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Deo Chimba

Professor & Interim Department Chair
Civil and Architectural Engineering

EDUCATION

• University of Miami (UM), May 2008
• Florida State University (FSU), December 2004
• University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), June 2002

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Professor: Tennessee State University, August 2021-Present
• Associate Professor: Tennessee State University, August 2015-July 2021
• Assistant Professor: Tennessee State University, Jan 2010-July 2015
• Transportation Engineer: Stanley Consultants, Feb 2006–Dec 2009
• Teaching/Research Assistant: University of Miami, Miami, Jan 2005–Feb 2006
• Research Assistant: Florida State University, Jan 2003–Dec 2004

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS

• Registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee, Florida and Ohio
• Registered Professional Traffic Operations Engineer
• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
• Member of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Highway Safety Analysis
• Traffic Operations and Analysis, Simulation, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Studies
• Application of Statistics in Transportation
• Public /Transit Transportation
• Traffic Demand Forecasting and Modeling
• Emerging Technologies in Transportation Engineering
• Land Use Growth Management

TEACHING COURSES
Undergraduate

Graduate

RESEARCH GRANTS

1. Deo Chimba (PI): Preparing Minority Scholars for Railroad-Highway Safety Workforce (RH-SAW). Funded by Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), 9/1/2022 to 08//31/2026. Amount $500,000.
2. Deo Chimba (PI): University Technical Assistance Program (UTAP). Funded by TDOT, 9/1/2022 to 08//31/2024. Amount $1,000,000.
3. Deo Chimba (PI): Updated Median Cable Barrier System Safety Effectiveness Evaluation. Funded by TDOT, 8/1/2022 to 07//31/2024. Amount $162,000.
4. Deo Chimba (PI): Investigation into Towing Regulation in Tennessee. Funded by TDOT, 8/1/2022 to 01//31/2024. Amount $155,000.
5. Deo Chimba (PI): Transportation Resilient Under Catastrophic Events (TRUCE). Funded by DHS, 3/15/2021 to 9//30/2023. Amount $470,000.
6. Deo Chimba (PI): Comprehensive Analysis on the Conversion of the Existing HOV Lanes into HOT Lanes in Tennessee. Funded by TDOT, 9/1/2020 to 8//31/2022. Amount $205,000.
7. Deo Chimba (PI): Evaluating Freight Intermodal Connectors (FICs) in Tennessee. Funded by TDOT, 8/01/2016 to 02/01/2019. $214,935.
8. Deo Chimba (PI): Highway Safety Manual, Safety Performance Functions (SPF) & Roadway Calibration Factors. Research collaborating with UTK (lead), Funded by TDOT, 10/01/2015 to 03/31/2019. TSU portion $113,431.
9. Deo Chimba (PI): High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Detection System Testing. Funded by TDOT, 10/01/2015 to 03/31/2018. Amount $157,937.
10. Deo Chimba (PI): Evaluation of Transit Priority Treatments in Tennessee. Funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), (UTC Consortium led by Western Michigan University, WMU), 09/01/2017 to 6/30/2019. Amount $64,205.
11. Deo Chimba (PI): Simulating the Impact of Traffic Calming Strategies. Funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), (UTC Consortium led by Western Michigan University, WMU), 09/01/2017 to 6/30/2019. Amount $64,205.
12. Deo Chimba (PI): Impact of Access Management Practices to Pedestrian and Bicycle Operations. Funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), (UTC Consortium led by Western Michigan University, WMU), 09/30/2016 to 12/31/2017. Amount $80,000.
13. Deo Chimba (PI): Impact of Access Management Practices to Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety. Funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), (UTC Consortium led by Western Michigan University, WMU), 09/30/2015 to 03/31/2017. Amount $74,560.
14. Deo Chimba (PI): Development of Decision Support Tools to Assess Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety. Funded by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), (UTC Consortium led by Western Michigan University, WMU), 07/01/2014 to 06/30/2016. Amount $89,028.
15. Deo Chimba (PI): Establishing Traffic Enforcement Performance Evaluation Standards for Tennessee. Funded by the Governors Highway Safety Office (GHSO), Sharmila Patel (Project Manager), 10/01/2014 to 9/30/ 2015. Amount $33,494.
16. Deo Chimba (PI): Guidance for Site Selection, Safety Effectiveness Evaluation, and Crash Modification Factors of Median Cable Barriers in Tennessee. Funded by TDOT, Brian Hurst (Project Manager), August 01, 2011 to July 31, 2018. Amount $105,000.
17. Deo Chimba (TSU-PI): Retrace Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity levels in Tennessee Highways. In Collaboration with University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC), Funded by TDOT, Jerry Hatcher (Project Manager), August 2013 to July 2018. TSU Portion $78,360.
18. Deo Chimba (PI): Statistical Assessment of the Impact of Disabled and Abandoned Vehicle Incidents on Tennessee Highways. Funded by TDOT, Gary Ogletree (Project Manager), 8/2011 to July 31, 2018. Amount $70,000.
19. Deo Chimba (PI): Statewide Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Analysis and Safety Investment Policy. Funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), Jessica Wilson (Project Manager), August 01, 2011 to July 31, 2013. Amount $43,200.
20. Deo Chimba (PI): Safety Effectiveness Evaluation of the Cable Rail Systems in Tennessee—Phase 2. Funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), Steve Allen (Project Manager), 12/14/2011 to December 13, 2014. Amount $35,000.
21. Deo Chimba (PI): Safety Effectiveness Evaluation of the Cable Rail Systems in Tennessee—Phase 1. Funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), Steve Allen (Project Manager), 12/14/2010 to December 13, 2011. Amount $25,000.
22. Sachin Shetty (PI), Deo Chimba (Co-PI): HS-STEM for Undergraduates: Preparing Minority Scholars in Protection of Digital and Transportation Infrastructure through Vertical Integration of Concepts, Laboratory Experiences and Research Training. Funded by DHS, 2011 to 2015. Amount $500,000.

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED TECHNICAL JOURNALS

1. Chimba, D., Masindoki, E., Li, X., and Langford, C. Safety Evaluation of Freight Intermodal Connectors in Tennessee. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR), 2673(3), 237–246, 2019.
2. Emmanuel Kidando, Angela Kitali, Sia Lyimo, Thobias Sando, Ren Moses, Valerian Kwigizile, and Deo Chimba. Applying Probabilistic Model to Quantify Influence of Rainy Weather on Stochastic and Dynamic Transition of Traffic Conditions. J. Transp. Eng., Part A: Systems, 2019, 145(5): 04019017.
3. Wali, B., Khattak, A. J., Waters, J., Chimba, D., & Li, X. (2018). Development of Safety Performance Functions: Incorporating Unobserved Heterogeneity and Functional Form Analysis. Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2672, 30: pp. 9-20.
4. Chimba, D., Musinguzi, A., and Kidando, E. Associating pedestrian crashes with demographic and socioeconomic factors. Journal of Case Studies on Transport Policy. Vol 6, Issue 1, Pages 11-16, 2018.
5. Chimba, D., Kidando, E., and Onyango, M. Evaluating the Service Life of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings, a Stochastic Approach. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B Pavements, Vol. 144(3), 2018.
6. Mulokozi, E., Teng, H., Kwigizile, V., and Chimba, D. Modeling Dynamics of Vehicle-Based Performance Measures of High-Occupancy Vehicle and General-Purpose Traffic Systems. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems; Volume 144 Issue 2 – 2018.
7. Chimba D., Ruhazwe E., Allen S., and Waters J. “Digesting the Safety Effectiveness of Cable Barrier Systems by Numbers”. Journal of Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Vol 95, 2017, pp 227–237.
8. Angel, M., Sando T., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. Effect of Rain on Traffic Operations on Florida Freeways. Journal of the Transportation Research Record (TRR), No 2440, 2014, pp 51-59.
9. Chimba D. Proactive Approaches to Audit Pedestrian Safety Locations, A Model for Developing Countries. Pan African Conference on Science, Computing and Telecommunications (PACT). IEEE Xplore, pp 160-165; 2014. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7055123.
10. Mbakisya, O., Malyuta, D., Owino, J., and Chimba D. Verification of Pavement Marking Degradation Models using Eastern Tennessee Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Data. Pan African Conference on Science, Computing and Telecommunications (PACT). IEEE Xplore, pp 56-61; 2014. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7055137.
11. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba D. Understanding the role of Alcohol and Drugs on Bicyclists Injury Severity. Advances in Transportation Studies Journal. Section A 34, 2014, pp 43-54
12. Chimba D., and Kutela, B. Scanning secondary derived crashes from disabled and abandoned vehicle incidents on uninterrupted flow highways. Journal of Safety Research, Vol 50, pp 109–116, 2014.
13. Chimba D., Kutela, B., Ogletree, G., Horne, F., and Tugwell, M. The Impact of Abandoned and Disabled Vehicles to Freeway Incident Durations. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol 140 (3), 2014, 04013013.
14. Chimba D., Sando T., Kwigizile V., and Kutela B. “Modeling School Bus Crashes Using Zero Inflated Model”. Journal of Transportation Statistics V10, N1 2014, ISSN 1094-8848.
15. Chimba D., Emaasit, D., Allen, S., Hurst, B., and Nelson, M. Factors affecting Median Cable Barrier Crash Frequency: New Insights. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, Vol. 6, 2014, pp 62-77.
16. Mergia, W, Y., Eustace, D., Chimba, D., and Qumsiyeh, M. “Exploring Factors Contributing to Injury Severity at Freeway Merging and Diverging Locations”. Accident Analysis & Prevention, (55), 2013, pp 202-210
17. Chimba, D., Emaasit D., and Kutela, B. Likelihood Parameterization of Bicycle Crash Injury Severities. Journal of Transportation Technologies, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp 213-219.
18. Chimba, D., Emaasit D., and Kutela, B. Integrating Origin-Destination Survey and Stochastic User Equilibrium: A Case Study for Route Relocation. Journal of Transportation Technologies, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2012, pp 297-304.
19. Chimba, D and Mbakisye, O. “Optimization of Short-Term “On-Street Park-Pay License Plate Surveying”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure System, 18(3), 2012; pp 194-201.
20. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba D. Inconsistencies of Ordered and Unordered Probability Models for Pedestrian Injury Severity. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR), No 2264, 2011, pp 110-118
21. Chimba, D and Lan, C-J. Capacity-constrained traffic forecasting model. Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology (Taylor Francis), Vol 34 (6), 2011, pp 529-545
22. Chimba, D. Fee Model for Offsetting Impact of Land Use Developments to Travel Delay. Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal. Section A 24, 2011, pp 45-57
23. Sando, T., Chimba, D., Kwigizile, V, and Walker H. “Safety Analysis of Continuous Green through Lane Intersections. Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Vol50 (1), 2011, pp 5-17
24. Kwigizile V., Chimba D., and Sando T. A Cross-Nested Logit Model for Trip Type-Mode Choice: Application. Advances in Transportation Studies Journal. Section A 23, 2011, pp 29-40
25. Chimba D., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. “Effect of Bus Sizes and Operations to Crash Occurrences”. Accident Analysis & Prevention Vol 42, Issue 6, 2010, pp 2063-2067
26. Chimba, D., and Sando, T. “Multinomial Probability Assessment of Motorcycle Injury Severities", Advances in Transportation Studies Journal Section B 21, 2010, pp 73-81
27. Chimba, D., and Sando T. “The prediction of highway traffic accident injury severity with neuromorphic techniques”. Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal, Section A 19, 2009, pp. 17-26.
28. Chimba, D., Vargas, F., and Penn, M. “Multinomial Modeling of Purpose Driven Trips,” Transportation Land Use, Planning and Air Quality. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2007, pp 64-78.
29. Mussa, R., and Chimba, D. “Analysis of Crashes Occurring on Florida Six-Lane Roadways”, Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal Section B 8, 2006, pp 43-56.

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED REFEREED PROCEEDINGS

1. Shita, H., and Chimba, D. Performance Evaluation of HOV/HOT Lanes Through Public Perception and Model Simulation. Published in the Proceedings of 102nd TRB Annual Meeting, 2023. TRBAM- 23-01851
2. Cortez, D., and Chimba, D. Machine Learning and Regression Based Modeling of Pedestrian Crash Injury Severity Prediction: A comparative study. Published in the Proceedings of 102nd TRB Annual Meeting, 2023. TRBAM-23-00978
3. Mbabazi, J., and Chimba, D. Alternative Truck Routing in Freight Intermodal Connectors Case of Tennessee. Published in the Proceedings of 101st TRB Annual Meeting, 2022. TRBAM-22-01021
4. Mayes, M., and Chimba, D. Safety Analysis of Near Intersections Parking. Published in the Proceedings of 101st Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2022. TRBAM-22-00957
5. Robinson, J., and Chimba, D. Freight Segment Crashes and HAZMAT Evaluation. Published in the Proceedings of 101st Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2022. TRBAM-22-00844
6. Swai, S., and Chimba, D. Traffic operational fluidity Evaluation of Freight Intermodal Connectors. Published in the Proceedings of 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting, 2021. TRBAM-21-00314
7. Morgan, C., Beatrice, C., Cherop., and Chimba, D. The Impact of COVID-19 on Traffic Crash trends in Tennessee. Published in the Proceedings of 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021. TRBAM-21-00273
8. Suhad, A., and Chimba, D. Calibrating and Developing SPFs for FT& INCA and PDO Crashes at Urban and Suburban Intersections in Tennessee. Published in the Proceedings of 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Virtual Annual Meeting, 2021. TRBAM-21-00319.
9. Swai, S., Chimba, D., and Jonga, T. Reliability Measures in Bottlenecks Identification along Freight Arterial Segments. Published in the Proceedings of 99th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2020. # 20-03934.
10. Jonga, T., Chimba, D., Swai, S and Kosanovic, A. Emissions estimations along first or last mile Freight Connectors. Published in the Proceedings of 99th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2020. # 20-03608.
11. Andrews, K., Chimba, D., and Swai, S. Statistical Screening of Rail Crossing Related Crashes and Injury Severities in Tennessee. Published in the Proceedings of 99th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2020. # 20-00283.
12. Dakwa, K., Messimore, E., Chimba, D., and Swai, S. Analyzing the Traffic Circles as they Pertain to Crash Severity. Published in the Proceedings of 99th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2020. # 20-00957.
13. Wallace, D., Jonga, T., Chimba, D., and Swai, S. Rural Intersection-Related Crashes and Injury Severities in Tennessee. Published in the Proceedings of 99th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2020. # 20-00955.
14. McKinney, C., Mbuya, C., Chimba, D., and Swai, S. Analysis and Modelling of Ramp Related Crashes in Tennessee. Published in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2020. # 20-00951.
15. Chimba, D. Use of Cable Barriers in Prevention of Median Crossover Crashes. Smart Transport Infrastructures Summit (STIS) 2019. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 24-25, 2019
16. Chimba, D. Sensitivity Quantification of the Impact of Access Management Features on Traffic Operations. Smart Transport Infrastructures Summit (STIS) 2019. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July, 2019
17. Chimba, D. Review of policies and incident duration associated with disabled and abandoned vehicles. Elsevier World Conference on Transport Research - WCTR 2019 Mumbai 26-31 May 2019
18. Chimba, D and Mbatta, G. Countering negative impacts of traffic congestion and safety to future land use planning. Elsevier Urban Transitions 2018 Conference, November 25-27, 2018, Barcelona, Spain.
19. Chimba, D. Identification of factors associated with pedestrian hot crash spots – spatial and statistical analysis approach. 18th International Conference Road Safety on Five Continents, Jeju, South Korea, 2018.
20. Darren, E., Chimba, D and Ikiriko, S. Analyzing Factors Impacting Transit Bus Travel Time. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00065.
21. Dante, F., Chimba, D and Ruhazwe, E. Evaluating the Impact Responses of Median Cable Barriers. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00130.
22. Jonga, T., Chimba, D. Vehicle Emissions on Intersections along first-last mile Freight Intermodal Connectors. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00283.
23. Brionne, H., Chimba, D. Clustering the Effects of Traffic Control type, functional class and spatial distributions to intersection traffic safety. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00124.
24. Mbuya, C., Chimba, D and Ikiriko, S. Capacity Impact Assessment of Traffic Calming Measures on Residential Roads. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00222.
25. Ikiriko, S., Chimba, D and Mbuya, C. Impact of Transit Signal Priority on Isolated Intersection Operations: A Microscopic Simulation Evaluation. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-02415.
26. Chimba, D., Masindoki, E., and Langford, C. Safety Evaluation of Freight Intermodal Connectors in Tennessee. Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00083.
27. Chimba, D., Soloka, K., Camp, J., Freeze, B., and Oldham, J. Assessing HOV Lanes Utilization and Occupancy Rates. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00077.
28. Chimba, D., Wambura, C., Khattak, A., Wali, B and Waters, J. Comparing HSM Calibrated and Local Developed SPFs for Rural Two Way Intersections. Published in the Proceedings of 98th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2019. # 19-00228.
29. Xiaoming Li., Chimba, D and Emmanuel Masindoki. The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes on Freight Intermodal Connectors in Tennessee: A Risk Management Approach. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2018. # 17-00881
30. Kidando, E., and Chimba, D. Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Service life: Comparing Regression and Artificial Neural Networks Predictions. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2018. # 17-04181
31. Behram Wali, Asad J. Khattak, Jim Waters, Deo Chimba and Xiaobing Li. Development of Safety Performance Functions for Tennessee: Unobserved Heterogeneity & Functional Form Analysis. Published in the Proceedings of TRB Annual Meeting, 2018. # 17-00065.
32. Alexis Walton., Henry Ajieh and Chimba, D. Correlating Access Management Features to Pedestrian Crashes. Published in the Proceedings of TRB Annual Meeting, 2018. # 17-00222.
33. Amber Bryant and Chimba, D. Crash Modification Factors for Median Cable Barriers in Tennessee . Published in the Proceedings of TRB Annual Meeting, 2018. # 17-00225.
34. Dewayne Danner and Chimba, D. Microsimulation of University Campus Evacuation Challenges: A Case Study. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting, 2018. # 17-00226.
35. Kidando, E., Ren Moses, Angela E Kitali, Thobias Sando and Chimba, D. Exploring the Influence of Rainfall on a Stochastic Evolution of Traffic Conditions. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2018. # 17-06187
36. Chimba, D., Guifeng, S., Kidando, E., Hager, K., and Patel S. Funding Allocation Criteria for Local Traffic Safety Enforcement Agencies. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2017. # 17-00493.
37. Kidando, E., Chimba, D., and Onyango, M. A Stochastic Model to Evaluate Service Life of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2017. # 17-00409
38. Burks, R., Soloka, E., and Chimba, D. Digesting Factors Influencing Construction, Maintenance and Utility Work Zone Traffic Injury Severities. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2017. # 17-01449
39. Machumu, K., Sando, T., Mtoi, E., Chimba, D., and Kwigizile, V. Effect of Managed Lanes Route Decision Distance to Traffic Flow. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2017. # 17-00178.
40. Chimba, D., and Musinguzi, A. Development of Decision Support Tools to Assess Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety: Focus on Population, Demographic and Socio-economic Spectra. Presented at the TRB 10th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference is Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety in Washington DC, 2016.
41. Chimba, D. Proportionate Share to Counter the Transportation Impacts of Land Use Developments. Presented at the 17th International Academy of African Business and Development Conference (IAABD).
42. Kidando, E., and Chimba, D. Probabilistic Forecasting of Service Life of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings. Published in the Proceedings of TRB Meeting, 2016. Paper # 16-2167.
43. Walter, N., Jiles, S., Kidando, E., and Chimba, D. Survival analysis and Modeling of Debris Related Incidents. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2016. Paper # 16-1951.
44. Robinson, T., Chimba D., and Kidando, E. Utilizing Bicycle Level of Service and Latent Demand Score for Small-City Bicycle Route Planning. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2015. Paper # 15-2174.
45. Chimba D., Emaasit, D., Cherry, C., and Pannell, Z. Patterning Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics Affecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2014. # 14-0600
46. Chimba D., Kutela, B., Ogletree, G., Horne, F., and Tugwell, M. Disabled and Abandoned Vehicle Incidents Governing Laws, Literature and Survey from Different States. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2014. Paper # 14-0023
47. Browder, K., Chimba D., and Boykin, A. A Case Study of Near Downtown University Campus Parking Problems. Published in the Proceedings of TRB Annual Meeting, 2014. Paper # 14-0146
48. Angel, M., Sando T., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. Effect of Rain on Traffic Operations on Florida Freeways. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2014. Paper # 14-5258
49. Chimba D., Emaasit, D., Allen, S., Hurst, B., and Nelson, M. Safety Effectiveness Evaluation of the Cable Rail Systems In Tennessee. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper # 13-0528
50. Chimba D., Kutela, B., Ogletree, G., Horne, F., and Hallavant, R. The Impact of Abandoned and Disabled Vehicles to Freeway Incident Durations. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper # 13-1065
51. Emaasit, D., Chimba D., Cherry, C., and Wilson, J. A Methodology to Identify Factors associated with Pedestrian High Crash Clusters Using GIS Local Spatial Autocorrelation. in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2013. # 13-0634
52. Chimba D., and Kutela, B., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. Paralleling the Influence of Unscheduled and Scheduled Roadwork Characteristics to Traffic Incident Durations. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper # 13-0637
53. Kiara, M., and Chimba D. Comparative Analysis of Factors Affecting Transit Bus Crashes and General Traffic Crashes. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper # 13-0109
54. Sando T., Angel, M., Wesley, M., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. Operational Analysis of “Sharrows” on Roadways with Narrow Lane Widths. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2013. Paper # 13-2507
55. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba D. Modeling Bicyclist Injury Severity: A Focus on the Impact of Alcohol and Drug Use. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2012. Paper # 12-0057
56. Heather Housel., Chimba, D. Emergency Response Template Generation Utilizing SUMMIT. Sandia National Laboratories Research Symposium. US Department of Energy. August, 2012.
57. Sando T., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. Operational analysis of interaction between vehicles and bicyclists on wide curb lane facilities. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual Meeting, 2011. Paper # 11-0087
58. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba D. Implications of the Approaches for Modeling Pedestrian Injury Severity. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Meeting, 2011. Paper # 11-0038
59. Chimba, D. “Special Safety Mitigation Fee for Land Use Growth Management". In the Proceedings of 2010 ITE Technical Conference, Section Savannah, GA, March 2010.
60. Chimba D., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. “Synchronizing Roadway and Traffic Operations Influencing Bus Crashes”. Published in the Proceedings of TRB Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-0527
61. Sando T., Chimba D., and Moses R. “The Influence of Narrower Lanes on Bus Sideswipe Crashes”, In the Proceedings of TRB, Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-1577
62. Sando T., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. “Safety Analysis of Continuous Green through Lane Intersections”. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB), Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-1567
63. Chimba, D., Lan C., and Freddie V. “Traffic Growth Projection for Traffic Impact Studies", In the Proceedings of TRB, Annual Meeting, 2009. Paper # 09-0843
64. Chimba, D., and Freddie V. Simplified Approach for Small Scale Traffic Projection. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board, 2008. Paper # 08-0536
65. Chimba, D., and Lan C. “Evaluation of Motorcycle Crash Injury Severities by using Multinomial Models,” Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2006, Washington DC. Paper # 06-1194
66. Jibing, L., and Chimba D. "A Supplement to Advance Guide Sign Placement Guideline in MUTCD," In the Proceedings of TRB Annual Meeting, 2006. Paper #06-2885
67. Chimba D. "Sensitivity Analysis on Traffic Crash Prediction Models by Using STATA". In Proceedings of North American Stata Conference, Boston, MA, 2004
68. Sando, T., Chimba, D. and Mussa, R. Macro Analysis of Statewide Interstate System Crash Data - GIS Approach. Paper presented at the 30th International Traffic Records Forum. Nashville, Tennessee, July 2004.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Robinson, T., Chimba D., and Kidando, E. Utilizing Bicycle Level of Service and Latent Demand Score for Small-City Bicycle Route Planning. Published in the Proceedings of Transportation Research Board ( TRB) Annual Meeting, 2015. Paper # 15-2174.
2. Chimba, D ., Emaasit, D., Cherry, C., and Pannell, Z. Patterning Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics Affecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash. Presented at Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2014 Annual Meeting. # 14-0600
3. Chimba, D ., Kutela, B., Ogletree, G., Horne, F., and Tugwell, M. Disabled and Abandoned Vehicle Incidents Governing Laws, Literature and Survey from Different States. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2014 Annual Meeting. Paper # 14-0023Browder, K.,
4. Chimba, D ., and Boykin, A. A Case Study of Near Downtown University Campus Parking Problems. Presented at Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2014 Annual Meeting. Paper # 14-0146
5. Angel, M., Sando T., Chimba, D ., and Kwigizile V. Effect of Rain on Traffic Operations on Florida Freeways. Presented at Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2014 Annual Meeting. Paper # 14-5258
6. Chimba, D ., Emaasit, D., Allen, S., Hurst, B., and Nelson, M. Safety Effectiveness Evaluation Of The Cable Rail Systems In Tennessee. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2013 Annual Meeting. Paper # 13-0528
7. Chimba, D ., Kutela, B., Ogletree, G., Horne, F., and Hallavant, R. The Impact of Abandoned and Disabled Vehicles to Freeway Incident Durations. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2013 Annual Meeting. Paper # 13-1065
8. Emaasit, D., Chimba, D ., Cherry, C., and Wilson, J. A Methodology to Identify Factors associated with Pedestrian High Crash Clusters Using GIS Local Spatial Autocorrelation. Presented at TRB 2013 Annual Meeting. # 13-0634
9. Chimba, D ., and Kutela, B., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. Paralleling the Influence of Unscheduled and Scheduled Roadwork Characteristics to Traffic Incident Durations. Presented at TRB 2013 Annual Meeting. Paper # 13-0637
10. Kiara, M., and Chimba, D . Comparative Analysis of Factors Affecting Transit Bus Crashes and General Traffic Crashes. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2013 Annual Meeting. Paper # 13-0109
11. Sando T., Angel, M., Wesley, M., Chimba, D ., and Kwigizile V. Operational Analysis of "Sharrows" on Roadways with Narrow Lane Widths. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2013 Annual Meeting. Paper # 13-2507
12. Sando T., Chimba, D ., and Kwigizile V. Operational analysis of interaction between vehicles and bicyclists on wide curb lane facilities. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2011 annual Meeting. Paper # 11-0087
13. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba, D . Implications of the Approaches for Modeling Pedestrian Injury Severity. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2011 annual Meeting. Paper # 11-0038
14. Chimba, D . "Special Safety Mitigation Fee for Land Use Growth Management". In the Proceedings of 2010 ITE Technical Conference and Exhibit, Section Savannah, GA, March 2010.
15. Chimba, D ., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. "Synchronizing Roadway and Traffic Operations Influencing Bus Crashes". In the Proceedings of TRB, 89th Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-0527
16. Sando T., Chimba, D ., and Moses R. "The Influence of Narrower Lanes on Bus Sideswipe Crashes", In the Proceedings of TRB, 89th Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-1577
17. Sando T., Chimba, D ., and Kwigizile V. "Safety Analysis of Continuous Green through Lane Intersections". In the Proceedings of TRB, 89th Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-1567
18. Chimba, D ., Lan C., and Freddie V. "Traffic Growth Projection for Traffic Impact Studies", In the Proceedings of TRB, 88th Annual Meeting, 2009. Paper # 09-0843
19. Chimba, D ., and Freddie V. "Simplified Approach for Small Scale Traffic Projection". In the Proceedings of TRB, 87th Annual Meeting, 2008. Paper # 08-0536
20. Chimba, D ., and Lan C. "Evaluation of Motorcycle Crash Injury Severities by using Multinomial Models," In the Proceedings of TRB 85th Annual Meeting 2006, Washington DC. Paper # 06-1194
21. Jibing, L., and Chimba D . "A Supplement to Advance Guide Sign Placement Guideline in MUTCD," In the Proceedings of TRB, 85th Annual Meeting 2006. Paper #06-2885