Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Staff Directory

Denver Tolliver, Ph.D.
Director - UGPTI
Program Director - CTIPS/MPC		Phone: (701)231-7190
denver.tolliver@ndsu.edu
Brenda Lantz, Ph.D.
Associate Director - UGPTI
Program Director - Motor Carrier Safety Research		Phone: (303)871-7773
Cell: (720)470-1871
brenda.lantz@ndsu.edu
Jaclyn Andersen
Research Support Specialist		Phone: (701)231-4935
jaclyn.k.andersen@ndsu.edu
Kelly Bengtson, P.E.
Bridge and Pavement Engineer		Phone: (701)231-5361
kelly.bengtson@ndsu.edu
Doug Benson
Associate Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-8388
doug.benson@ndsu.edu
Jody Bohn Baldock
Department Manager
Academic Coordinator		Phone: (701)231-7767
jody.bohn.baldock@ndsu.edu
Raj Bridgelall, Ph.D.
Program Director - SMARTSe
Associate Professor		Phone: (408)607-3214
raj.bridgelall@ndsu.edu
Denise Brown
NDLTAP Program Manager		Phone: (701)224-3810
Cell: (701)220-0101
denise.brown.1@ndsu.edu
Alan Dybing, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-5988
Cell: (701)361-7521
alan.dybing@ndsu.edu
Stanna Flom
Office Coordinator		Phone: (701)231-8058
stanna.flom@ndsu.edu
Bryon Fuchs, P.E.
Program Director - NDLTAP
Program Co-Director - Northern TTAP		Phone: (701)224-3801
Cell: (701)214-0302
bryon.fuchs@ndsu.edu
Curt Glasoe, PE/PLS
Technical Support Representative		Cell: (701)260-9459
curt.glasoe@ndsu.edu
John Grinsteiner
State Judicial Outreach Liaison		Phone: (701)390-0299
john.grinsteiner@ndsu.edu
Sowmya Gudise
IT Program Manager		Phone: (701)231-6263
sowmya.gudise@ndsu.edu
Ron Hall
Program Co-Director - Northern TTAP
Tribal Transportation Program Manager		Phone: (970)217-9076
ronald.hall@ndsu.edu
Sharijad Hasan, Ph.D.
Associate Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-8085
md.s.hasan@ndsu.edu
Sue Hendrickson
Administrative Assistant		Cell: (701)238-8646
susan.hendrickson@ndsu.edu
Tom Jirik
Communications Coordinator		Phone: (701)231-9629
thomas.jirik@ndsu.edu
Matthew Johnson, P.E.
Western ND Transportation Liaison		Cell: (701)929-0581
matthew.johnson.20@ndsu.edu
Ryan Jones
Research Specialist		ryan.jones.2@ndsu.edu
Ihsan Ullah Khan, Ph.D.
Road Safety Research Fellow		ihsan.khan@ndsu.edu
Megan Kortie
Administrative Secretary		Phone: (701)231-8793
megan.kortie@ndsu.edu
Pan Lu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Research Fellow		Phone: (701)212-3795
pan.lu@ndsu.edu
Heshani Manaweera Wickramage, Ph.D.
Rural Road Safety Post-Doc		manaweerawickramag.m@ndsu.edu
Jeremy Mattson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-5496
jeremy.w.mattson@ndsu.edu
Starla Morkassel
Account Manager		Phone: (701)231-9595
starla.morkassel@ndsu.edu
Diomo Motuba, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Advanced Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-1088
diomo.motuba@ndsu.edu
Patrick Nichols
Web Communications Manager		Phone: (701)231-7718
patrick.nichols@ndsu.edu
Shannon Olson
TLN Help Desk Coordinator		Cell: (701)552-0672
shannon.l.olson@ndsu.edu
Chris Padilla
Program Director - TLN		Cell: (701)202-5730
chris.padilla@ndsu.edu
Del Peterson
Associate Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-5908
del.peterson@ndsu.edu
Jennifer Roller
Technical Certification Program Manager		Phone: (701)224-3814
Cell: (701)805-9642
jennifer.roller@ndsu.edu
Scott Satermo
Rural Roadway Engineering Specialist		Phone: (701)231-4362
scott.satermo@ndsu.edu
Kshitij Sharma, Ph.D.
Advanced Research Fellow		Phone: (701)231-1086
kshitij.sharma@ndsu.edu
Joshua Teegarden
IT System Administrator		Phone: (701)231-8074
joshua.teegarden@ndsu.edu
Bev Trittin
Visual Communication Specialist		Phone: (701)231-7137
bev.trittin@ndsu.edu
Dustin Ulmer
Information Systems Professional		Phone: (701)231-6191
dustin.ulmer@ndsu.edu
Kimberly Vachal, Ph.D.
Program Director - RTSSC
Program Director - Ag Center
Senior Researcher		Phone: (701)231-6425
kimberly.vachal@ndsu.edu
Brad Wentz, P.E.
Program Director - ATAC
Program Director - DOTSC		Phone: (701)231-7230
Cell: (701)361-0742
bradley.wentz@ndsu.edu
Tracy Wing
Program Assistant		Phone: (701)224-3811
Cell: (701)612-8632
tracy.wing@ndsu.edu
Mark Wolter
Truck Industry Liaison		Phone: (701)282-0496
mark.wolter@ndsu.edu
Xinyi Yang, Ph.D.
Post Doc Data Analytics		xinyi.yang@ndsu.edu
Yun Zhou, Ph.D.
Post Doc Traffic Safety		yun.zhou@ndsu.edu

Affiliated Staff

Brady Haussler, P.E.
Design Section Supervisor
NDDOT Engineer		Phone: (701)231-1078
bhaussler@nd.gov
Jennifer Kern, P.E.
Assistant Design Section Supervisor
NDDOT Engineer		Phone: (701)231-1075
jennifer.kern@nd.gov
Andrew Kubas, Ph.D.
Affiliated Staff		andrew.kubas@ndsu.edu