Preusser Research Group Inc

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Preusser Research Group, Inc., (PRG) is a full service research firm specializing in transportation, highway safety, and issues related to drug and alcohol abuse. We are the premier investigators of behavioral traffic safety related issues. Our scientists and field personnel combine to produce a team that excels in designing programs and studies, collecting data, analyzing data, and presenting results to our clients. Our clients include the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, National Safety Council (NSC), and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT).

Joyce W. Connolly graduated from Fort Hays State University with a MS in general/experimental psychology. She has extensive experience in program evaluation and survey research gained during previous employment with the Docking Institute of Public Affairs both as a research scientist and as manager of their Center for Survey Research. Prior to working for PRG, she was involved in a wide variety of survey research projects, and conducted evaluations of federally funded projects focusing on early childhood development, violence prevention, and alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) prevention. Currently Joyce is working on several projects for NHTSA including a project exploring medical outcomes of older persons injured in motor vehicle crashes. She is also analyzing media awareness data for NHTSA’s Next Generation of Click It or Ticket program. Joyce is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the American Association for Public Opinion Research.

William Nissen is a graduate of Michigan State University, and holds an MBA in marketing from New York University. He has extensive experience in market research and survey data collection and was formerly a product development manager for General Electric. Mr. Nissen assisted in the design and implementation of a telephone survey of New York drivers in support of the Thruway Buckle Up project. He also participated in a study of underage alcohol purchase and our evaluation of Community Traffic Safety programs and prepared case studies for a youth alcohol enforcement project for the Justice Department (sub-contract to the Police Executive Research Forum). Recently, he collected field data in support of studies involving the handling characteristics of tandem trucks, "red-light running," and false I.D. Mr. Nissen has conducted focus groups with SADD students and with motorists using the Capital Beltway. Currently, he is developing case study reports for our evaluation of Buckle Up America. He is also working on a project to evaluate some of the leading causes of certain types of crashes at intersections.

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