Lance E. Dougald

Research interests:

• Traffic Incident Management
• Pedestrian Safety
• Traffic Engineering
• Transportation Planning

Education:

• M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
• B.S., Geology with a Specialty in Engineering Geosciences, Radford University

Memberships:

• Member, ASCE Transportation and Development Institute's Safety Committee

Awards:

• VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "An Analysis of Virtual Public Engagement in the Transportation Planning Process" (with E. Wiliams), 2023
  VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "How's that Diet Working: Performance of Virginia Road Diets" (with P. Ohlms), 2021
• AASHTO Sweet Sixteen Award for High Value Research "Assessment of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) Pilot", 2020
• VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award "Assessment of the Richmond District’s Towing and Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) Pilot" (with R. Venkatanarayana), 2019
• VTRC Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "Pilot Evaluation of the Use of Contract Towing and First Responder Strategies in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Staunton District", 2017
• VCTIR Jack H. Dillard Best Paper Award, "Development of Performance Assessment Guidelines for Virginia’s Work Zone Transportation Management Plans", 2012
• Transportation Research Board’s D. Grant Mickle Award for Best Paper in the Area of Operations, Safety, and Maintenance "Assessing the Effectiveness of a Forced Detour Traffic Control Strategy for a Continuous Lane Closure Within a Rural Work Zone", 2012
• Transportation Research Board’s Work Zone Traffic Control Committee Best Paper Award "Assessing the Effectiveness of a Forced Detour Traffic Control Strategy for a Continuous Lane Closure Within a Rural Work Zone", 2012
• Pavement Recycling and Reclaiming Center’s Golden Leaf Award, "In-Place Pavement Recycling on I-81 in Virginia", 2012
• Transportation Research Board’s Freeway Operations Committee Best Paper Award "Assessing the Return on Investment of Freeway Safety Service Patrol Programs", 2008
• VTRC Horizon Award for research demonstrating outstanding achievement and productivity, 2007
• 55th Virginia Transportation Conference Student Paper Award in Transportation Mobility, "Performance Analysis of Virginia’s Safety Service Patrol Programs: A Case Study Approach", 2006
• VTRC Employee of the Year Award for excellence in productivity and customer service, 2001

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