion workshop.
About 2,000 professionals, students, leaders and police officers attend this conference every year, all working on traffic safety-related projects to prevent crashes and injuries, making roadways safe environment for road users and ultimately save lives. More info.
WTS Central Region Conference Travel Award,
Roadway Safety Institute, Indianapolis, IN | Feb. 2016.
I was selected to receive a travel award from the Roadway Safety Institute to travel to the 2016
WTS Central Region Conference in Indianapolis, IN. The travel award allowed me to request reimbursement, up to $1,500, for expenses incurred while attending the conference. I had the opportunity to meet women in leadership and professionals in transportation. More info.
Graduate Travel Fellowship Award,
Graduate Travel Fellowship Award, Auburn University | Apr. 2015 & Apr. 2016
I have been selected for the Graduate School’s Graduate Research and Travel Fellowships for two successive years (2015 and 2016).
Highway Research Center (HRC) Travel Fellowship,
Highway Research Center (HRC), Auburn University | Jan. 2015 & Jan 2014
This award was granted for my efforts to represent Auburn University at the Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting. I was privilaged to receive this award for for two successive years (2014 and 2015).
High Impact Project Award,
Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) | Mar. 2014.
This award was granted for my outstanding contributions as a member of the ICT project titled
“Investigation of Contributing Factors Regarding Wrong-Way Driving on Freeways.”
Graduate Student Travel Fellowship,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) | Mar. 2013
This award was presented for a paper titled "Overview of Wrong-way Driving Crashes in the U.S" I represented the Southern Illinois University at the 2013 Midwestern District Conference in Milwaukee, WI, June 26-28, 2013.