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
Using telematics data to evaluate safety policies: a case study of Chicago's red-light camera programme.
Using telematics data to evaluate safety policies: a case study of Chicago's red-light camera programme. Inj Prev. 2026 Jul 20; 32(4):673-677.
PMID: 40866294
Call for collaborations: case-control studies on injury interventions and risk factors in LMICs.
Call for collaborations: case-control studies on injury interventions and risk factors in LMICs. Inj Prev. 2026 May 15; 32(3):353-354.
PMID: 41344870
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. 2026 05 15; 32(3):424-431.
PMID: 39448251
The status and politics of bicycling in the cities of low- and middle-income countries.
The status and politics of bicycling in the cities of low- and middle-income countries. Nat Cities. 2026 Jan 20; 3:58-67.
PMID: 41727774
Using telematics data to evaluate safety policies: a case study of Chicago's red-light camera programme.
Using telematics data to evaluate safety policies: a case study of Chicago's red-light camera programme. Inj Prev. 2025 Aug 27.
PMID: 40866294
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