This video is part of the Division of
Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance’s Research Integrity and Scholarly
Excellence (RISE) Lecture Series. The goals of RISE lecture series are to
foster ethical scholarship, explore a diversity of perspectives about the roles
and responsibilities of scholars and researchers, and reflect on the ethical
impact of our work in the modern world.
In this Rise
lecture, Kristin White discusses the importance of technology and innovation in
transportation and their impacts on the research community as well as on communities
that use transportation to access critical services. White also highlights the
United States Department of Transportation’s strategic goals, how the
department approaches transportation research innovation and technology
transformation, how individuals weigh risk and ethical considerations, and how
everyone can be responsible stewards of the future transportation system.
Kristin White was named chief counsel
of the Federal Highway Administration at the United States Department of
Transportation in July 2023. In this role, White oversees all aspects of FHWA’s
legislative, regulatory, and other programs to advise the federal-aid highway
program and the secretary on matters relating to the 2,700-person agency and
$59 billion federal-aid highway program. White serves as part of the Federal
Highway Administration senior leadership team and manages 60 professionals in
four offices across the country to advance the department’s mission to deliver
a world-class system that advances safe, efficient, equitable, and sustainable
mobility voices for all while strengthening the Nation’s economy.