2024 IPATH Board of Directors
Leading through Innovation
Changing a Culture
Leading through Innovation
Changing a Culture
The IPATH Board of Directors, including our trusted Advisors and the Executive Committee, are responsible for the overall fiscal, strategic and marketing communications of the organization. The Board is composed of a maximum of 15 active members (not fewer than 10), serving a two-year term with an option to extend for a second two-year term (total of four years served).
IPATH Advisors to the Board of Directors
Michael Replogle
Founder, Institute for Transportation Development & Policy
Former Deputy Commissioner for Policy
New York City Department of Transportation
United States of America
Michael Replogle is the founder of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, and he has also served as ITDP’s President, and as Managing Director for Policy. In those roles, he oversaw growth of ITDP to a staff of 80 and a budget of $10 million, enabling the organization to advance better urban public transport, walking, cycling, and planning world-wide.
Replogle was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Policy in June 2015. As manager of DOT’s Policy Team, he develops strategy and advises the Commissioner and City Hall on a broad array of transportation issues to advance the OneNYC sustainability agenda of Mayor Bill de Blasio. Key team initiatives include development of an agency-wide strategic plan, Vision Zero efforts to eliminate road-crash related deaths and serious injuries, freight and parking strategy, climate change mitigation and resiliency, and shared mobility. Other initiatives include intelligent transportation systems, engagement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority, federal policy and grants, and support for the City’s neighborhood development plans.
Replogle is co-founder and board chair of the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) Foundation, which links multilateral development banks (MBDs), UN agencies, and NGOs. With SLoCaT, he helped foster and monitor implementation of a $175 billion commitment for more sustainable transport from the 8 largest MDBs and to mainstream sustainable transport in global climate and sustainable development policy.
As Transportation Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, Replogle shaped transportation laws and advised governments on city planning, transport management and finance, and environmental analysis, including extensive work in metropolitan New York. He also held a prior government position in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was responsible for comprehensive planning, travel forecasting, and growth management. He holds undergraduate civil engineering and sociology degrees and an MSE in civil and urban engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Founder, Institute for Transportation Development & Policy
Former Deputy Commissioner for Policy
New York City Department of Transportation
United States of America
Michael Replogle is the founder of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, and he has also served as ITDP’s President, and as Managing Director for Policy. In those roles, he oversaw growth of ITDP to a staff of 80 and a budget of $10 million, enabling the organization to advance better urban public transport, walking, cycling, and planning world-wide.
Replogle was appointed Deputy Commissioner for Policy in June 2015. As manager of DOT’s Policy Team, he develops strategy and advises the Commissioner and City Hall on a broad array of transportation issues to advance the OneNYC sustainability agenda of Mayor Bill de Blasio. Key team initiatives include development of an agency-wide strategic plan, Vision Zero efforts to eliminate road-crash related deaths and serious injuries, freight and parking strategy, climate change mitigation and resiliency, and shared mobility. Other initiatives include intelligent transportation systems, engagement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority, federal policy and grants, and support for the City’s neighborhood development plans.
Replogle is co-founder and board chair of the Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) Foundation, which links multilateral development banks (MBDs), UN agencies, and NGOs. With SLoCaT, he helped foster and monitor implementation of a $175 billion commitment for more sustainable transport from the 8 largest MDBs and to mainstream sustainable transport in global climate and sustainable development policy.
As Transportation Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, Replogle shaped transportation laws and advised governments on city planning, transport management and finance, and environmental analysis, including extensive work in metropolitan New York. He also held a prior government position in Montgomery County, Maryland, where he was responsible for comprehensive planning, travel forecasting, and growth management. He holds undergraduate civil engineering and sociology degrees and an MSE in civil and urban engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Samuel I. Schwartz, PE
Chief Executive Officer, Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management LLC
Founder Sam Schwartz Engineering
United States of America
Sam is CEO of Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management LLC. He also founded Sam Schwartz Engineering. He wrote a column on transportation for The New York Daily News from 1990 to 2022. Previously Mr. Schwartz was New York City’s Traffic Commissioner and was the Chief Engineer of the NYC Department of Transportation. He started his transportation career in the late 1960’s as a NYC cabbie and joined the Traffic Department, as a junior engineer, in 1971. Mr. Schwartz, often referred to by his nom de plume “Gridlock Sam,” released the word “Gridlock” into the lexicon during the 1980 NYC Transit strike.
Sam’s most recent books, No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (2018) and Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and The Fall of Cars (2015) lay out a recipe for cities faced with rapid changes in modes, automation, demographic shifts and travelers’ preferences. He has long highlighted the inextricable link between public health and transportation and has been a member of the International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH). He is the principal author of Public Transit and Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Research and Best Practices.
Sam has been an adjunct professor for 40 years at some of New York City’s most respected colleges and universities including Cooper Union, Long Island University, Hunter College and Brooklyn College. He is a Charter Board Member of the Institute of Design & Construction (IDC) Innovation Hub at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering, Dept. of Civil & Urban Engineering. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at Brooklyn College and received a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida.
Chief Executive Officer, Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management LLC
Founder Sam Schwartz Engineering
United States of America
Sam is CEO of Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Traffic Management LLC. He also founded Sam Schwartz Engineering. He wrote a column on transportation for The New York Daily News from 1990 to 2022. Previously Mr. Schwartz was New York City’s Traffic Commissioner and was the Chief Engineer of the NYC Department of Transportation. He started his transportation career in the late 1960’s as a NYC cabbie and joined the Traffic Department, as a junior engineer, in 1971. Mr. Schwartz, often referred to by his nom de plume “Gridlock Sam,” released the word “Gridlock” into the lexicon during the 1980 NYC Transit strike.
Sam’s most recent books, No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (2018) and Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and The Fall of Cars (2015) lay out a recipe for cities faced with rapid changes in modes, automation, demographic shifts and travelers’ preferences. He has long highlighted the inextricable link between public health and transportation and has been a member of the International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH). He is the principal author of Public Transit and Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Research and Best Practices.
Sam has been an adjunct professor for 40 years at some of New York City’s most respected colleges and universities including Cooper Union, Long Island University, Hunter College and Brooklyn College. He is a Charter Board Member of the Institute of Design & Construction (IDC) Innovation Hub at NYU's Tandon School of Engineering, Dept. of Civil & Urban Engineering. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics at Brooklyn College and received a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Florida.
IPATH Executive Committee
Stephen P. Mattingly, PhD
IPATH President
Associate Director of Research
Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars
University of Texas at Arlington
Steve is Associate Director of Research at the Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD). He joined the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in September 2002. Prior to joining UTA he served on the faculty at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) for two and a half years, and also served as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. While at UAF, Steve helped found the FAA Air Transportation Centers of Excellence Program: Center for General Aviation Research. He teaches undergraduate courses in transportation engineering and transportation planning as well as graduate courses in analytical models in transportation, system evaluation and decision making, transportation planning and bicycle and pedestrian facility planning and design. In 2013, he joined in a consortium that formed the Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities through the USDOT University Transportation Centers Program. In 2016, Steve led UTAs participation in the National Institute for Transportation and Communities a national center funded through the USDOT University Transportation Centers Program.
Steve's areas of research include a wide variety of interdisciplinary projects. His most recent research projects address a variety of interdisciplinary topics including developing an app for crowd-sourcing bicycle and pedestrian conflict data, transportation public health performance measures, policy and infrastructure improvements resulting from bicycle and pedestrian fatality crashes, linking physical activity levels to travel modes, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities. Some of his previous research includes the technical and institutional evaluation of traffic control and operations systems, bicycle and pedestrian safety, aviation safety, and managed lane pricing and weaving.
IPATH President
Associate Director of Research
Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars
University of Texas at Arlington
Steve is Associate Director of Research at the Center for Transportation Equity Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD). He joined the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in September 2002. Prior to joining UTA he served on the faculty at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) for two and a half years, and also served as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. While at UAF, Steve helped found the FAA Air Transportation Centers of Excellence Program: Center for General Aviation Research. He teaches undergraduate courses in transportation engineering and transportation planning as well as graduate courses in analytical models in transportation, system evaluation and decision making, transportation planning and bicycle and pedestrian facility planning and design. In 2013, he joined in a consortium that formed the Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities through the USDOT University Transportation Centers Program. In 2016, Steve led UTAs participation in the National Institute for Transportation and Communities a national center funded through the USDOT University Transportation Centers Program.
Steve's areas of research include a wide variety of interdisciplinary projects. His most recent research projects address a variety of interdisciplinary topics including developing an app for crowd-sourcing bicycle and pedestrian conflict data, transportation public health performance measures, policy and infrastructure improvements resulting from bicycle and pedestrian fatality crashes, linking physical activity levels to travel modes, transportation mobility for the transportation disadvantaged, and the development of planning and transit performance measures for access to opportunities. Some of his previous research includes the technical and institutional evaluation of traffic control and operations systems, bicycle and pedestrian safety, aviation safety, and managed lane pricing and weaving.
Eleanor M. DiPalma, PhD, LCAT, BC-DMT
IPATH Vice President
Retired: New York City Department of Transportation
Executive Director of Innovative Programs
United States of America
In service to more than eight million New Yorkers including 5,500 DOT employees, Eleanor has served as executive director and leader of innovative programs and policies at the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). She brings a unique transdisciplinary perspective that promotes synthesis of disciplines to create anew. She designs and develops transportation services using holistic behavioral-science paradigms of dance-movement psychotherapy and movement analysis.
Eleanor is the first to earn a doctoral in dance movement psychotherapy at New York University. She is adjunct professor at the State University of New York at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her research interests are focused on the psychophysical effects of active transport, in particular dance movement psychotherapy in green spaces. Eleanor’s distinguished public service career celebrates innovations linking health and transport. She created the first NYCDOT Customer Service/Language Access recognized as a Citywide prototype by the New York City Council. Eleanor advanced the plain language movement in City government as a primary component of language access. She established the NYCDOT Learning Center, the first centralized staff development and training program. Before NYCDOT, Eleanor pioneered health programs in New York State agencies. She founded creative arts psychotherapy for people with developmental disabilities and for people with psychiatric illness. The NYC Department of Education recognized her movement interventions, including those adopted in urban green spaces, and incorporated them into the Citywide curriculum as effective psychoeducational strategies to reach children with special needs.
IPATH Vice President
Retired: New York City Department of Transportation
Executive Director of Innovative Programs
United States of America
In service to more than eight million New Yorkers including 5,500 DOT employees, Eleanor has served as executive director and leader of innovative programs and policies at the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). She brings a unique transdisciplinary perspective that promotes synthesis of disciplines to create anew. She designs and develops transportation services using holistic behavioral-science paradigms of dance-movement psychotherapy and movement analysis.
Eleanor is the first to earn a doctoral in dance movement psychotherapy at New York University. She is adjunct professor at the State University of New York at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her research interests are focused on the psychophysical effects of active transport, in particular dance movement psychotherapy in green spaces. Eleanor’s distinguished public service career celebrates innovations linking health and transport. She created the first NYCDOT Customer Service/Language Access recognized as a Citywide prototype by the New York City Council. Eleanor advanced the plain language movement in City government as a primary component of language access. She established the NYCDOT Learning Center, the first centralized staff development and training program. Before NYCDOT, Eleanor pioneered health programs in New York State agencies. She founded creative arts psychotherapy for people with developmental disabilities and for people with psychiatric illness. The NYC Department of Education recognized her movement interventions, including those adopted in urban green spaces, and incorporated them into the Citywide curriculum as effective psychoeducational strategies to reach children with special needs.
Karyn M. Warsow, MSc., MPH, DrPH(c)
IPATH Founder/Executive Director
Founder & Executive Director TPH Link/ICTH/IPATH
DrPH Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Policy Management and Leadership
United States of America
Karyn is a transdisciplinary professional with 15 years of experience, in trauma and critical care medicine; specifically, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries due to motor vehicle crashes and interpersonal violence. With this experience, she successfully crossed over to the field of transportation after advocating for policy change in her local community. Karyn brings to the field of transportation, a unique perspective that merges best practices and lessons learned from multiple disciplines to devise innovative solutions. Over the years, she has developed an exceptional network of high-level national and international multimodal transportation, urban planning and public health contacts. Karyn is a strong results-based leader. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Transportation Public Health Link (TPH Link), which administers the International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH) and the International Conference on Transport & Health (ICTH).
IPATH Founder/Executive Director
Founder & Executive Director TPH Link/ICTH/IPATH
DrPH Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Policy Management and Leadership
United States of America
Karyn is a transdisciplinary professional with 15 years of experience, in trauma and critical care medicine; specifically, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries due to motor vehicle crashes and interpersonal violence. With this experience, she successfully crossed over to the field of transportation after advocating for policy change in her local community. Karyn brings to the field of transportation, a unique perspective that merges best practices and lessons learned from multiple disciplines to devise innovative solutions. Over the years, she has developed an exceptional network of high-level national and international multimodal transportation, urban planning and public health contacts. Karyn is a strong results-based leader. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Transportation Public Health Link (TPH Link), which administers the International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH) and the International Conference on Transport & Health (ICTH).
IPATH Board of Directors
Jacob Albin Korem Alhassan, MSc., MSc., PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, Canada
Jacob is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. He is trained in health administration, public policy, area studies and population health from the universities of Ghana (Ghana), Durham (UK), Oxford (UK) and Saskatchewan (Canada). Jacob is an interdisciplinary activist scholar interested in how transport policies produce health inequities and the political aspects of transportation related public policy. He is interested in transport accessibility, safety and equity particularly in rural and remote contexts. Jacob has also worked on the role of intersectoral collaboration in promoting active transportation in urban contexts in Canada. His work is heavily focused on influencing transportation policy to promote accessibility and equity and has involved consultation and engagement with governments (federal, provincial and municipal), civil society organizations and marginalized communities.
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, Canada
Jacob is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. He is trained in health administration, public policy, area studies and population health from the universities of Ghana (Ghana), Durham (UK), Oxford (UK) and Saskatchewan (Canada). Jacob is an interdisciplinary activist scholar interested in how transport policies produce health inequities and the political aspects of transportation related public policy. He is interested in transport accessibility, safety and equity particularly in rural and remote contexts. Jacob has also worked on the role of intersectoral collaboration in promoting active transportation in urban contexts in Canada. His work is heavily focused on influencing transportation policy to promote accessibility and equity and has involved consultation and engagement with governments (federal, provincial and municipal), civil society organizations and marginalized communities.
Paulo Anciaes, PhD
Senior Researcher
University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom
Paulo is a Senior Researcher at UCL (University College London). He was qualifications in Economics and Geography and more than 20 years’ experience in research and consultancy at the intersection of transport, environment, and health. Paulo's research interests include pedestrians, urban accessibility, equity in transport planning, rail travel, social and environmental impacts of transport, and health and wellbeing in relation to transport and mobility. Paulo's work has used a range of quantitative approaches (spatial analysis, econometrics, stated and revealed preference methods, economic valuation). Paulo's research has been international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral, with a policy focus and engagement with non-academic stakeholders. Since 2015, He has been involved in projects funded by the European Union, working alongside local governments, the private sector, and international associations, to develop healthier and more equitable transport systems in European cities. Paulo won the UCL Excellence in Health Research Prize 2019, awarded in the fields of population and health. He is in the Editorial Board, Journal of Transport and Health and the Programme Committee of the Association for European Transport.
Senior Researcher
University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom
Paulo is a Senior Researcher at UCL (University College London). He was qualifications in Economics and Geography and more than 20 years’ experience in research and consultancy at the intersection of transport, environment, and health. Paulo's research interests include pedestrians, urban accessibility, equity in transport planning, rail travel, social and environmental impacts of transport, and health and wellbeing in relation to transport and mobility. Paulo's work has used a range of quantitative approaches (spatial analysis, econometrics, stated and revealed preference methods, economic valuation). Paulo's research has been international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral, with a policy focus and engagement with non-academic stakeholders. Since 2015, He has been involved in projects funded by the European Union, working alongside local governments, the private sector, and international associations, to develop healthier and more equitable transport systems in European cities. Paulo won the UCL Excellence in Health Research Prize 2019, awarded in the fields of population and health. He is in the Editorial Board, Journal of Transport and Health and the Programme Committee of the Association for European Transport.
Kim Clark, PE
Owner/CEO VIA Consulting
United States of America
Kim currently serves as the owner/manager of VIA Consulting and has been working in the transportation industry for over 29 years. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1994 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Kim has expanded her knowledge of Performance Based Planning and Design and recently participated in a Domestic Scan to better define context classifications outlined in the most recent edition of the AASHTO Green Book. She has continued her education in positive psychology giving her additional knowledge in behavior and organizational change and overall well-being. This increased focus provides experience in changing behavior to influence travel demand management, identifying wellbeing and health performance criteria to effectively measure success, and increasing facilitation skills to draw out positive outcomes from all stakeholders. Kim has worked with Departments of Transportations, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Association of Governments, local governments, and various agencies to holistically plan for better futures for multiple stakeholders. She has created strong connections and relationships between visions and implementations. She is aware of the importance of identifying measurements to assist in determining the best outcomes be it for the state, a community, or a corridor.
Owner/CEO VIA Consulting
United States of America
Kim currently serves as the owner/manager of VIA Consulting and has been working in the transportation industry for over 29 years. She graduated from the University of Utah in 1994 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Kim has expanded her knowledge of Performance Based Planning and Design and recently participated in a Domestic Scan to better define context classifications outlined in the most recent edition of the AASHTO Green Book. She has continued her education in positive psychology giving her additional knowledge in behavior and organizational change and overall well-being. This increased focus provides experience in changing behavior to influence travel demand management, identifying wellbeing and health performance criteria to effectively measure success, and increasing facilitation skills to draw out positive outcomes from all stakeholders. Kim has worked with Departments of Transportations, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Association of Governments, local governments, and various agencies to holistically plan for better futures for multiple stakeholders. She has created strong connections and relationships between visions and implementations. She is aware of the importance of identifying measurements to assist in determining the best outcomes be it for the state, a community, or a corridor.
Lin Lin, PhD
Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University
Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning & Design
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China PRC
Lin received her doctoral. in urban design and planning from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Before she joined Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University, Lin was an assistant professor at School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences at East China Normal University. Her research interests focus on conceptualizing and understanding the reciprocal relationship between the built environment‚ human behaviors‚ and public health. Lin believes this relationship underpins the development of genuinely healthy and sustainable communities.
Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University
Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban Planning & Design
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China PRC
Lin received her doctoral. in urban design and planning from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Before she joined Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University, Lin was an assistant professor at School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences at East China Normal University. Her research interests focus on conceptualizing and understanding the reciprocal relationship between the built environment‚ human behaviors‚ and public health. Lin believes this relationship underpins the development of genuinely healthy and sustainable communities.
Stephen F. Mayer, PhD, PE
CEO/Owner S F Mayer LLC
Previous Vice President & Business Development Director
Parson, Parsons Transportation Group
United states of America
Steve is an accomplished CEO, General Manager, and Professional Engineer with expertise in diverse areas, such as organizational leadership, technical project management, and marketing. Innovative and results oriented leader possessing strong business acumen and exceptional communication, negotiation, expert facilitation, decision-making, and applied problem-solving skills. Steve possesses a demonstrated ability to execute quality control and operational oversight. Core competencies include: • Organizational Leadership • Technical Project Management • Marketing • Profit & Loss Management • Operational Oversight • Quality Control • Change Facilitation • Regulatory Compliance • Strategic Planning. Visit https://sfmayerllc.com/ for profile details.
CEO/Owner S F Mayer LLC
Previous Vice President & Business Development Director
Parson, Parsons Transportation Group
United states of America
Steve is an accomplished CEO, General Manager, and Professional Engineer with expertise in diverse areas, such as organizational leadership, technical project management, and marketing. Innovative and results oriented leader possessing strong business acumen and exceptional communication, negotiation, expert facilitation, decision-making, and applied problem-solving skills. Steve possesses a demonstrated ability to execute quality control and operational oversight. Core competencies include: • Organizational Leadership • Technical Project Management • Marketing • Profit & Loss Management • Operational Oversight • Quality Control • Change Facilitation • Regulatory Compliance • Strategic Planning. Visit https://sfmayerllc.com/ for profile details.
Jun-Seok Oh, PhD, PE, PTOE
Associate Professor
Director, Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities
Western Michigan University
United States of America
Jun is Professor of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University and also Director of Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, a Tier 1 University Transportation Center funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. With 34 years of experience in the transportation field, his unique strength is an extensive knowledge of both traffic engineering and transportation systems analysis through his experiences as a researcher or a professional engineer. Jun has participated in a wide range of research activities related with transportation systems analysis, traffic safety, intelligent transportation systems, advanced traffic management, and non-motorized transportation systems. His recent research focuses on building livable communities through smart, safe, sustainable transportation. He earned his PhD from University of California at Irvine.
Associate Professor
Director, Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities
Western Michigan University
United States of America
Jun is Professor of the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering at Western Michigan University and also Director of Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, a Tier 1 University Transportation Center funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. With 34 years of experience in the transportation field, his unique strength is an extensive knowledge of both traffic engineering and transportation systems analysis through his experiences as a researcher or a professional engineer. Jun has participated in a wide range of research activities related with transportation systems analysis, traffic safety, intelligent transportation systems, advanced traffic management, and non-motorized transportation systems. His recent research focuses on building livable communities through smart, safe, sustainable transportation. He earned his PhD from University of California at Irvine.
Ipek N. Sener, PhD
Research Scientist
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
United States of America
Ipek is a Research Scientist at Texas A&M Transportation Institute with around 20 years of experience in transportation research, with a focus on social and behavioral sciences. Her research focus brings together the elements of mobility, safety, equity, health, and technology. Over the years, Ipek has led various interdisciplinary studies examining individuals’ decisions and activity-travel patterns, the changing nature of transportation choices, and the related impact on and/or connection to well-being, as well as sustainable and equitable mobility. She has done extensive research on the use of active, alternative, and emerging transportation options and has been collaborating closely with marginalized communities to create a transportation system that is inclusive, equitable, affordable, and accessible. Ipek serves in the graduate committee faculty of Texas A&M University, as a faculty affiliate at the Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging and is on the board of directors of Feonix—Mobility Rising. She is deeply involved with TRB, serves as a handling editor for the Transportation Research Record journal, and is an active member of TRB committees.
Research Scientist
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
United States of America
Ipek is a Research Scientist at Texas A&M Transportation Institute with around 20 years of experience in transportation research, with a focus on social and behavioral sciences. Her research focus brings together the elements of mobility, safety, equity, health, and technology. Over the years, Ipek has led various interdisciplinary studies examining individuals’ decisions and activity-travel patterns, the changing nature of transportation choices, and the related impact on and/or connection to well-being, as well as sustainable and equitable mobility. She has done extensive research on the use of active, alternative, and emerging transportation options and has been collaborating closely with marginalized communities to create a transportation system that is inclusive, equitable, affordable, and accessible. Ipek serves in the graduate committee faculty of Texas A&M University, as a faculty affiliate at the Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging and is on the board of directors of Feonix—Mobility Rising. She is deeply involved with TRB, serves as a handling editor for the Transportation Research Record journal, and is an active member of TRB committees.
E. Owen D. Waygood, PhD
Associate Professor
Polytechnique Montréal, Department of Transport Engineering
Quebec, Canada
Owen graduated in 2009 with a PhD in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan). After a position as a research associate and then research fellow at the Centre for Transport & Society at the University of the West of England (Bristol, U.K.), he held first a position of Assistant and then Associate Professor of Transport Planning at Laval University (Quebec, Canada). In 2018, Owen was recruited by Polytechnique Montréal as an Associate Professor of Transport Engineering. He has published research on children’s transport, physical activity, and social connections, sustainable transport, and transport behaviour change. He has been a co-guest editor for special issues on transport and child wellbeing, and transport and wellbeing published with the journal Travel Behaviour and Society. He conducts research on sustainable transport modes and how to increase their use.
Associate Professor
Polytechnique Montréal, Department of Transport Engineering
Quebec, Canada
Owen graduated in 2009 with a PhD in Civil Engineering from Kyoto University (Kyoto, Japan). After a position as a research associate and then research fellow at the Centre for Transport & Society at the University of the West of England (Bristol, U.K.), he held first a position of Assistant and then Associate Professor of Transport Planning at Laval University (Quebec, Canada). In 2018, Owen was recruited by Polytechnique Montréal as an Associate Professor of Transport Engineering. He has published research on children’s transport, physical activity, and social connections, sustainable transport, and transport behaviour change. He has been a co-guest editor for special issues on transport and child wellbeing, and transport and wellbeing published with the journal Travel Behaviour and Society. He conducts research on sustainable transport modes and how to increase their use.
Conschetta Wright-Moore, RN, MPH
Advarra - Institutional Review Board Services
Board Lead - Generic Materials
United States of America
Conschetta, an adept professional in healthcare and research, serves as a Scientific Board Member at Advarra, overseeing document workflows and conducting expedited reviews. In her role as a Quality Assurance Nurse Auditor at SWOG, she meticulously audits oncology clinical trials to ensure compliance and patient safety. As a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator at Methodist Healthcare System, Conschetta screens patients for protocol eligibility and facilitates the informed consent process. Her journey began as an epidemiologist and clinic nurse for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services, where she managed infectious disease reports, surveillance systems, and provided patient education.
Advarra - Institutional Review Board Services
Board Lead - Generic Materials
United States of America
Conschetta, an adept professional in healthcare and research, serves as a Scientific Board Member at Advarra, overseeing document workflows and conducting expedited reviews. In her role as a Quality Assurance Nurse Auditor at SWOG, she meticulously audits oncology clinical trials to ensure compliance and patient safety. As a Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator at Methodist Healthcare System, Conschetta screens patients for protocol eligibility and facilitates the informed consent process. Her journey began as an epidemiologist and clinic nurse for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services, where she managed infectious disease reports, surveillance systems, and provided patient education.