NEUTC is led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and comprises of seven universities and colleges across New England. The center is led by Dr. Mike Knodler and Dr. Shannon Roberts of UMass Amherst and six other site directors at each partner university and college.

Center Leadership

NEUTC Center Director

MKnodler
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
William W. Boyer Professor
Director, University of Massachusetts Transportation Center
President, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Research & Education Division
Vice President, Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC)
Co-Director, UMass Human Performance Lab
Principal Investigator, UMassSafe Program
MKnodler

NEUTC Associate Director

Dr. Shannon Roberts
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
ELATES Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Faculty Fellow, U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Principle Investigator, Roberts Research Group
Co-Director, UMass Human Performance Lab
Dr. Shannon Roberts

NEUTC Data Management Lead

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Research Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Cole Fitzpatrick Headshot

NEUTC Collaboration Lead

francist
Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
francist

NEUTC Administrative Lead

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Administrative Officer, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
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Site Directors

NEUTC Site Director

ericjackson
Executive Director, Connecticut Transportation Institute
Director, Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center
Associate Research Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ericjackson

NEUTC Site Director

joe-coughlin
Director, MIT AgeLab
Professor, Urban Studies & Planning
joe-coughlin

NEUTC Site Director

Krista Reichert
Professor, Environmental Science
Krista Reichert

NEUTC Site Director

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Interim Dean, Business & STEM
Beth Breton Headshot

NEUTC Site Director

Dr. Nicholas Kirsch
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vice President of Finance, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society
Dr. Nicholas Kirsch

NEUTC Site Director

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Chair/Professor, Civil Engineering and Construction Management
Chair, Dodge Committee for the David Crawford School of Engineering
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