Charlie Klauer, PhD
Session Chair – Novice Drivers
Dr. Sheila “Charlie” Klauer is a research scientist and the leader for the Applied Driver Assessment, Performance, and Training Group. She is also an Associate Professor in the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. Dr. Klauer has been working in transportation research since 1996, previously at the Battelle Human Factors Research Center in Seattle, WA and currently at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). Since joining VTTI in 1999, she has served as the Principal Investigator for a series of naturalistic driving studies that included three teen naturalistic driving studies and the Canada Naturalistic Driving Study. Currently, she is the PI on the Driver Adaptation of L2 Technologies and two additional NDS’s focused on adolescents: the first is concerned with adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and the second NDS is focused on adolescents diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. Dr. Klauer also serves as the chair for TRB ACH60 Vehicle User Education, Training, and Licensing Technical Committee.