Ph.D. Graduates
Julene Paul (Urban Planning 2023): Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Affairs & Planning at the University of Texas at Arlington
Dissertation: “Sharing In and Sharing Out: The Equity Implications of Informal Vehicle-Sharing”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Dissertation Year Fellowship, UC Office of the President (2023)
- Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies (2023)
- UTC Student of the Year, US Department of Transportation (2023)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Graduate Fellowship (2019-2023)
- Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, UCLA (2018-2022)
Miriam Pinski (Urban Planning 2022): Research Analyst at the Shared-Use Mobility Center
Dissertation: “Right or Privilege? The History of Driver’s Licenses in California”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Haynes Lindley Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (2022)
- Pyke Johnson Award (2020)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Graduate Fellowship (2017-2021)
- Myra L. Frank WTS-LA Fellowship (2018)
- Hal E. Martin Fellow (2016-2018)
- U.S. Fulbright Student Grant (2015-2016)
- Institute of Transportation Studies Dissertation Year Fellowship (2021)
Teo Wickland (Urban Planning 2021): Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in Geography, Development & Environment at the University of Arizona
Dissertation: “Transportation Epistemologies: Relational paths and (de)modernizations in Fenua Mā’ohi”
Stephen Brumbaugh (Urban Planning 2020): Principal Economist at the U.S. Department of Transportation
Dissertation: “Trajectories of Vehicle Ownership and Access in American Households”
Bo Liu (Urban Planning 2020): Project Director at Luskin Center for Innovation
Dissertation: “Planning for sustainable transportation through the integration of technology, public policy, and behavioral change: A data-driven approach”
Yulia Sunyoto (Electrical and Computer Engineering 2020): Cellular Software Engineer at Apple Inc.
Dissertation: “Infrastructure-Aided Networking for Autonomous Vehicular Systems”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Research Translation Project Award, UC Mobility Research Program RFP Program, awarded by UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies under the support of State of California SB 1 , 2018 – 2019
- Dean’s Honors List, UCLA, 2012
Andrew Schouten (Urban Planning 2019): Assistant Professor in the School of Policy Science at Ritsumeikan University
Dissertation: “Residential, Economic, and Transportation Mobility: The Changing Geography of Low-Income Households”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Transportation Research Board Pyke Johnson Award, 2019
- Institute of Transportation Studies Dissertation of the Year Fellowship, 2019
- Randall Lewis Health Policy Fellowship, 2016
- Martin Wachs Fellowship, 2015
Anne Brown (Urban Planning 2018): Assistant Professor in the School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management at the University of Oregon
Dissertation: “Ridehail Revolution: Ridehail Travel and Equity in Los Angeles”
Student Honors and Awards:
- UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2017
- Eno Leadership Development Conference Fellowship, 2017
- Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy, 2016
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2014-2016
- UCLA Dean’s Scholar Award, 2014-2016
Jaimee Lederman (Urban Planning 2017): Southern California Association of Governments
Dissertation: “Lessons from Transportation Agency Participation In Regional Conservation Initiatives”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Eno Leadership Development Conference Fellowship, 2016
- UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Powell Policy Fellow, 2016
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2014
Carole Turley Voulgaris (Urban Planning 2017): Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Dissertation: “Crystal Balls and Black Boxes: Optimism Bias in Ridership and Cost Forecasts for New Starts Rapid Transit Projects”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning, 2017
- Eno Leadership Development Conference Alumni Fellowship, 2015
- UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Fellowship, 2014
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2013
- UCLA Martin Wachs Fellowship, 2012
Kelcie Ralph (Urban Planning 2015): Associate Professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
Dissertation: “Stalled On The Road To Adulthood? Analyzing the Nature of Recent Travel Changes for Young Adults in America, 1995 to 2009”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning, 2015
- UC CONNECT Student of the Year, 2015
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2014
- University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2014
- Environmental Protection Agency Marshall Scholar, 2011-2014
Michael Smart (Urban Planning 2012): Associate Professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
Dissertation: “Immigrant Ethnic Neighborhoods, Inward Focus, and Travel Mode Choice”
Student Honors and Awards:
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2012
- University of California Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2010
- UCLA Leon Hoffman Prize, 2008
- American Institute of Certified Planners Award, 2007
- University of California Chancellor’s Prize, 2006
Camille Fink (Urban Planning 2012): Senior Editor at University of California Pavement Research Center
Dissertation: “More Than Just the ‘Loser Cruiser’?: An Ethnographic Study of the Social Life on Buses”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2004-2005 and 2006-2008
- Nevilla A. Parker Award, Council of University Transportation Centers, 2004
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Departmental Service Award, 2004
- Eugene Cota Robles Award, 2003-2004
- Harvey S. Perloff Scholarship, 2003
Andrew Mondschein (Urban Planning 2012): Associate Professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia
Dissertation: “The Personal City: The Experiential, Cognitive Nature of Travel and Activity and Implications for Accessibility”
Student Honors and Awards:
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Best Ph.D. Student Award, 2013
- University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2009
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2005-2008
- UCLA Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship, 2004-2005
- University of California Transportation Center Graduate Fellowship, 1997-1999
Eric Morris (Urban Planning 2011): Professor of City and Regional Planning at Clemson University
Dissertation: “Access and Outcomes: Transportation, Location, and Subjective Well-Being”
Student Honors and Awards:
- University of California Transportation Center Student of the Year, 2010-2011
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2007-2010
- American Planning Association Outstanding M.A. Student Paper Award, 2006
- Eno Foundation Fellowship, 2006
- James Ortner Memorial Fellowship, 2005
Michael Manville (Urban Planning 2009): Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Dissertation: “Heterogeneity and Collective Action: Evidence from Massachusetts”
Student Honors and Awards:
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, 2009
- UCLA Quality of Graduate Education Fellowship, 2005-2007
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Lorenz Fellowship, 2004-2005
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Perloff Fellowship, 2004-2005
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Award of Overall Excellence, 2003
Allison Yoh (Urban Planning 2008): Executive Officer for Mobility Corridors in Countywide Planning and Development for LA Metro
Dissertation: “Institutional Barriers to Adopting Smart Card Technology for Fare Collection Among U.S. Transit Operators”
Student Honors and Awards:
- UCLA Chancellor’s Dissertation Fellowship, 2007-2008
- UCLA Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2008
- UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Fellowship, 2000-2005
- Rodney Slater Distinguished Student Fellowship, 2003
- Eno Leadership Development Conference Fellowship, 2003
Douglas Houston (Urban Planning 2008): Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at UC Irvine
Dissertation: “Diesel Truck Impact Zones in Southern California; Localized implications of Goods Movement Container Traffic”
David King (Urban Planning 2008): Associate Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University
Mark Garrett (Urban Planning 2006): Research Associate at the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
Dissertation: “The Struggle for Transit Justice: Race, Space, and Social Equity in Los Angeles”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Transportation Research Board Pyke Johnson Award, 2001
- Eno Foundation Fellowship, 1998
Hiroyuki Iseki (Urban Planning 2005): Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation at the University of Maryland
Dissertation: “Does Contracting Matter?: The Determinants of Contracting and Contracting’s Effects on Cost Efficiency in U.S. Fixed-Route Bus Transit Service”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Journal of Planning Education and Research Chester Rapkin Award for the Best Paper, 2003
- Transportation Research Board Pyke Johnson Award, 2001
- American Institute of Certified Planners Student Award, 1998-1999
- National Convention of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan Distinguished Paper Award, 1992
Daniel Chatman (Urban Planning 2005): Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley
Dissertation: “How the built environment influences non-work travel: Theoretical and empirical essays”
Student Honors and Awards:
- University of California Transportation Center Student of the Year, 2005
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Outstanding Graduating Doctoral Student, 2005
- UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Departmental Fellowship, 2005
- Major Field Examination Pass With Distinction, 2003
- Eno Foundation Fellowship, 2002
Hyun-Gun Sung (Urban Planning 2005): Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Engineering at Chungbuk National University
Dissertation: “Transit Friendly Areas: the Role of Residential Relocation and Housing Development in Rail Ridership Over Time”
Lisa Schweitzer (Urban Planning 2004): Professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California
Dissertation: “Environmental Sacrifice zones: Risk and Transport in Southern California”
Student Honors and Awards:
- UCLA Chancellor’s Fellowship
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
- Toxic Substances Research Program Graduate Fellowship
- University of California Transportation Student of the Year
Kimiko Shiki (Urban Planning 2004): Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Policy Science at Ritsumeikan University
Dissertation: “Why Do the Poor Move to Cities?: The Central City/Suburban Locational Choice of Low-Income Households”
Jeffrey Brown (Urban Planning 2003): Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University
Dissertation: “The Numbers Game: The Politics of the Federal Surface Transportation Program”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Council of University Transportation Centers Charles Wootan Award for Best Dissertation, 2003
- University of California Transportation Student of the Year, 2002
- Eno Foundation Fellowship, 2001
- UCLA Dean’s Award for Overall Excellence, 1998
- Council of University Transportation Centers Charles Wootan Award for Best Master’s Thesis, 1998
D. Gregg Doyle (Urban Planning 2003): Site Manager at DGD
Dissertation: “‘Only a Nobody Walks’: The Decline of Pedestrian Trips in the United States”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge, 2005
Daniel Baldwin Hess (Urban Planning 2002): Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo
Dissertation: “Reconciling Incompatible Zone Systems in Metropolitan Planning”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
Mary Jane Breinholt (Urban Planning 2001): Adjunct Professor in the Sustainable Urban Planning Program at the George Washington University
Dissertation: “Private Responses to Public Failures: Firm and Worker Responses to Transportation Deficiencies in the Indonesian Garment Industry”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Council of University Transportation Centers Charles Wootan Award for Best Dissertation, 2001
- University of California Transportation Center Graduate Fellowship, 1992-1995, 2000-2001
Eugene J. Kim (Urban Planning 2000): Vice President and Planning Department Manager at AECOM
Dissertation: “Hot Lanes – A Comparative Evaluation of Costs, Benefits, and Performance”
Student Honors and Awards:
- Eno Foundation Fellowship
Jian-Ling Li (Urban Planning 1997): Professor in the School of Urban and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington
Dissertation: “Inter-Modal Transit Performance Indicators” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)
Lewison Lem (Urban Planning 1996): Transportation Planning Programs at the Port of Portland
Dissertation: “Fairness or Favoritism? Geographic Redistribution and Fiscal Equalization Resulting from Transportation Funding Formulas”
Student Honors and Awards:
- University of California Transportation Student of the Year, 1996
- Eno Foundation Fellowship, 1995
Cynthia Ghorra-Gobin (Urban Planning 1994): Director of Research Emeritus at the University of Paris, Sorbonne Nouvelle
Dissertation: “Implementation as a Social Learning Process: The Case of a French Housing Policy” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)
Brian D. Taylor (Urban Planning 1992): Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and Director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies
Dissertation: “When finance leads planning: The influence of public finance on transportation planning and policy in California”
Student Honors and Awards:
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Best Paper in Public Transportation, 1991
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University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Fellowship, 1991
- UCLA Charles F. Scott Public Policy Graduate Fellowship, 1989-1990
Richard Willson (Urban Planning 1991): Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
Dissertation: “Employer Parking Subsidies, Mode Choice, and Public Policy”
Booi Hon Kam (Urban Planning 1982): Professor in the College of Business and Law at RMIT University, Melbourne
Dissertation: “Role Situations and Activity Scheduling: An Empirical Analysis” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)
Robert Cervero (Urban Planning 1980): Professor Emeritus in the Department of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley
Dissertation: “Efficiency and Equity Implications of Transit Fare Policies” (Abstract only, svailable in hard copy)
Student Honors and Awards:
- Seventh Regional Science Dissertation Competition Award, 1980
- American Planning Association Outstanding Scholarship Award, 1980
- Fishbaugh Memorial Fellowship Award, 1979
- Brython Davis Memorial Fellowship Award, 1978
Don Pickrell (Urban Planning 1980): Principal Technical Advisor for Transportation Economics at the U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center and Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT
Dissertation: “Free Parking and Urban Transportation” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)
Kenichi Tokunaga (Urban Planning 1979)
Dissertation: “A Study of Congestion Pricing: Los Angeles case study” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)
Robert Blanchard (Urban Planning 1976)
Dissertation: “Lifestyle and Travel Demand of the Elderly: A Case Study of Los Angeles County” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)
Sandra Rosenbloom (Political Science 1975): Faculty Fellow and the Hampton K. and Margaret Frye Snell Endowed Chair in Transportation in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas
Dissertation: “The Impact of Federal Urban Mass Transportation Programs on Metropolitan Transportation Systems; Los Angeles and San Diego” (Abstract only, available in hard copy)