About me
Dr. Shauna Hallmark is a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University and has over 20 years of experience in traffic safety research. She serves/has served as principal investigator (PI) on more than 90 projects for clients like the Strategic Highway Research Program, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Iowa Department of Agriculture, and various state departments of transportation (DOTs) (most notably Iowa and Minnesota). Projects have ranged in size from $8,000 to $760,000, with an average project length of 12 to 24 months, but several have spanned 3 to 5 years.
Dr. Hallmark serves as the director of InTrans, which has over $16M in annual research expenditures and includes 30 participating faculty, 49 professional and engineering staff, and over 100 graduate students. As Director, she manages a master agreement with the Iowa DOT and another with the Minnesota DOT. This entails ensuring contracts are completed on-time and within budget, managing concerns between researchers and the DOT, assisting in setting direction and research priorities, and identifying opportunities for collaboration.
