National Accident Prevention Center

U.S. Public Health Service-Research grants in the area of accident prevention

Project title and grant number

Institution and investigator(s)

Years of support

Amount

1. Home Injury Survey-No. RG-2919. University of Michigan: Velz and Hemphill.

2. Studies of Children Showing Injury Patterns-No. M-790.

3. Automotive Crash Injury Research-No. AC-47 (formerly RG-4367).

4. Effects of Carbon Monoxide as an Atmospheric Pollutant on Health as Indicated by Relationship to Auto Accidents in an Urban Area-No. RG-5005.

5. Laboratory Study of AccidentsNo. M-1381.

6. Human Behavioral Factors in Automobile Driving Safety, phase INo. M-1508.

7. Family Injury Survey-No. AC-79 (formerly M-1928).

8. (a) Accidental Poisoning as a Casefinding Procedure; (b) Childhood Accidental Poisoning-a Community Study-AC-48 (formerly RG-5343).

9. California Accident Repeater Driver Scales-No. AC-78 (formerly M-2353).

10. Experimental Case Studies of Traffic Accidents-No. AC-61 (formerly RG-5359).

11. Evaluation of Available Traffic Accident Records-No. RG-5361.

12. Causes of Auto Accidents of Adolescent Drivers-No. AC-67 (formerly RG-5577).

13. Carbon Monoxide and Its Relation to Traffic Accidents-No. RG-5959.

14. Human Factors Related to Farm Accidents in Missouri-No. AC-44 (formerly M-2407).

Prof. Clarence J. Velz, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Tulane University: Marcus.

Irwin M. Marcus, M.D., 3629 Prytania St., New Orleans, La. Cornell University: (1) Moore; (2) Kraft, Wolf, and Campbell.

Robert A. Wolf, director, Automotive Crash Injury Research of Cornell University, 316 East 61st St., New York, N.Y. University of Michigan: Cook and Clayton.

Prof. Warren A. Cook, Department of Industrial Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. University of North Dakota: Ammons and Ellingson.

R. B. Ammons, Ph. D., Montana State University, Missoula, Mont. George Washington University: Mosel, Hunt, and Goldstein.

Prof. James N. Mosel, Department of Psychology, the George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Connecticut

State Department of Health: (1) Keehn; (2) Tutles and Waxman. Alexander J. Tutles, M.D., division of medical services, State department of health, State office building, Hartford, Conn.

San Jose (Calif.) city health department: Bissell, McInnes, and Clark. Dwight M. Bissell, M.D., city health department, 151 West Mission St., San Jose, Calif.

University of Southern California: Guilford and Schuster.

J. P. Guilford, Ph. D., Department of Psychology Graduate School, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, Calif. Northwestern University: Baker and Banks, et al.

Mr. J. Stannard Baker, Traffic Institute Transportation Center, Northwestern University, 1804 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. Georgia Department of Public Health: Terrell and Steed.

Mr. James C. Terrell, service of biostatistics, division of administration and finance, State department of public health, Atlanta, Ga.

Harvard University; Gallagher and 1958-60
Moore.

J. Roswell Gallagher, M.D., the
adolescent unit, the Children's
Hospital Medical Center, Boston,
Mass.

National Sanitation Foundation:
Vaughan, Cook, and Clayton.
Henry F. Vaughan, Ph. D., the
National Sanitation Foundation,
School of Public Health, Univer-
sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Mich.
University of Missouri: McNamara and
Gadalla.
Robert L. McNamara, Ph. D., De-
partment of Rural Sociology,
College of Agriculture, University
of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.

92,340

1958

21,400

U.S. Public Health Service—Research grants in the area of accident prevention-Con.

Institution and investigator(s)

Michigan State University: Merrill and
Twyford.

Irving R. Merrill, Ph. D., Director
of Television Research, Univer-
sity of California Hospital, San
Francisco Medical Center, San
Francisco, Calif.

Cornell University Medical College:
McCarroll.

James R. McCarroll, M.D., Divi-
sion of Epidemiologic Research,
Department of Public Health and
Preventive Medicine, Cornell
University Medical College, 1300
York Ave., New York, N.Y.
Public Service Research, Inc.: (1) Dun-
lap, (2) Schrieber.

Dr. Robert J. Schreiber, Public
Service Research, Inc., 91 Prospect
St., Stamford, Conn.

Harvard University: Moseley
Ford.

and

Alfred L. Moseley, Department of
Legal Medicine, Medical School,
Harvard University, Boston,
Mass.
California State Department of Public
Health: (1) Corsa and Manheimer,
(2) Manheimer and Mellinger.
Dean I. Manheimer, Bureau of Ma-
ternal and Child Health. State
Department of Public Health,
2151 Berkeley Way, Berkeley,
Calif.
Michigan State University: Barch and
Forbes.

Dr. Abram M. Barch, Department
of Psychology, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Mich.
University of Minn.: Ryan..

Prof. James J. Ryan, Mechanical
Engineering Department, Uni-
versity of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minn.

University of Michigan: Greenshields..
Dr. Bruce D. Greenshields, Depart-
ment of Civil Engineering, College
of Engineering, the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Wayne State University: Lissner and
Evans.
Prof. Herbert R. Lissner, Engineer-
ing Mechanics Department, Col-
lege of Engineering, Wayne State
University, Detroit, Mich.

Flight Safety Foundation, Inc.: (1)
Hasbrook, (2) Kraft and Gregg.

Mr. Merwyn A. Kraft, Flight Safety
Foundation, Inc., 468 Park Ave.
South, New York, N.Y.

25. Role image of the State police Michigan State University: (1) Preiss, trooper-No. M-2957.

(2) Howell.

Dr. John Howell, Department of
and Anthropology,

Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Mich.

Memorial Foundation,

Snively and Chichester.

Inc.: 1960-64

40,870

Dr. George G. Snively, Snell'Memo-
rial Foundation, Inc., 2315]Stock-
ton Blvd., Sacramento, Calif.
Drivers Safety Service, Inc.: Henderson
and Plutchik.

Dr. Harold L. Henderson, Drivers
Safety Service, Inc., 298 Broad-
way, New York, N.Ý.

Hawaii Department of Health: Spicer.
Dr. Robert A. Spicer, division of
mental health, department of
health, Kinau Hale, Post Office
Box 3378, Honolulu, Hawaii.

U.S. Public Health Service-Research grants in the area of accident prevention-Con.

Project title and grant number

Institution and investigator(s)

Years of support

Amount

29. Research in General Aviation Safety-No. AC-70 (formerly RG-6658).

30. Rockland County Child Injury Prevention Project-No. AC-56 (formerly RG-6717).

31. Bibliography of highway traffic safety literature-No. AC-77 (formerly RG-6763-A).

32. Critique of needed research on child accident prevention-No. AC-71 (formerly RG-6798-A).

33. Transportation human factors: Part I. Physical forces-No. AC-57 (formerly RG-6819).

34. Relating driver education to accident-avoiding behavior-No. AC58 (formerly RG-7025).

35. Effect of enforcement on driving behavior-No. AC-59 (formerly RG-7044).

36. School-Age Accidents and Education-No. AC-72 (formerly RG7011).

37. Development of a Criterion for Driver Behavior-No. AC-18 (formerly RG-7051).

38. Measuring Teacher Effectiveness in Driver Education-No. AC-62 (formerly RG-7365).

39. Automobile Collision Injury Experiments: Side impacts-No. AC-60 (formerly RG-7050).

40. Automobile Accident and Injury Prevention Studies-No. AC-73 (formerly RG-7822).

41. Group Dynamic Study of Driver Attitudes and Driving BehaviorNo. AC-64 (formerly RG-7958).

42. Protective Materials and Athletic Injury Prevention-No. AC-65 (formerly RG-8105).

Flight Safety Foundation, Inc.: Kraft... Mr. Merwyn A. Kraft, Flight Safety Foundation, Inc., 468 Park Ave. South, New York, N.Y. Health Research, Inc.: Schlesinger and Dickson.

Dr. Edward R. Schlesinger, division of special health services, State department of health, 84 Holland Ave., Albany, N.Y.

Michigan State University: Whitelaw... John L. Whitelaw, The Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

New York University: Brody..

Dr. Leon Brody, Center for Safety Education, New York University, Washington Square, New York, N.Y. University of California, Los Angeles: Mathewson, Hulbert and Wojcik.

Prof. John H. Mathewson, Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering, School of Engineering, University of California, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. Public Service Research, Inc.: Jacobs and Barmack. Dr. Joseph E. Barmack, Public Service Research, Inc., 91 Prospect St., Stamford, Conn. International Association of Chiefs of Police: (1) Shumate and Crowther; (2) Smith.

Mr. R. Dean Smith, field service division, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Inc., 1319 18th St. NW., Washington, D.C. National Education Association: Abercrombie and Key.

Mr. S. A. Abercrombie, National Commission on Safety Education, National Education Association, 1201 16th St. NW., Washington, D.C. Columbia University: Shoben..

Dr. Edward J. Shoben, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th St., New York, N.Y. Columbia University: Malfetti. Dr. James L. Malfetti, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th St., New York, N.Y.

University of California, Los Angeles: 1961-62 Mathewson, Severy, and Siegel.

Prof. John H. Mathewson, Insti-
tute of Transportation and Traffic
Engineering, School of Engineer-
ing, University of California, 405
Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
University of California, Los Angeles:
Mathewson, Severy, and Siegel.
Prof. John H. Mathewson, Insti-
tute of Transportation and Traffic
Engineering, School of Engineer-
ing, University of California, 405
Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
George Washington University: Hunt
and Schlesinger.

Dr. Lawrence E. Schlesinger, De-
partment of Psychology, the
George Washington University,
Washington, D.C.

University of California, Davis: Ko-
vacic, and Snively.

Prof. Charles R. Kovacic, Depart-
ment of Physical Education,
University of California, Davis,
Calif.

1961-65

49,984

648, 842

U.S. Public Health Service-Research grants in the area of accident prevention-Con.

Project title and grant number

43. Driver decisions in highway accidents-No. AC-66 (formerly RG8106).

44. Visual signal conspicuity-No. AC46 (formerly M-4945-A).

45. Automotive accident instrumentation study-No. AC-9 (formerly RG-8771).

46. Enforcement effect on traffic accident generation-No. AC-8 (formerly RG-8742).

47. Relationship between vision test scores and driving record-No. AC-15.

48. Role of the drinking driver in traffic accidents-No. AC-16.

Institution and investigator(s)

Institute for Research, Inc.: Stover,
Burnett, and Slivinske.

Dr. Robert E. Stover, Human Fac-
tors Section, Institute for Re-
search, Inc., Post Office Box 60,
State College, Pa.
American Institute for Research: York..
Dr. Cyrus M. York, behavioral
research program, American Insti-
tute for Research, 1808 Adams
Mill Road NW., Washington
D.C.
Laboratory for the Study of Sensory
Systems, Inc.: Baldwin.

Mr. Howard A. Baldwin, Labora-
tory for the Study of Sensory Sys-
tems, Inc., 4242 East Speedway,
Tucson, Ariz.
Indiana University: Shumate and Crow-
ther.

Mr. Robert P. Shumate, Depart-
ment of Police Administration,
Indiana University, 618 East 3d
St., Bloomington, Ind.

University of California, Los Angeles:
Mathewson and Burg.

Prof. John H. Mathewson, Institute
of Transportation and Traffic En-
gineering, School of Engineering,
University of California, 405 Hil-
gard Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Indiana University: Borkenstein.
Mr. Robert F. Borkenstein, Depart-
ment of Police Administration,
Indiana University, 618 East 3d
St., Bloomington, Ind.

49. Driving behavior as affected by Indiana University: Forney and Hughes. 1962-64 alcohol-No. AC-20.

50. Susceptibility to monotony as an accident predictor-No. AC-25.

51. Driving_and_connotative meanings-No. AC-29.

52. Multivariate analysis of traffic accident records-No. AC-30.

53. Accident prevention through observation of drivers-No. AC-33.

54. Factors affecting public acceptance of seat belts-No. AC-37.

55. Simulation of traffic flow on a digital computer-No. AC-80.

56. Epidemiology of tractor power takeoff accidents-No. AC-12.

Dr. Robert B. Forney, Department
of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
School of Medicine, Indiana Uni-
versity, 1100 West Michigan St.,
Indianapolis, Ind.

San Jose State College: McBain...
Dr. William N. McBain, Psychol-
ogy Department, San Jose State
College, San Jose, Calif.
Columbia University: Thorndike and
Malfetti.

Dr. Robert L. Thorndike, Teachers
College, Columbia University,
525 West 120th St., New York,
N.Y.

Michigan State University: Allen..
Dr. Terrence M. Allen Department
of Psychology, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, Mich.
American Institute for Research: Hahn.
Mr. Clifford P. Hahn, human rela-
tions research program, American
Institute for Research, 1808 Adams
Mill Road NW., Washington,
D.C.
California State Department of Public
Health: Manheimer and Mellinger.
Mr. Dean I. Manheimer, Bureau of
Maternal and Child Health, Divi-
sion of Preventive Medical Serv-
ices, State Department of Public
Health, 2151 Berkeley Way,
Berkeley, Calif.

Indiana University: Shumate...
Mr. Robert P. Shumate, Depart-
ment of Police Administration,
Indiana University, 618 East 3d
St., Bloomington, Ind.
State University of Iowa: Knapp and
Berry.

Mr. Lafayette W. Knapp, Jr., Insti-
tute of Agricultural Medicine,
Department of Hygiene and Pre-
ventive Medicine, State Univer-
sity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

78,598

U.S. Public Health Service-Research grants in the area of accident prevention—Con.

Project title and grant number

57. Prediction of highway accidentsNo. AC-24.

58. Investigation of variability in driving performance on the highwayNo. AC-28.

59. Effect of glare on simulated night driving-No. AC-87.

60. Man-machine compatibility in very low altitude flight-No. AC-92.

61. Experimental studies of whiplash injuries-No. AC-00099.

62. Automotive crash injury researchNo. AC-00101 (continuation of AC-47).

63. Study of traffic phenomena through digital simulation-No. AC-00106.

64. Causes of death in automobile accidents-No. AC-00107.

65. Investigation of lead intoxication in children-No. AC-00108.

66. Driver tests as a means of accident reduction-No. AC-00109.

Institution and investigator(s)

University of Missippi: McGuire..
Dr. Frederick L. McGuire, Division
of Psychology, Department of
Psychiatry, the University of
Mississippi Medical Center, Jack-
son, Miss.

Ohio State University: Rockwell.
Dr. Thomas H. Rockwell, Depart-
ment of Industrial Engineering,
the Ohio State University, 156
West 19th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
Purdue University: Tiffin.........

Dr. Joseph Tiffin, Department of
Psychology, Purdue University,
Lafayette, Ind.
Ohio State University: Galipault and
Briggs.

Mr. John B. Galipault, School of
Aviation, the Ohio State Univer-
sity, Ohio State University Air-
port, Box 3022, Columbus, Ohio.
Tulane University: Wickstrom and
Martinez.

Dr. Jack K. Wickstrom, Depart-
ment of Surgery, School of Medi-
cine, Tulane University, New
Orleans, La.

Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc.:
Wolf and Campbell.

Mr. Robert A. Wolf, Director, Auto-
motive Crash Injury Research,
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory,
Inc., Post Office Box 235, Buffalo,
N.Y.

Midwest Research Institute: Levy....
Dr. Sheldon L. Levy, Mathematics
and Physics Division, Midwest
Research Institute, 425 Volker
Dr., Kansas City, Mo.

Mr. ROBERTS. Thank you.

Mr. COHEN. I have just been looking over some of these grants. while you were speaking and a number of them are very interesting, and have great possibilities. The list shows that there is promise in this area for solving some of these problems.

Mr. ROBERTS. Again we are very grateful to you, Mr. Secretary, and to Dr. Terry and Dr. Joliet for your appearance here today. Dr. TERRY. Thank you.

Mr. COHEN. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. ROBERTS. Our next witness is Col. John P. Stapp, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Chief Scientist, Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex. Colonel, it is a genuine pleasure to welcome you to our hearing.

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