Mr.Matthew Camden
VTTI-DHVY DivFrtTransitHV
Orcid identifier0000-0002-1879-0560
- VTTI-DHVY DivFrtTransitHV
- 5402311503 (Work)
- Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 3500 Transportation Research Plaza, Blacksburg, VA, USA, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, United States
BIO
Matthew Camden is a Senior Research Associate and Group Leader of the Research to Practice & Outreach Group in the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Division of Freight, Transit, and Heavy Vehicle Safety. With over 15 years of experience, Mr. Camden specializes in light- and heavy-vehicle fleet safety with an emphasis on developing, evaluating, and implementing occupational safety programs and outreach initiatives to reduce crashes, prevent injuries, and eliminate occupational driving fatalities. Specifically, Mr. Camden’s group conducts research to investigate systems-level solutions to improve driver behavior and commercial motor vehicle safety. This research focuses on improving driver education and training, strengthening organizational safety culture, assessing safety technologies, reducing driver distraction and fatigue, accelerating advanced vehicle safety systems, and preventing operator impairment. He has been the PI/Co-PI or Project Manager on 57 projects totaling over $16.5 million. These include funded research projects sponsored by the National Safety Council, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, National Academy of Science, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Transport Canada, North American Fatigue Management Program, Clear Roads, National Transportation Research Center, Inc., National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence, and numerous proprietary companies. Mr. Camden has over 160 professional presentations and more than 60 publications and technical reports. Although much of his research focuses on commercial motor vehicle drivers, his research portfolio encompasses all types of occupational drivers and the individuals that share the road with them.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Group LeaderVirginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, United States25 Nov 2021
- Senior Research AssociateVirginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, United States10 May 2018 - 24 Nov 2021
- Research AssociateVirginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, United States10 Nov 2008 - 9 May 2018
- Data ReductionistVirginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, United States1 Jul 2008 - 10 Nov 2008
DEGREES
- M.A.Appalachian State University, Boone, United States
- B.S.Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, United States