Dr. John Collura, Transportation Graduate Program Director
Transportation Group Coordinator
Professor
College of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
214C Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
E-Mail: collura@ecs.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-5404
Fax: (413) 545-9569
Full Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
- Transportation management and operations with an emphasis on work zone safety, emergency vehicle operations, and information technology.
- Work zone safety and strategies.
- Modeling driver behavior and safety impacts in the presence of emergency vehicles.
Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation), 1976. North Caroline State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.
MSCE Civil Engineering (Transportation), 1971. Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania.
BSCE Civil Engineering, 1970. Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts.
Experience
- Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UMass Amherst, 1976-1997
- Director, UMTC, UMass Amherst, 2004-present
- Professor and Director, Advanced Transportation Systems and Inrfastructure Programs, Virginia Tech, 1998-2004
- Faculty Fellow, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1992-1997
- Visiting Associate Professor, Stanford University, 1982-1983
- Transportation Analyst, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1973-1976
- Office and Field Engineer, I.F. White Construction and Contracting Company, 1971-1972
Recent Papers Published
Obenberger, J. and Collura, J., “Traffic Signal Preemption Transition Strategies: An Empirical Assessment”, Transportation Research Record 2035, pp. 158-168, Transportation Research Board 2007.
Collura, J. and DiPasquale, M.,, “Transportation Academy at the University of Massachusetts: A Case Study”, Transportation Research Board 2036, pp. 40-50, Transportation Research Board, 2007.
Soo, H., Collura, J., Teodorovic, D., and Tignor, S.; “Towards the Development of a Decision Support System Framework for Advanced Traffic Signal Control System Investment Planning”, Journal on Public Transportation, National Transit Institute, 2005.
Louisell, C., Collura, John, Teodorovic, D., Tignor, Sam; “Simple Work Sheet Method to Evaluate Emergency Vehicle Preemption and Its Impacts on Safety”, Transportation Operations and Traffic Signal Systems Transportation Research Record No. 1867, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. 2004.
Laurie, N. L., Zhang, S., Mundoli, R., Duffy, S. A., Collura, J., and Fisher, D. L. (2004). Evaluation of alternative DO NOT ENTER signs: Failures of attention. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 7, 2004.
Ghandforoush, P., Collura, J., and Plotnikov, V., “Developing a Decision Support System for Evaluating an Investment in Fare Card Collection Systems”, Journal of Public Transportation, National Urban Transit Institute, 2003.
Chang, J., Collura, J. Rakha, H., and Dion, F., “Evaluation of Service Reliability Impacts of Traffic Signal Priority for Bus Transit”, Transportation Research Record 1841, National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, 2003.
Recent Conference Proceedings
Heaslip, K., Louisell, C., Collura, J., and Louisell, C., “Driver Population Adjustment Factors for Highway Capacity Manual's Work Zone Capacity Equation”, TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2008.
Moriarty, K., Collura, J., Knodler, M., Ni, D., and Heaslip, H., “Using Simulation Models to Assess the Impacts of Highway Work Zone Strategies: Case Studies Along Interstate Highways in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and Massachusetts: A Case Study”, TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2008.
Heaslip, K., Collura, J., and Louisell, C. Evaluating Impact of Driver Behavior on Traffic Flow and Safety in Freeway Work Zones, ITS World Congress, TRB Annual Meeting, Beijing, October, 2007.
Moriarty, K., Ni, D., and Collura, J., Modeling Traffic Flow Under Emergency Evacuation Conditions”, TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2007.
Obenberger, J. and Collura, J., “Traffic Signal Preemption Strategies: An Empirical Assessment”, TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2007.
Collura, J., “Transportation Academy at the University of Massachusetts: A Case Study”, TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2007.
Heaslip, K., Collura, J., and Louisell, C. An Algorithm to Assess the Impacts of Driver Behavior in Work Zones, TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2007.
Louisell, C., Collura, J., Teodorovic, D., and Tignor, S. “Evaluating the Benefits of Emergency Vehicle Preemption”, Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board, Washington D. C., 2005.
Soo, H., Collura, J., and Teodorovic, J., “Transit Signal Priority and Emergency Vehicle Preemption”, Proceedings of the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 2005.
Grizta, N., Collura, J. and Teodorovic, D. “Evaluating Emergency Vehicle Characteristics”, Proceedings of the Transtech Conference, Athens, September 2004.
Deshpande, V., Collura, J., and Tignor, S. “Assessing Transit Signal Priority Strategies Using Simulation Modeling”, ITS World Congress, Nagoya, November 2004.
Recent Research Contracts Funded
John Collura, Intelligent Transportation Society of America. “ITS Concepts and Applications for Local Areas: Integrating ITS Concepts and Applications into LTAP Work Programs", June 2007-June 2007, $25,000.
John Collura, New England University Transportation Center. “Transit Signal Priority Short Course”, September 2005-August 2008, $21,288.
John Collura, Mike Knodler, and Daiheng Ni, New England University Transportation Center. Fellowships, September 2006-August 2008, $63,000.
John Collura, New England University Transportation Center, “Incorporating ITS into LTAP Strategic Plans”, September 2006 to August 2008, $25,000.
Mike Knodler and John Collura, New England Transportation Consortium, "Intelligent Intersections”, August 2008 to August 2009, $100,000.
John Collura, "A Study to Examine the Use of Signal Preemption and Priority Strategies along Arterial Streets in the Washington D.C. Region", March 2000 to September 2003, $200,000, U.S. DOT and $507,000 VDOT.
John Collura (PI), Arlington County. “Arlington County Signal Priority Project”, March 2001 to March 2003, $81,000.
John Collura (PI), National Science Foundation. "Research and Curriculum Development in Intelligent Transportation Systems", January 1996 to Present, $398,000.
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