Kavi Bhalla, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences of the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago, and Affiliated Faculty at the Harris School of Public Policy. His research aims to develop transport systems that are safe, sustainable and equitable, with a central focus on road safety in low- and middle-income countries. His recent work has focused on the development of analytical tools for improving estimates of the incidence of injuries in information-poor settings using available data sources. Kavi co-led the injury expert group of the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Project. He is formally trained as a mechanical engineer and his PhD (Cornell, 2001) thesis research focused on the mechanics of material failure, which he later applied to the study of injury biomechanics and vehicle crashworthiness. He is broadly interested in the design of products, environments, and systems that are safe and have positive health impacts.
Harvard University, Initiative for Global Health
Cambridge, MA
Ellison Fellow - Population health metrics
2007
Harvard University, Center for Population and Development Studies
Cambridge, MA
Bell Fellow - Public health policy
2005
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
PhD - Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
2001
Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi
New Delhi, India
BTech - Mechanical Engineering
1995
Pattern of road traffic fatalities in India: a case study of Chhattisgarh State.
Pattern of road traffic fatalities in India: a case study of Chhattisgarh State. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2025 Mar; 32(1):101-107.
PMID: 40173003
Assessing bicycle safety risks using emerging mobile sensing data.
Assessing bicycle safety risks using emerging mobile sensing data. Travel Behav Soc. 2025 Jan; 38:100906.
PMID: 39411520
Case-control study of fatal bicycle crashes in peri-urban areas of Delhi.
Case-control study of fatal bicycle crashes in peri-urban areas of Delhi. Inj Prev. 2024 Oct 24.
PMID: 39448251
Drivers' behavior confronting fixed and point-to-point speed enforcement camera: agent-based simulation and translation to crash relative risk change.
Drivers' behavior confronting fixed and point-to-point speed enforcement camera: agent-based simulation and translation to crash relative risk change. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 22; 14(1):1863.
PMID: 38253631
Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map.
Effectiveness of road safety interventions: An evidence and gap map. Campbell Syst Rev. 2024 Mar; 20(1):e1367.
PMID: 38188231
The effect of Real-Time feedback and incentives on speeding behaviors using Telematics: A randomized controlled trial.
The effect of Real-Time feedback and incentives on speeding behaviors using Telematics: A randomized controlled trial. Accid Anal Prev. 2023 Oct; 191:107216.
PMID: 37429155
Assessing discrepancies in estimates of road traffic deaths in Brazil.
Assessing discrepancies in estimates of road traffic deaths in Brazil. Inj Prev. 2023 Oct; 29(5):412-417.
PMID: 37208005
Developing a national database of police-reported fatal road traffic crashes for road safety research and management in India.
Developing a national database of police-reported fatal road traffic crashes for road safety research and management in India. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2023 Sep; 30(3):439-446.
PMID: 37162321
Estimated potential death and disability averted with vehicle safety interventions, Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Estimated potential death and disability averted with vehicle safety interventions, Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Bull World Health Organ. 2023 Mar 01; 101(3):211-222.
PMID: 36865606
Addressing discrepancies in estimates of road traffic deaths and injuries in Ethiopia.
Addressing discrepancies in estimates of road traffic deaths and injuries in Ethiopia. Inj Prev. 2023 06; 29(3):234-240.
PMID: 36600523