Dr. Brunsen holds a PhD in Human Factors Psychology from NC State and BAs in Psychology and Studio Arts from the University of Iowa. Her research interests include additional mobility, other road users, and older driver safety. Dr. Brunsen recently finished a project updating NHTSA's Adapting Motor Vehicles For People With Disabilities guide to better serve its intended users. In another study, she leads research on motorcycle gear comfort and fit for over 600 participants. She is also managing a project that is using advanced data acquisition systems (DAS) to gather extensive data—such as multi-channel video, driver behavior, vehicle kinematics, and GPS traces from 200 participants to evaluate the impact of L2 systems on driving safety.

Dr. Brunsen hosted DARTS 2024 and 2025 and is excited to host DARTS 2026!