Motao Zhu Team
Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD
Principal Investigator
Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD, is an associate professor of pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine. With doctoral training in epidemiology and medicine, and active research for the past 14 years, Dr. Zhu is well versed in travel behaviors and transportation injuries. He has received multiple NIH and CDC grants to conduct research in cell phone use while driving, teen driving, and traffic policy. He has published in a number of high impact journals, including Epidemiology and American Journal of Preventive Medicine, as well as notable journals in the injury filed, such as Injury Prevention and Accident Analysis and Prevention. He is an editorial board member for the journals Injury Prevention and Injury Epidemiology. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Operator Education and Regulation Committee.
Team Members
- Marco Benedetti, MS - Postdoctoral Scientist
- Dylan Galos, PhD - Postdoctoral Scientist
- Kayleigh Humphries, MPH - Research Assistant
- Li Li - Graduate Student
- Ann Nwosu, MS - Biostatistician
- Sijun Shen, PhD – Research Scientist
- Shengnan Sun, MAS - Research Associate