Erin Robartes, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Research Interests:
- Highway Safety
- Vulnerable Road User Safety
- Traffic Operations
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Transportation Policy
Education:
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
- M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
- B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut
Memberships:
- TRB Standing Committee on Women and Families (AQC11), Member (2025 - present)
Awards:
- VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "Systemic Evaluation of Wrong Way Driving Crashes and Countermeasures on Virginia’s Roads", (with H. Cho and B. Cottrell), 2024
- VTRC Horizon Award, 2023
- Best Technical Paper Award for “Development of a Performance Evaluation Application for the I-95 Variable Speed Limit System in VA", (with M. Fontaine and H. Cho), Southern District Institute of Transportation Engineer Annual Meeting 2023
- UVA SEAS Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2022
- Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship, 2021
- Commonwealth of Virginia Engineering and Science Fellowship, 2020
Current Projects
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Developing Guidelines for Context Specific Crosswalk Design
Project No: 124330 -
Evaluating the Impact of Speed Safety Cameras in Interstate Work Zones
Project No: 125976 -
Evaluating the Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks in VDOT Using Field Test Data
Project No: 126330
Reports
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A Systemic Evaluation of Wrong Way Driving Crashes and Countermeasures on Virginia Roads
Report No: 25-R10 -
Operational and Safety Effects of the I–95 Variable Speed Limit System in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Report No: 25-R9 -
Night Versus Day Work—Balancing Safety, Operations, and Constructability for Short-Term Operations on Two-Lane Roads
Report No: 26-R11
Team Membership
Last updated: September 13, 2025
