Staff

Heidi Story

Research Administrator

Karen Nguyen Vo

Communications Coordinator
Karen Nguyen Vo is the Communications Coordinator for the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) and supports communications efforts for SafeTREC's research, tools, programs and education. Prior to joining SafeTREC, Karen produced various communications, including news, research and feature stories for the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), The Daily Californian and the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program.
Karen holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley.

Afsaneh Yavari

Research & Development Engineer

Afsaneh Yavari serves as a Research & Development Engineer at Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC). She manages the Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) Program and previously led the Tribal Road Safety Program, including the Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA) Program. She is registered as a Traffic Engineer (TE) in California. She holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, and a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering, both from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Afsaneh also serves as Tech...