Postdoctoral Scholar

Amy Lee

Amy Lee is a postdoctoral scholar at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

Associate Professor

Michael Manville

Michael Manville is an associate professor of urban planning in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Professor Manville is the lead for the Traffic research program.

Deputy Director

Juan Matute

Juan Matute is the deputy director of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies.

Professor and Director

Adam Millard-Ball

Adam Millard-Ball is a director of UCLA ITS and professor of urban planning in the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Professor Millard-Ball is the lead for the Environment research program.

Manager, Center for Parking Policy

Ellen Schwartz

Ellen Schwartz manages the UCLA Center for Parking Policy. After reading The High Cost of Free Parking, Ellen was captivated by the connections between parking and health, housing, equity, and sustainability, and inspired to pursue graduate studies and a career in parking policy. Her work with the Center focuses on making parking research accessible to public officials and supporting city and state policy efforts.

Before joining ITS, Ellen worked as a Curb, Mobility, and Parking Planner at Walker Consultants, where she advised public sector clients on transportation and land use plans, including parking management frameworks and development review policies. She also brings public sector experience, having worked on various policy and planning initiatives with the City Manager’s Office in Mountain View, California, and the Planning Division in Fremont, California.

Ellen holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, with a concentration in Transportation Policy and Planning, and a Bachelor of Science in Spanish from Wisconsin Lutheran College.