Pennington Biomedical’s Dr. Jeffrey Keller to Present StreetCoach Safer Driver Program on Feb. 25

Public safety leaders, fleet managers, business owners and general drivers are invited to Pennington Biomedical on Feb. 25, 2026, at 3 p.m. for a Behind the Lab Doors event, which will feature the StreetCoach Safer Driver Program, presented by Dr. Jeffrey Keller. Registration for the event is now available and required at pbrf.org/upcoming-events.

Dr. Keller developed the StreetCoach Safer Driver Program to improve driver health and roadway safety in Louisiana. As the director of both the Aging and Neurodegeneration Laboratory and the Institute for Dementia Research & Prevention at Pennington Biomedical, Dr. Keller’s approach to driver safety focuses primarily on how health and health conditions including ADHD, cognitive impairment, depression, sleep apnea impact driving. A panel of national research experts in the field will discuss how research efforts can lead to safer roadway safety outcomes across the state.

“This presentation is about bringing together the different organizations and individuals necessary to develop real-world solutions for driving risks,” said Dr. Keller. “We have a lot of great research being done in the state to improve roadway safety, but there are very few efforts ongoing to identify and mitigate the impacts of driver health on roadway safety. Louisiana is 10th nationally in terms of motor vehicle crash rates, and nearly 50% of drivers have at least one medical condition known to increase crash risk. By working with researchers, public safety leaders, fleet managers, business owners and individuals, we can move beyond admiring the problem and find real world solutions to identify and mitigate the negative impacts of driver health on roadway safety.”

The roundtable panel includes experts in older adult driving issues who will participate virtually, including Dr. Linda Hill, MPH, Clinical Professor, University of California, San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science; and experts in ADHD teen driving including Dr. David Carr, Professor of Geriatrics, Washington University in St. Louis; Dr. Annie Garner, Professor and Associate Director of the Clinical Psychology PhD Program in the Department of Psychology at St. Louis University; and Dr. Greg Fabiano, Distinguished University Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Training at Florida International University.

The “Behind the Lab Doors” series was developed and is hosted by the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation. The event will be held at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center, located on the campus of Pennington Biomedical at 6400 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge. The presentation and discussion will begin at 3 p.m., with a private tour of the campus at 5 p.m.