Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr | |
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42nd Member of the National Transportation Safety Board | |
In office March 2015 –December 2018 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Deborah Hersman |
Succeeded by | Michael Graham |
Personal details | |
Education | Rice University University of Texas School of Public Health |
Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr is an American public health scientist,specializing in injury prevention. Dinh-Zarr was the 42nd Member of the National Transportation Safety Board,and served as vice-chairman and acting chairman. [1] [2]
Dinh-Zarr attended public schools in Galveston,Texas. She graduated from Ball High School in Galveston, [3] and Rice University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Spanish. She has a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Doctorate (PhD) from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Her PhD dissertation was "Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to increase the use of safety belts". [4] In high school,Dinh-Zarr worked at the Railroad Museum on Galveston Island,built latrines in Paraguay,and in college she studied Latin American literature in Chile. [5]
Dinh-Zarr was the U.S. director and road-safety director of the FIA Foundation until 2014. [6] While at the NTSB,Dinh-Zarr was known for her support of 0.05% BAC Laws to prevent drunk driving [7] and positive train control (PTC). [6] She cast the dissenting vote on the proposal to lessen the importance of PTC. [8] Dinh-Zarr helped to investigate disasters such as the sinking of the El Faro [9] and the 2016 Hoboken train crash. [10] After her term ended,Dinh-Zarr co-founded the .05 Saves Lives Coalition,its mission to advocate for a .05 BAC law in every state. [1]
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