As of September 1, 2012, the University Transportation Center for Mobility (UTCM) is no longer an active center of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The archived UTCM website remains available here.

UTCM Principal Investigators

Rafael Aldrete-Sanchez

Rafael Aldrete-Sanchez, PhD

Research Engineer

Research and Implementation - El Paso
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
4050 Rio Bravo Drive, Suite 151
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-3759
r-aldrete@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Jeff Arndt

Jeffrey C. Arndt

Senior Planning Manager

Parsons Brinckerhoff
Trey Baker

Richard "Trey" Baker

Associate Transportation Researcher

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Austin Office (AUS)
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 467-0946
r-baker@ttimail.tamu.edu
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Kevin Balke

Kevin Balke, PhD, PE

Center Director and Research Engineer

System Management Division
TransLink® Research Center (DTL)
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-9899
k-balke@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Curtis Beaty

Curtis P. Beaty, PE

Associate Research Engineer

Research and Implementation - Dallas
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
9441 LBJ Freeway, Suite 103
Dallas, TX 75243
(972) 994-0433
c-beaty@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Mark Benden

Mark E. Benden, PhD, CPE

Assistant Professor

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Rural Public Health
Texas A&M Health Science Center
1266 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1266
(979) 845-8773
mbenden@srph.tamhsc.edu
Brief bio
Brian Bochner

Brian Bochner, PE

Senior Research Engineer

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 458-3516
b-bochner@tamu.edu

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Mark Burris

Mark Burris, PhD

E.B. Snead '25 Development Professor I and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
(979) 845-9875
mburris@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Linda Cherrington

Linda Cherrington

Program Manager and Research Scientist

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Transit Mobility Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 882-2085
l-cherrington@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Richard Cole

Richard Cole

Director of Communications

TTI Marketing and Communications
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 862-8449
r-cole@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Ivan Damnjanovic

Ivan Damnjanovic, PhD

Assistant Professor and Beavers Charitable Trust/William F. Urban '41 Faculty Fellow in Construction Engineering and Management I

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
idamnjanovic@civil.tamu.edu
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Swaroop Darbha

Swaroop Darbha, PhD

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
3123 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3123
(979) 862-2238
dswaroop@mengr.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Eric Dumbaugh

Eric W. Dumbaugh, PhD

Associate Professor

School of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
BC-05, 100F
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
ph. (954) 762-5030
eric.dumbaugh@fau.edu
Brief bio
Suzie Edrington

Suzie Edrington

Assistant Research Scientist

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Transit Mobility Program (HTM)
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 686-2971
s-edrington@tamu.edu
Brief bio
David Ellis

David Ellis, PhD

Research Scientist

Mobility Analysis
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-6008
d-ellis@ttimail.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Reza Farzaneh

Mohamadreza Farzaneh, PhD, PE

Assistant Research Engineer

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Air Quality Studies Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 467-0946
m-farzaneh@ttimail.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Melisa Finley

Melisa D. Finley, PE

Associate Research Engineer

Operations and Design Division
Work Zone and Dynamic Signs Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-7596
m-finley@tamu.edu
Brief bio

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Stephen Fuller

Stephen Fuller, PhD

Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
(979) 845-1941
sfuller@tamu.edu
Brief Bio

PhD (Economics), Kansas State University
MS (Agricultural Economics), Kansas State University
BS (Agricultural Economics), Kansas State University

Dr. Stephen W. Fuller is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Agricultural Economics and Ph.D. in Economics all from Kansas State University. Research focuses on transportation, marketing and international trade issues. Dr. Fuller teaches undergraduate courses in price analysis and futures & options.

RECENT AND CURRENT RESEARCH EFFORTS:

  • Evaluating effect of seasonal climate forecasts on world grain markets.
  • Measuring transportation saving associated with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
  • Evaluating strategic role of Panama Canal in world grain trade.
  • Measuring effect of NAFTA on U.S.-Mexico rice and vegetable trade.
  • Measuring effect of transportation improvements in South America on competitiveness in world grain markets.
  • Identification and measurement of factors affecting ocean freight rates.
  • Measuring trends in grain transportation in Texas.
  • Measuring effect of U.S. inland waterway's lock congestion on barge rates and grain prices.
Tina Geiselbrecht

Tina Geiselbrecht

Assistant Research Scientist

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Austin Office (AUS)
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 467-0946
t-geiselbrecht@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Ginger Goodin

Ginger Goodin, PE

Division Head

Austin Office (AUS)
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 467-0946
g-goodin@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Russell Henk

Russell Henk, PE

Senior Research Engineer

Research and Implementation Division - San Antonio/El Paso Region
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
1100 N.W. Loop 410, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78213
(210) 979-9411
r-henk@tamu.edu
Brief bio

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Laura Higgins

Laura Higgins

Associate Research Scientist

Human Factors Group
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-8109
l-higgins@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Joan Hudson

Joan Hudson, PE

Associate Research Engineer

Austin Office
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 300E
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 467-0946, Ext. 12112
j-hudson@ttimail.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Debbie Jasek

Debbie Jasek

Research Specialist

Center for Professional Development
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-5239
d-jasek@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Raghava Kommalapati

Raghava Kommalapati, PhD, PE, BCEE

Interim Department Head

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
PO Box 519, MS 2510
Prairie View, TX 77446-4249
(936) 261-1660
rrkommalapati@pvamu.edu
Brief bio

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Beverly Kuhn

Beverly T. Kuhn, PhD, PE

Division Head and Senior Research Engineer

System Management Division
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-3558 · fax (979) 845-6001
b-kuhn@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Minh Le

Minh Le, PE

Associate Research Engineer

Research and Implementation - Dallas
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
9441 LBJ Freeway, Suite 103
Dallas, TX 75243
(972) 994-0433, Ext. 13103
m-le@ttimail.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Eric Lindquist

Eric Lindquist, PhD

Visiting Assistant Professor, and Associate Director and Associate Research Scientist

Institute for Science, Technology & Public Policy
George Bush School of Government & Public Service
Texas A&M University
4350 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4350
(979) 862-3857
elindquist@bushschool.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Tim Lomax

Tim Lomax, PhD, PE

Senior Research Engineer and Research Fellow

Mobility Analysis
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-9960
t-lomax@tamu.edu
Brief bio
June Martin

June Martin

Senior Lecturer

Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
College of Architecture
Texas A&M University
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
(979) 862-4620
jmartin@archmail.tamu.edu
Brief bio

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James Mjelde

James Mjelde, PhD

Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
(979) 845-1492
j-mjelde@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Curtis Morgan

Curtis Morgan

Program Manager
Assistant Research Scientist

Multimodal Freight Transportation
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 458-1683
c-morgan@ttimail.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Forster Ndubisi

Forster Ndubisi, PhD, FCELA, ASLA

Professor and Head

Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
College of Architecture
Texas A&M University
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
(979) 845-1046
ndubisi@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Michael Neuman

Michael Neuman, PhD, AICP

Professor of Sustainable Urbanism

Faculty of the Built Environment
University of New South Wales
Red Center West
2052 Sydney
Australia
+61 2 9385 4538
m.neuman@unsw.edu.au
Brief bio
John Overman

John Overman

Associate Research Scientist

Transit Mobility Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
110 N. Davis Dr., Suite 101
Arlington, TX 76013
(817) 462-0516
joverman@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Gabriel Power

Gabriel Power, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
(979) 845-5911
gpower@ag.tamu.edu
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Darryl Puckett

Darryl Puckett

Research Scientist

Transit Mobility Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 686-2971
d-puckett@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Teresa Qu

Teresa Qu, PhD, PE

Associate Research Engineer

Mobility Analysis
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-5208
t-qu@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Luca Quadrifoglio

Luca Quadrifoglio, PhD

Associate Professor

Transportation and Materials Engineering Division
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
(979) 845-9294
lquadrifoglio@civil.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Rajat Rajbhandari

Rajat Rajbhandari, PhD, PE

Associate Research Engineer

Research and Implementation - El Paso
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
4050 Rio Bravo Drive, Suite 151
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-3759
rajat@tamu.edu
Brief bio

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Tara Ramani

Tara Ramani

Assistant Research Scientist

Air Quality Studies
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 458-3476
T-Ramani@ttimail.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Jesse Saginor

Jesse Saginor, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
College of Architecture
Texas A&M University
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
(979) 845-6372
jsaginor@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Mauricio Sanchez-Silva

Mauricio Sanchez-Silva, PhD

Associate Professor

Departament of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Universidad de Los Andes
Carrera 1 Este # 19A – 40, Edificio Mario Laserna, P6
Bogota, Colombia
msanchez@uniandes.edu.co
Brief bio
Katie Turnbull

Katie Turnbull, PhD

Executive Associate Agency Director and Research Scientist

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 845-6005
k-turnbull@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Dmitry Vedenov

Dmitry Vedenov, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
(979) 845-8491
vedenov@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Juan Villa

Juan Carlos Villa

Program Manager

Mexico City Office
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 862-3382
j-villa@tamu.edu
Brief bio

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Carol Walters

Carol Walters, PE

Senior Research Engineer

System Operation Management
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
110 N. Davis Dr. Ste 101
Arlington, TX 76013
(720) 494-0167
c-walters2@tamu.edu
Bruce Wang

Bruce Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor

Transportation and Materials Engineering Division
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
(979) 845-9901
bwang@civil.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Ximing Wu

Ximing Wu, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
(979) 458-1355
xwu@ag.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Yunlong Zhang

Yunlong Zhang, PhD

Associate Professor

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
(979) 845-9902
yzhang@civil.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Joe Zietsman

Joe Zietsman, PhD, PE

Division Head

Air Quality Studies
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 458-3476
zietsman@tamu.edu
Brief bio

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