M-CASTL awarded four research projects for the third year of our research initiative. Click on the project titles below to read the abstracts and view other project information.

Assessing Driving in Older Adults: Perspectives of Vision Care Providers
Principal Investigators: Nancy K. Janz (U-M School of Public Health) and David C. Musch (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kellogg Eye Center)
Co-Investigators: Brenda W. Gillespie (Center for Statistical Consultation and Research) and Ralph P. Crew (Crew Eye Center)

Development of a Protocol to Assess the Effects of Workload on Older Drivers: A First Step
Principal Investigator: Paul A. Green (UMTRI)
Co-Investigators: Mark Newman (U-M School of Information) and Toshiro Muramatsu (Nissan Technical Center North America)

Driving Cessation & Caregiving Continuum: Adult Child/Parent Dynamic
Principal Investigator: Cathleen M. Connell (U-M School of Public Health)
Co-Investigators: Lidia P. Kostyniuk (UMTRI) and Tina Abbate Marzolf (Michigan Area Agency on Aging1-B)

Using Vehicle Instrumentation to Better Understand the Transitioning Process: An Exploratory Study
Principal Investigator: David W. Eby (UMTRI)
Co-Investigators: Lisa J. Molnar (UMTRI), Edward D. Rothman and Danielle Gwinn (U-M Center for Statistical Consultation and Research), Shawn Marshall (Candrive/University of Ottawa, CA), Michelle Porter (Candrive/University of Manitoba, CA)