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Deb McAvoy joined ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in 2007. She received her Ph.D. from Wayne State University after working as a civil engineering consultant for 11 years. While pursuing her doctorate, McAvoy worked as the lead research engineer for the Wayne State University Transportation Research Group. McAvoy's research interest is in highway safety, traffic engineering, traffic signal system optimization and progression, roadway design and human factors engineering. She has worked on projects for the Ohio Department of Transportation, Michigan Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the United States Department of Justice, 3M, and other industry clients. As a part of these studies, she has conducted technical analyses for signal timing, congestion, crash, gap studies and has substantial experience in corridor progression and work zone safety analyses. She is a registered professional engineer in the states of Michigan and Ohio and certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer through the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Research Interests: highway safety, traffic engineering, traffic signal system optimization and progression, roadway design and human factors engineering

All Degrees Earned: Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, Wayne State University, 2007; M.S., Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, 2004; B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Detroit, 1994