Economic and Social Impact

Research Areas

• Regional & national economy
• Regional & local connectivity
• Governance structure
• Community engagement
• Education & workforce development
• K-12 STEM education

Project Examples

• Equity Analysis for Long Range Transportation Planning, Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, August 2022 to May 2024.
• Work Resilience and Recovery of Female Construction Workers, Funded by NIOSH via The Carolina Center for Healthy Work Design and Worker Well-Being, August 2022 to May 2024.

• Bridging the Divide: A North Carolina Study of Historical to Present Day Transportation Equity and Opportunities for Improvement, Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, 2022 to 2023.
• Bench-Marking Non-Motorized Policies and Project Delivery, Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, August 2019 to July 2020.
• Cost of Independent Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, January 2015 to May 2016.
• Monetizing Reliability to Evaluate the Impact of Transportation Alternatives, Funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, August 2014 to May 2016.

Facilities

Transportation Modeling & Simulations Laboratory

Faculty

Tara Cavalline
Yuting (Tina) Chen
Suzanne Leland
Vincent Ogunro
Srinivas Pulugurtha
Omidreza Shoghli
Jake Smithwick
Brett Tempest
Lei Zhu