Amy was a Research Psychologist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Behavioral Safety Research for 35 years. Ms. Berning conducted research on traffic safety issues in many areas, with a focus on alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. Her research included problem identification as well as evaluation of the impact of impaired-driving laws, sanctions, and programs on behavior and traffic safety. Amy’s work included the National Roadside Surveys of Alcohol and Drugs, the Virginia Beach Crash Risk study, and Alcohol and Drug Prevalence Among Seriously or Fatally Injured Road Users. Amy’s work included an evaluation of Utah’s .05 per se law, and co-authoring Drug Testing in Traffic Safety: What You Need to Know.

A recent report she was involved with, Drug and Human Performance Facts Sheets, brings together key pharmacological, toxicological, and behavioral information about drugs that can impair driving. She was a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Impairment in Transportation, and is a member of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety. She is faculty with the Borkenstein Alcohol and Highway Safety Course and the Borkenstein course on Effects of Drugs on Human Performance and Behavior.