The Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE, a non-profit research organization in Calverton, Maryland) is submitting this KO5 application for Dr. Robert Voas, a Senior Scientist with over 33 years of work in the alcohol and highway safety field. Dr. Voas joined the newly formed Department of Transportation in 1968, and oversaw the development of and evaluated the ASAP (Alcohol Safety Action Project) Program, comprised of 35 projects and the first federally funded community effort to reduce drunk-driving crashes. In 1982, Dr. Voas joined PIRE's subsidiary, National Public Services Research Institute, and has been conducting research funded by the NIAAA there for the past 15 years. He has been PI on six R01 grants and recently received a MERIT award for his most recent grant. The objective of this application is to provide Dr. Voas with the opportunity to develop new alcohol safety programs that he feels are important to overcoming the nation's current lack of progress in reducing drinking-driving crashes. In addition, he would like to mentor new investigators to take over some of his current responsibilities so they can take on leadership roles in the new research areas. The program he describes in this application grows out of his service on scientific advisory boards for NHTSA, NIAAA, MADD, the Transportation Research Board, the National Commission Against Drunk Driving, and the National Safety Council, in addition to his own research and that of his colleagues. These efforts are directed at key problems in the drinking-driving area. Funding this application will allow Dr. Voas to become involved in a broader range of programs than if he otherwise were limited by taking on the full management of individual R01 projects. For this effort we are requesting 5 years of support for 75% of Dr. Voas' time.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Type
Research Scientist Award (K05)
Project #
5K05AA014260-04
Application #
7072861
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAA1-FF (02))
Program Officer
Hilton, Michael E
Project Start
2003-06-04
Project End
2008-05-31
Budget Start
2006-06-01
Budget End
2007-05-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$133,196
Indirect Cost
Name
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Department
Type
DUNS #
021883350
City
Beltsville
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
20705
Romano, Eduardo O; Peck, Raymond C; Voas, Robert B (2012) Traffic environment and demographic factors affecting impaired driving and crashes. J Safety Res 43:75-82
Furr-Holden, C Debra; Voas, Robert B; Lacey, John et al. (2011) The prevalence of alcohol use disorders among night-time weekend drivers. Addiction 106:1251-60
Voas, Robert B; Tippetts, S Scott; Fisher, Deborah et al. (2010) Requiring suspended drunk drivers to install alcohol interlocks to reinstate their licenses: effective? Addiction 105:1422-8
Roth, Richard; Marques, Paul R; Voas, Robert B (2009) A note on the effectiveness of the house-arrest alternative for motivating DWI offenders to install ignition interlocks. J Safety Res 40:437-41
Kypri, Kypros; Davie, Gabrielle; Langley, John et al. (2009) The utility of routinely collected data in evaluating important policy changes: the New Zealand alcohol purchasing age limit example. Am J Public Health 99:1212-5
Furr-Holden, C Debra; Voas, Robert B; Lacey, John et al. (2009) Toward national estimates of alcohol use disorders among drivers: results from the National Roadside Survey Pilot Program. Traffic Inj Prev 10:403-9
Fell, James C; Fisher, Deborah A; Voas, Robert B et al. (2009) The impact of underage drinking laws on alcohol-related fatal crashes of young drivers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:1208-19
Voas, Robert B; Romano, Eduardo; Peck, Raymond (2009) Validity of surrogate measures of alcohol involvement when applied to nonfatal crashes. Accid Anal Prev 41:522-30
Fell, James C; Compton, Christine; Voas, Robert B (2008) A note on the use of passive alcohol sensors during routine traffic stops. Traffic Inj Prev 9:534-8
Voas, Robert B; Johnson, Mark; Turrisi, Robert J et al. (2008) Bringing alcohol on campus to raise money: impact on student drinking and drinking problems. Addiction 103:940-50;discussion 951-2

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