Research
Doctoral Dissertation: Inclusive Accessibility
My doctoral dissertation focuses on pioneering a novel concept and measure known as inclusive accessibility. This approach integrates people’s diverse travel choices and experiences into advancing space-time accessibility models. I posit this measure as a more realistic and socially aware representation of accessibility, as it distinguishes between the geographic spaces that are physically and perceptually accessible to individuals and social groups. My PhD dissertation also demonstrates application of inclusive accessibility approach in tailoring transportation infrastructure interventions specific to marginalized communities.
The figure illustrates geographic variations in walking perceptions between high-income white men and low-income women of color, along with its influence on the inclusive access measure for these respective social groups.
Post Doctoral Research Scientist. (August 2023 - July 2024)
Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (AWRINCH), OH, United States
Project title: Intervention to improve driving practices among high-risk teen drivers
Supervisor/PI: Ginger Yang
Funded by: National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Graduate Research Assistant. (August 2022 - August 2023)
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, The Ohio State University, OH, United States
Project title: Built environment influences reckless driving behavior
Supervisor/PI: Harvey J. Miller and Ginger Yang (Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio)
Funded by: Translational Data Analytics Institute at The OSU
Graduate Research Assistant. (May 2021 – August 2022)
Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, OH, United States
Project: Estimating exposure and health impacts of traffic-related air pollution during daily travel
Supervisor/PI: Huyen TK Le and Joseph Bayer
Funded by: Sustainability Institute seed grant award
GIS Research Assistant. (May 2018 – July 2018)
The DIGIT Lab, University of Utah, UT, United States
Project: Producing military standard map series for military training around the world
Supervisor: Phoebe B. Mcneally
Funded by: Rockwell Collins, Inc.