Melisa D. Finley

TTI Senior Research Engineer
Division Head

Education

• M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1999
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1997

Short Biography

Melisa Finley is a Senior Research Engineer and the Division Head of the Traffic Operations and Roadway Safety Division at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). She is also the Program Manager of the Work Zone and Dynamic Signs Program and the Roadway Safety Program. Ms. Finley is nationally recognized expert in work zone safety and operations, having more than 25 years of research, technical assistance, and training experience in this area. She leads the team of TTI researchers that currently operates the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse website. Ms. Finley is also a nationally recognized expert on wrong-way driving crash characteristics, wrong-way detection systems, and other mitigation strategies. Throughout her career at TTI, Ms. Finley has led projects totaling over $15 million in research funding, authored over 80 reports, published 30 papers in journals, and made numerous presentations on her research findings. Ms. Finley has also organized and coordinated many workshops, webinars, peer exchanges, and conference sessions. She is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.