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Tho Bella Dinh-Zarr
American public official From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Education
Dinh-Zarr attended public schools in Galveston, Texas. She graduated from Ball High School in Galveston,[3] and 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".[4] 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.[5]
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Career
Dinh-Zarr was the U.S. director and road-safety director of the FIA Foundation until 2014.[6] While at the NTSB, Dinh-Zarr was known for her support of 0.05% BAC Laws to prevent drunk driving[7] and positive train control (PTC).[6] She cast the dissenting vote on the proposal to lessen the importance of PTC.[8] Dinh-Zarr helped to investigate disasters such as the sinking of the El Faro[9] and the 2016 Hoboken train crash.[10] 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.[1]
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