Biography of Todd Curtis, PhD

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Expertise

Aviation Safety Analyst, Author, Publisher.

Best known for

Author of Understanding Aviation Safety Data (2000) and
Parenting and the Internet (2007)

Creator of Birdstrike.org, and AirSafe.com

Professional Experience

U.S. Air Force 1983-1987
Boeing, 1991-2000
Universal Avionics, 2000-2003
The AirSafe.com Foundation, 2003-Present

Education

BSE Electrical Engineering, Princeton 1981
MS Electrical Engineering, University of Texas 1983
SM Technology and Policy Program, MIT 1990
MBA Sloan School of Management, MIT 1991
Ph.D. - Aviation Risk Assessment, The Union Institute 1999

Professional Associations

International Society of Air Safety Investigators
Bird Strike Committee USA

About Todd Curtis
Conducted research in several areas of aviation risk assessment and accident prevention. Author of the books Understanding Aviation Safety Data and Parenting and the Internet, as well as a number of articles on airline safety. Licensed private pilot.

Key Publications

• Understanding Aviation Safety Data
  SAE International. July 2000.
• Parenting and the Internet
  Speedbrake Publishing. July 2007.
• Using the Internet to support aviation safety research and education.
  In Proceedings of the 1997 International Society of Air Safety Investigators Conference. Anchorage AK, October.
• Airline Accidents and Media Bias 14 March 1996.

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Other Information
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