Dr. Colleen Peterson completed her PhD in epidemiology within the social behavioral track at the University of Minnesota. Before UMTRI, she was a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation in the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health. She led with the Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group study, which informed national Transportation Security Officer education and training documents for dementia-specific security screening best practices. For her work on automated speed enforcement, she was honored with the Excellence in Transportation Research and Education Award from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies and was invited to serve as an expert on the Minneapolis Automated Enforcement Study Technical Advisory Committee.
Biography
Research Interests
Her research aims to enhance intervention, policy, and outreach efforts to improve roadway safety (reducing motor vehicle crashes and transportation injuries), mobility, and well-being across the lifespan, specializing in older adults and those living with dementia.