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Timothy J. Gates received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007 and has extensive research experience in transportation engineering, focusing on traffic safety, traffic control devices, driver behavior, roadside corridor planning, and transportation economics. From 2007 to 2015, he was a faculty member at Wayne State University. Gates is recognized for his substantial contributions as a principal investigator and co-principal investigator on 72 competitive grants, garnering over $13.3 million in extramural funding. His primary expertise lies in evaluating the behavioral effects of countermeasures and policies related to traffic safety and operations, including speed limits, rumble strips, and traffic control device enhancements. He has led assessments of speed limit policies, signal timing strategies, and work zone safety strategies. Gates’ work has received numerous accolades including paper awards from the Transportation Research Board Committee on Pedestrians and the Committee on Operational Effects of Geometrics.
Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI
Teaching and research in transportation engineering with a focus on traffic safety and operations.
Department of Psychology