Missy Cummings
Missy Cummings | |
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| Born | Mary Louise Cummings 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) University of Virginia (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Duke University Pennsylvania State University Virginia Tech Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Washington |
| Senior Advisor to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for Safety | |
| In office October 2021 – January 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–1999 |
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Mary Louise "Missy" Cummings (born 1966) is an American academic who was a professor at Duke University and director of Duke's Humans and Autonomy Laboratory. She was one of the United States Navy's first female fighter pilots. In November 2021, Dr. Cummings joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). She currently teaches at George Mason University.