Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr Explained

Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr
Office:42nd Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
Termstart:March 2015
Termend:December 2018
Preceded:Deborah Hersman
Succeeded:Michael Graham
President:Barack Obama
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]

Education

Dinh-Zarr attended public schools in Galveston, Texas. She graduated from 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".[3] 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.[4]

Career

Dinh-Zarr was the U.S. director and road-safety director of the FIA Foundation until 2014. While at the NTSB, Dinh-Zarr was known for her support of 0.05% BAC Laws to prevent drunk driving[5] and positive train control (PTC).[6] She cast the dissenting vote on the proposal to lessen the importance of PTC.[7] Dinh-Zarr helped to investigate disasters such as the sinking of the El Faro[8] and the 2016 Hoboken train crash.[9] 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Olsen. As told to Patricia R.. 2018-02-09. Keeping a Bag at the Ready for When She Gets the Call. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-09-01. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Bella Dinh-Zarr. 2022-02-22. Fia Foundation.
  3. Dinh-Zarr. T. B.. Sleet. D. A.. Shults. R. A.. Zaza. S.. Elder. R. W.. Nichols. J. L.. Thompson. R. S.. Sosin. D. M.. Task Force on Community Preventive Services. November 2001. Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to increase the use of safety belts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 21. 4 Suppl. 48–65. 10.1016/s0749-3797(01)00378-6. 0749-3797. 11691561.
  4. Web site: Stories in STEM with the Honorable Bella Dinh-Zarr Calendar of Events Amherst College. 2021-09-01. www.amherst.edu.
  5. Web site: Utah's tough new DUI law could save 1,500 lives each year if other states copied it, says National Transportation Safety Board member. 2022-02-23. The Salt Lake Tribune. en-US.
  6. Web site: Dinh-Zarr Breaks Bounds to Push Train-Control Technology. 2021-09-01. www.enr.com. en.
  7. Web site: Li. David K.. 2016-05-17. Divided NTSB agrees to blame engineer for fatal Amtrak wreck. 2022-02-23. New York Post. en-US.
  8. Web site: NTSB: El Faro's data recorder crucial to investigation. 2021-09-01. www.firstcoastnews.com. en.
  9. Web site: Almasy. Jason Hanna,Deborah Feyerick,Steve. 2016-09-29. Hoboken train crash: 1 dead, more than 100 injured. 2022-02-23. CNN. en.

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