T . Bella Dinh-Zarr
Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr | |||
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| 42nd Member of the National Transportation Safety Board | |||
| In office March 2015 – December 2018 | |||
| President | Barack Obama | ||
| Preceded by | Deborah Hersman | ||
| Succeeded by | Michael Graham | ||
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| Alma mater | Rice University | ||
Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr, PhD, MPH, is a Vietnamese-American public health scientist, specializing in injury prevention. Dinh-Zarr was the 42nd Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, and served as Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman.[1][2]
Education
Dinh-Zarr attended public schools in Galveston, TX. She graduated from Rice University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Spanish. She has a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Doctorate (PhD) from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Her PhD dissertation was "Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to increase the use of safety belts"[3]. In high school, Dinh-Zarr worked at the Railroad Museum on Galveston Island, built latrines in Paraguay, and in college she studied Latin American literature in Chile. [4]
Career
Dinh-Zarr was the U.S. Director and Road Safety Director of the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society 2014.[5] While at the NTSB, Dinh-Zarr was known for her support of 0.05% BAC Laws to prevent drunk driving[6] and positive train control (PTC).[5] She cast the dissenting vote on the proposal to heighten the importance of PTC.[7]Dinh-Zarr investigated disasters such as SS El Faro[8] and 2016 Hoboken train crash.[9] After her term ended, Dinh-Zarr co-founded the .05 Saves Lives Coalition, its mission to advocate for a .05 BAC law in every state.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Olsen, As told to Patricia R. (2018-02-09). "Keeping a Bag at the Ready for When She Gets the Call". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Bella Dinh-Zarr". Fia Foundation. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ↑ Dinh-Zarr, T. B.; Sleet, D. A.; Shults, R. A.; Zaza, S.; Elder, R. W.; Nichols, J. L.; Thompson, R. S.; Sosin, D. M.; Task Force on Community Preventive Services (November 2001). "Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to increase the use of safety belts". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 21 (4 Suppl): 48–65. doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00378-6. ISSN 0749-3797. PMID 11691561.
- ↑ "Stories in STEM with the Honorable Bella Dinh-Zarr | Calendar of Events | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Dinh-Zarr Breaks Bounds to Push Train-Control Technology". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ "Utah's tough new DUI law could save 1,500 lives each year if other states copied it, says National Transportation Safety Board member". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ↑ Li, David K. (2016-05-17). "Divided NTSB agrees to blame engineer for fatal Amtrak wreck". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ↑ "NTSB: El Faro's data recorder crucial to investigation". www.firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ↑ Almasy, Jason Hanna,Deborah Feyerick,Steve (2016-09-29). "Hoboken train crash: 1 dead, more than 100 injured". CNN. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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