Sara E. Graham

Sara E. Graham

Data Quality Manager, Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation
Campus Federal Credit Union Building
179 South Quad Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone:225-578-0239
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Biographical Summary

Sara Graham received her Bachelor of Art in Mass Communication in 2002 and her Masters of Business Administration in 2005 from Louisiana State University. While working as a graduate student with the Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety (CARTS), formerly the Highway Safety Research Group (HSRG), she worked to review state crash data manually entered for accuracy and completeness. Upon graduation, she accepted a full time position with the CARTS, where she worked with police agencies to promote electronic crash reporting in order to improve the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of crash data in Louisiana. Most recently in her role as Data Quality Manager, Sara’s focus and interests have been to investigate, develop, and implement processes that further improve the overall quality of the state’s crash data. She also works closely with the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Team in Louisiana to ensure the state crash database matches the data reported through the FARS program.

Education

  • BA Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2002
  • Master Business Administration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 2005

Presentations

  • Michael Allen and Sara E. Graham (2023). Alcohol and Drug Toxicology Record Automation and the Future of Data Integration in Louisiana Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2023
  • Sara E. Graham (2018). Contributing to Louisiana's Green Reporting Presented at Commercial Motor Vehicle Summit sponsored by The Center for Advanced Public Safety, 2018
  • Sara E. Graham and Randall Mark Verret Jr. (2017). Developing and Using a Application to Improve Data Cleaning Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2017
  • Sara E. Graham (2012). Using Agency Data to Improve Quality Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2012
  • Sara E. Graham (2010). Analyzing the Quality of Data Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2010
  • Sara E. Graham (2010). Automating FARS Coding Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2010
  • Sara E. Graham (2010). Automating FARS Coding Presented at System Wide Training sponsored by Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2010
  • Sara E. Graham and Cory Hutchinson Ph.D. (2009). Utilizing the Effectiveness of a Digital Pen to Collect Traffic Accident Data Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2009
  • Sara E. Graham and Cory Hutchinson Ph.D. (2009). Focusing on Performance Measures Presented at Traffic Records Forum sponsored by Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals, 2009

Employed by LSU since

May 30, 2005