Mr. Decina is a Senior Associate for TransAnalytics LLC., in Quakertown, PA. He holds a BS in Psychology and a MS in Information Science, both from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. He has over 40 years of experience in highway safety research. He has been a Principal Investigator on studies for NHTSA, IIHS, Safe Kids Worldwide, PennDOT, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, FHWA, and the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

His research in the past twenty years has primarily focused on seat belt and car seat law enforcement and public information programs, car seat messaging, and observation studies on car seat use and misuses. He has also conducted research throughout his career in older driver issues relating to medical and licensing issues, automated traffic signal and speed enforcement, transportation information and library science, traffic control, and other driver behavior issues.

He has presented his research at over 20 conferences for TRB, Lifesavers, NHTSA Regionals, PennDOT, and GHSA. He has over 50 publications and peer-reviewed journal articles on highway safety topics. He has developed guidebooks for child passenger safety (CPS) practitioners and law enforcement on observation techniques and enforcement. He is a certified CPS technician and present and past member of several Transportation Research Board Committees.