Work Experience
Focus Forensics, LLC
Engineer: 2017-Present
Consultant: 2016-2017
Leidos (formerly SAIC)
Transportation Consultant and Researcher: 2010-2016
Virginia Tech Center for Infrastructure-Based
Safety Systems Graduate Researcher: 2014-2015
Virginia Tech Center for Injury Biomechanics
Graduate Researcher: 2011-2013
Virginia Tech College of Engineering
Instructor: 2013
Virginia Tech Center for Sustainable
Transportation Systems Graduate Researcher: 2009-2010
FSU-FAMU Crashworthiness & Impact Analysis Lab
Undergraduate Researcher: 2008-2009
Avcon, Inc.
Civil Engineering Intern: 2008
Professional Development
American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
- Florida Advanced Maintenance of Traffic Training, 2016
- Florida Advanced Work Zone Traffic Control Refresher Course, 2020
Axiom Forensic
- Motorcycle Collision Reconstruction, 2018
Collision Safety Institute / ARC
- Annual Crash Conference and Full Scale Crash Testing, 2017
Federal Highway Administration’s National Highway Institute
- Strategic Highway Safety Plan Implementation, 2012
- Highway Safety Manual Training, 2013
- Work Zone Design Course, 2021
Lightpoint Scientific, LLC
- Advanced Photogrammetry for Collision Reconstruction, 2017
Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
- Advanced Crash Reconstruction Utilizing Human Factors Research, 2018
Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE)
- Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Principles and Technology, 2018
- Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Principles and Technology , 2019
- Accident Reconstruction, The Autonomous Vehicle and ADA, 2020
- Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics, 2021
- Applying Automotive EDR Data to Traffic Crash Reconstruction, 2021
Virginia Tech
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Human Subject Protections, 2009
Virtual Crash
- Collision Simulation and Reconstruction, 2021
World Reconstruction Exposition (WREX)
- Crash Conference and Full Scale Crash Testing, 2016
Seminar and Course Presentations
“Applications of Connected Vehicle Technology for School Buses and School Bus Stops”, Joint Meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Society of Virginia and the Virginia Section Institute of Transportation Engineers, Richmond, VA, 2017
“Maintenance of Traffic and Roadway Design Analysis”, World Reconstruction Exposition, 2016
“Evaluating Driver Responses to In-vehicle “School Bus Stopped Ahead” Messages and Equivalent Roadside Signing” Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2016
“Evaluation of Fatal School Bus Related Crashes and Associated Crash Characteristics” Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2015
‘“School Bus Stop Examination: An Interactive Tool for Improving Student Safety (poster)” Women Transportation Seminar Annual Conference, Chicago, IL 2015
“Evaluation of Fatal School Bus Related Crashes and Associated Crash Characteristics (poster)” Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, 2014
“Illuminating the Road Ahead” Virginia Tech TEDx Event, Blacksburg, VA, 2014
“Analysis of Firetruck Crashes and Associated Firefighter Injuries in the United States” Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Seattle, WA, 2012
“Safety Benefits of Stability Control Systems for TractorSemitrailers Estimated with Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation” Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2012
“Analysis of Firetruck Crashes and Associated Firefighters Injuries in the United States (poster)” 11th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA, 2012
“Development of Hardware-in-the-loop Testbed for Evaluating Truck Safety Systems” Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2011
“Low-Risk Deployment Airbag Star Rating System (poster)” 10th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, Blacksburg, VA 2011
Publications
Melcher, D., Przybyla, J., Palframan, K., Rush, T., “Big Data Analysis – Combining GPS with Traffic Signal Data Logger Records,” Proceedings of the 27th Annual Congress of the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU), 2018
Przyblya, J., Rush, T., Palframan, K., Melcher, D., “Introduction to Traffic Signal Data Loggers and their Application to Accident Reconstruction.” SAE Technical Paper, 2018-01-0527, 2018
Atkinson, J., Dixon, K., Jones, J., Donoughe-Palframan, K., Colety, M., Pratt, M. “Scale and Scope and Safety Assessment Methods in the Project Development Process” Federal Highway Administration, 2016
Donoughe, K., Alden, B., Mayer, B. “Final Report of Reducing School Bus/ Light-Vehicle Conflicts through Connected Vehicle Communications.” Under Review for Connected Vehicle UTC, 2015
Donoughe, K., Katz, B. “A Survey of Stated Driver Behavior around Stopped School Buses.” Under Review for Transportation Research Part F., 2015
Donoughe, K., Katz, B. “Evaluation of Fatal School Bus Related Crashes and Near-term Crash Mitigation Strategies.” IATSS Research, Volume 38, Issue 2, 2015
Donoughe, K., Balk, S. “Vehicle to Pedestrian Technical Scan Summary Database” Intelligent Transportation System Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) Connected Vehicle Program, 2015
Atkinson, J., Chandler, B., Betkey, V., Weiss, K., Dixon, K., Giragosian, A., Donoughe, K., O’Donnell, C. “Manual for Selecting Safety Improvements of High Risk Rural Roads” Federal Highway Administration, 2014
Atkinson, J., Chandler, B., Rigdon, H., Donoughe, K. “Work Zone Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists” Federal Highway Administration, 2013
Katz, B., O’Donnell, C., Donoughe, K., Atkinson, J., Finley, M., Bouke, K., Kuhn, B., Warren, D. “Guidelines for the use of Variable Speed Limit Systems in Wet Weather.” Federal Highway Administration, 2012
Donoughe, K., Whitestone, J. Gabler, H.C. “Analysis of Firetruck Crashes and Associated Firefighter Injuries in the United States” Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine, Volume 56, 2012
Park, S., Donoughe, K., Rakha, H. “Safety Benefits of Stability Control Systems for Tractor-Semitrailers Estimated with Hardwarein-the-loop Simulation” Transportation Research Record, 2281, 2012
Donoughe, K. “Guidelines for the Use of Dynamic Lane Merging Strategies” American Traffic Safety Services Association, 2012
Donoughe, K. “Guidance on the Use of Automated Flagger Assistance Devices” American Traffic Safety Services Association, 2012
Katz, B., O’Donnell, C., Donoughe, K., Atkinson, J., Finley, M.D., Balke, K., Kuhn, B., et al. “Variable Speed Limit Systems in Wet Weather” Federal Highway Administration, 2012
Donoughe, K., Rakha, H., Swanson, W., Park, S., Bryson, J. “Development of Hardware-in-the-loop Testbed for Evaluating Truck Safety Systems” Transportation Research Record, 2265, 2011