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Pierro Hirsch

Pierro Hirsch

Road Safety and Simulation-Based Driver Training Researcher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Road Safety Researcher and Driver Training Program Developer at Virage Simulation Inc.

  • Education

    • Université de Montréal

      1997 - 2005
      PhD Public Health

      M.Sc. Santé communautaire Université de Montréal, September 1993 - May 1997B.A. Philosophy University of California at Berkeley - July 1978

    • University of California at Berkeley

      1976 - 1978
      B.A. Philosophy

      BA Philosophy

    • Université de Montréal

      1993 - 1997
      M.Sc Santé communautaire

      PhD Public Health

    • HEC Montreal

      2008 - 2012
      Post-Doctorate Road Safety

      Developed and tested prototype for a driving simulator-based hazard response test (HRT)

  • Experience

    • Virage Simulation Inc.

      Jan 2006 - now
      Road Safety and Simulation-Based Driver Training Researcher

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certification as Administrator and Trainer in the Auto$mart program linking Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving

      Natural Resources Canada and Road Safety Educators' Association

    • Certificate of Completion of training in Coaching Behind the Wheel with ADHD

      Shanahan Sweeney Coaching
      Oct 2017

    • Certificate of Completion of The Impact of Disability, Vision and Aging and Their Relationship to Driving

      The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)
      Nov 2016

    • Certificate of Completion of Introduction to Driver Rehabilitation

      The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)
      Feb 2013

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Pierro Hirsch
      Distinguished Service Award Association of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) Aug 2018 Only one Distinguished Service Award (DSA) is given annually and is considered the most prestigious award presented by this Association, to a non-member. This competitive award is given to individuals or groups outside the scope of ADED who have demonstrated distinguished service and/or support to the overall area of mobility for persons with disabilities.
    • Awarded to Pierro Hirsch
      Deborah Freund Paper Award Truck and Bus Safety Committee (ANB70) of the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Jan 2018 Awarded for the publication of the article titled Transfer of Training in Basic Control Skills from a Truck Simulator to a Real Truck.