Sudeshna Mitra, Assistant Professor Phone: 756-7278 E-mail: smitra@calpoly.edu Office: on leave Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, 2006
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, 2005
• M. Eng in Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2002
• B.E. in Civil Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, 1998

Teaching and Research Interests

• Transportation Safety
• Statistical and Econometric Modeling
• GIS Applications in Transportation
• Traffic Engineering
• Travel Demand Modeling
• Transportation Planning

Recent Publications:

• Mitra, S., Washington, S.P.(2007) "On the nature of over-dispersion in motor vehicle crash prediction models" Accident Analysis and Prevention, 39(3), 459-468
• Mitra, S., Washington, S.P. and Van Schalkwyk, I. (2007) "Important omitted spatial variables in safety models: Understanding contributing crash causes at intersections" in Transportation Research Board, 86th Annual Meeting Proceedings.

Select Awards and Recognition

• 2007 ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow
• 2005 Eisenhower Graduate (GRAD) Fellowship from NHI, FHWA
• 2003-2005 Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship from WTS, Phoenix Chapter
• 2003 ITE Annual Scholarship from Phoenix

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Transportation Research Board (TRB)
• Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)