Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, Civil Engineering, July 1998

Dissertation Title:
        "A Utility-Theory-Consistent System-of-Demand-Equations Approach to Household Travel Choice"
Minors: Statistics/Econometrics, City and Regional Planning
    Graduate G.P.A.: 3.985
• Master's of Science, University of California at Berkeley, Civil Engineering, May 1996
• Master's of City Planning, University of California at Berkeley, City and Regional Planning, May 1996

Master's Thesis Title:
    "Travel Behavior as a Function of Accessiblity, Land Use Balance, and Land Use Mixing:
        Evidence from the San Francisco Bay Area"
• Bachelor's of Science, University of California at Berkeley, Civil Engineering, May 1991.

    Undergraduate G.P.A.: 3.97

Modeling of travel behavior, location choice decisions, and the connection between urban form and travel. Planning and policy-making in the context of intra-urban personal travel needs and land development.  Vehicle regulation and safety-data analysis.

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor: Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. August 1998 - Present.
• Tutor and Informal Teaching Assistant: Statistics 134 and Civil Engineering 262, Concepts of Probability and Transportation Statistics, U.C. Berkeley. Led discussion sections and held office hours periodically for transportation students enrolled in Statistics 134 and CE 262. October 1997 - Present.
• Teaching Assistant: Statistics 131A, U.C. Berkeley. Led discussion section four hours each week; prepared weekly quizzes; graded all quizzes, homeworks, and midterm. Held office hours four hours per week. June 1997 - August 1997.
• Research Assistant to:

    Professor of City and Regional Planning Robert Cervero, May 1995 - May 1996: Research on connection between the built environment and travel behavior.
    Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Mark Hansen, Summer 1994: Research on methodologies for quantifying quality of life, as affected by transport investments.
    Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carlos Daganzo, Fall 1993: Investigated traveler departure-time scheduling and reviewed paper for publication by Carlos Daganzo, titled “A Pareto Optimum Congestion Reduction Scheme” (which was published in 1995, Transportation Research 29B (2): 139-154).
• Water-and-Sanitation Engineer: U.S. Peace Corps, Ecuador. Responsible for managing the construction of numerous gravity-flow water systems, hundreds of individual latrines, and several school bathrooms. August 1991 - August 1993.
• Intern: Vossbrinck Associates Inc., Structural Engineers, Palo Alto. Assisted engineers in preparation of specifications and plans for commercial projects. Summers 1988 & 1989.

• California Professional Engineer #C057380, 18 July 1997
• Engineer In Training #XEO80733, 1 February 1991

“Congestion Pricing & Roadspace Rationing: An Application to the San Francisco Bay Bridge Corridor.”  Forthcoming in Transportation Research A, 2001.  And presented at the Transportation Research Board's 80th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2001.

“Behavioral Distinctions: The Use of Light-Duty Trucks and Passenger Cars.”  Journal of Transportation Statistics 3 (3).  With Yong Zhao. 2001.   And presented at the Transportation Research Board's 80th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2001.

"Driver Injury Severity: An Application of Ordered Probit Models." Forthcoming in Accident Analysis and Prevention.   And presented at the Transportation Research Board's 80th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2001.

“To LDT or Not to LDT: An Assessment of the Principal Impacts of Light-Duty Trucks.” Transportation Research Record No. 1738. 2000. And presented at the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2000.

“Effect of Vehicle Type on the Capacity of Signalized Intersections: The Case of Light-Duty Trucks.”  Journal of Transportation Engineering Volume 126 (6): 506-512.  And presented at the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. With Raheel Shabih. 2000.

“A Model for Time- and Budget-Constrained Activity Demand Analysis.” Transportation Research B Volume 35 (3): 255-269, 2001.

“Application of a Utility-Theory-Consistent System-of-Demand-Equations Approach to Household Travel Choice.”   Transportation Research Record No. 1676, 1999.  Presented at the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Conference, Philadelphia, 1999, the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1999, and the Western Regional Science Association's Annual Meeting, Ojai, California, 1999.

“Modeling Traffic’s Flow-Density Relation:  Accommodation of Multiple Flow Regimes and Traveler Types.” Forthcoming in Transportation. And presented at the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Conference, Philadelphia, PA., November 7-10, 1999, and the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2001.

“Changes in the Flow-Density Relationship due to Environmental, Vehicle, and Driver Characteristics.” Transportation Research Record No. 1644, 1998; Presented at the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1998, and at the Western Regional Science Association's Annual Meeting, Monterrey, California, 1998.

“Travel Behavior as a Function of Accessibility, Land Use Balance, and Land Use Mixing: Evidence from the San Francisco Bay Area.” Transportation Research Record No. 1607, 1997; Presented at the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 1997. Also presented at the Southwestern Region Transportation Model User's Group Meeting, Milpitas, CA, February 1997; and at the Western Regional Science Association's Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, CA, February 1996.

“The Effects of Location Elements on Home Purchase Prices and Rents: Evidence from the San Francisco Bay Area.” Transportation Research Record No. 1606, 1997; Presented at the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 1997.

“The Impacts of Bypasses on Small- and Medium-Sized Communities: An Econometric Analysis.” To be presented at the Transportation Research Board's 80th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2001. With Siva Srinivasan.

“Which Matters More in Mode Choice: Income or Density?” Published in 1995 Compendium of Technical Papers. Institute of Transportation Engineers 65th Annual Meeting.  And presented at the Western Regional Science Association's Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, CA, February 1996; and at the Institute of Transportation Engineers Northern California Section Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, May 1995.

“Travel Demand and the Three Ds: Density, Diversity, and Design.” Transportation Research D: Transportation and Environment  Volume 2 (3): 199-219, 1997. Also found in Institute of Urban and Regional Development, U.C. Berkeley, Working Paper #674. With Professor Robert Cervero.

"High-Speed Rail for California: A Cost-Benefit Analysis." Berkeley Planning Journal, Volume 9: 61-80, 1994.

Paper Reviews and Reports:

• Review of R.H.M. Emmerink’s book Information and Pricing in Road Transportation, in Papers in Regional Science, 1999, Volume 78: 333-335.
• Review of Gärling et al.’s (eds.) book Theoretical Foundations of Travel Choice Modeling, in Transportation, 1999, Volume (4): 435.
• Review of D.L. Greene et al. (eds.) book The Full Costs and Benefits of Transportation: Contributions to Theory, Method, and Measurement, Transportation, 2000 issue.
• Review of K.J. Button and E.T. Verhoef’s (eds.) book Road Pricing, Traffic Congestion and the Environment, in Journal of Regional Science, August 2000 issue.
• “Urban Accessibility Index – Literature Review”,  Research Report No. 4938-1, Texas Department of Transportation, Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2000. With Chandra Bhat, Susan Handy, Hani S. Mahmassani, Qinglin Chen, and Lisa Weston.
• “Investigation of the Impact of Frontage Roads as an Element of Controlled Access Facilities”, Research Report No. 1873-1, Texas Department of Transportation, Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 2000. With Aaron Overman, Marwan Madi, Jenny Peterman, Randy B. Machemehl, and Susan Handy.
• “Meeting the Intent of ADA in Sidewalk Cross-Slope Design.” Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Volume 38 (1), and Research Report Number 4933-S. Prepared for the Texas Department of Transportation by the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin.  With Yong Zhao, and Chesselay Blanchard-Zimmerman. August 1999.
• “A Review of Methods for Meeting the American with Disabilities Act Sidewalk Cross-Slope Requirement.” Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record, and presented at the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2000. With Dean Taylor, Lydia Heard, Beth Taylor and Yong Zhao. 2000.

• National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2000-2004
• Clare Boothe Luce Professorship, 1999-2004
• Charles Tiebout Prize for Best Student Paper, Western Regional Science Association, 1999
• “Outstanding Student of the Year,” University of California Transportation Center, 1997
• National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1993-1998
• University of California, Berkeley, Fellowship, 1993-1998
• University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Grant, 1997-1998
• ITE“Best Student Paper" Prize, Northern California Section, 1995
• Finalist, Western Regional Science Association's Tiebout Prize for Best Student Paper, 1996
• University Medal - "Most Distinguished Graduate" of U.C. Berkeley's 1991 graduating class of 5,300 students
• Chancellor's Scholar - Highest University honor at entrance
• University of California Transportation Research Fellowship, 1990-1991
• 1991 ASCE's “Promise and Accomplishment in Transportation Engineering” Award
• 1991 Civil Engineering Departmental Citation - Highest G.P.A. of graduates
• Kennedy Interdisciplinary Studies Award in Economics, 1991
• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society, Member
• Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter - Humanities Honor Society, Member
• Truman Scholarship Finalist - Awarded to 100 college sophomores nation-wide for commitment to public service and academic excellence
• 1991 Ritter Prize - Awarded to a senior Prytanean for service to the organization
• 1990 Prytanean Prize - Awarded to a junior woman for University service and academic excellence
• 1990-1991 Melvin Fisher Parr Named-Alumni Scholar
• 1987-1990 California Alumni Scholar - Leadership award at entrance and renewed each year

• Member, Editorial Board, Transportation Research
• Outside Reviewer for Papers submitted to Various Journals and Committees (e.g., Transportation Research  (A,B, C & D), Transportation Planning & Technology, ASCE’s Journal of Transportation Engineering, Journal of the American Planning Association, International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Travel Behavior Modeling, TRB Committee on Transportation & Land Development, and TRB Committee on Passenger Travel Demand Forecasting, 1997-Present.
• Member: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000-Present
• Member: American Society of Engineering Educators, 1999-Present
• Member: Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation and Land Development, 1999-Present
• Member: NCHRP Panel 8-37 – Statistical and Methodological Standards for Metropolitan Travel Surveys, 1999-Present
• Member: TCRP Panel B-19 – Transit Options for the Elderly, 1999-Present
• Member: University of Texas Shuttle Committee, 1998-Present
• Member: University of Texas, College of Engineering Technical Communication Committee, 1999-Present
• Member: University of Texas, Department of Civil Engineering Undergraduate Experience Committee, 1998-Present
• Member: University of Texas, Department of Civil Engineering Graduate Curricula and Policies Committee, 1999-Present
• Member: Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1994-Present
• Member: Western Regional Science Association, 1996-Present
• Member: Econometrics Association, 1996-1997
• Member: American Public Works Association, 1993-1996
• Member: TRANSOC - Transportation Students' Organizing Committee, 1993-1998
• Scheduled and Co-coordinated U.C. Berkeley's weekly Transportation Science Seminar, Spring Semester, 1996

• Advisor to Society of Women Engineers, U.T. Chapter, March 1999-Present
• Speaker at SWE General Meeting 2001, WE@UT 2001, Explore U.T. 2001, Expanding Your Horizons Conference 2001, U.T. Interactive 1999, Ex-Students' Association Update '99, Honors Colloquium 1999, & Minority Introduction to Engineering 1999
• Advising Engineering to Middle-School Students in Careers in Engineering for Women (CEW) Program, June 1999
• Cluster Facilitator at U.T.’s week-long, off-campus LeaderShape-Texas Institute, May 1999
• Mentor to Two Freshmen Engineering Students at U.C. Berkeley, 1996-1998
• Volunteer English Tutor to recent immigrants from Mexico (mother and two of her children), 1994-1998
• President: Prytanean - Women's Honor and Service Society, 1990-1991; Secretary 1989-1990
• Executive Vice-President: Californians - University and Public Service and Spirit Club, 1990
• Recruiter: Chancellor's/Regents' and Alumni Scholarship Programs, 1988-1991
• Member: Senior Engineers' Council, 1990-1991
• Member: Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Honors, 1990-1991
• Member: Order of the Golden Bear - Initiated as Fellow to Student-Faculty-Administration Round-table, 1989-1994
• Participant in Burnet, Texas, Austin Couples, Austin Danskin Triathalons, 1999-2000; and Member of U.C. Berkeley's Women's Water Polo team, 1988-1989; six Soccer teams (Intramural & Community, Co-ed), 1987-Present; two Co-ed Volleyball teams, 1996; three Co-ed Softball teams, 1994-1996; and one Championship Intramural Co-ed Flag-Football team, Fall 1993.

• Professor Mark Hansen, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 215 McLaughlin Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-642-2880, FAX: 510-642-1246. mhansen@euler.berkeley.edu.

• Professor Carlos Daganzo, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 215 McLaughlin Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-642-3853, FAX: 510-642-1246. daganzo@euler.berkeley.edu.

• Professor Daniel McFadden, Department of Economics, 655 Evans Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-643-8428, FAX: 510-642-0638. mcfadden@econ.berkeley.edu

• Professor Martin Wachs, Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and City and Regional Planning, and Director of University of California Transportation Center, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-643-1083, FAX: 510-642-1246. mwachs@uclink4.berkeley.edu.

• Professor Carl Monismith, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 215 McLaughlin Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-642-9067, FAX: 510-642-1246. clm@euler.berkeley.edu.

• Associate Professor Elizabeth Deakin, Department of City and Regional Planning, 320 Wurster Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley CA 94720. 510-642-4749, FAX: 510-642-1641. eadtra@dante.lbl.gov or edeakin@delphi.com.

• Visiting Associate Professor John Constant, Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, and Director of Biostatistical Operations and Data Management, Covance, Walnut Creek CA. 510-974-3700. constant@stat.berkeley.edu.