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Research and Administrative Faculty

JASON BITTNER, Director. MPA, University of Wisconsin, 2000; BA, Political Science, American University, 1995. Specialties: freight and intermodal transportation, agricultural trade and transportation, infrastructure asset management, policy and revenue issues. Call 813-974-3120.


MICHAEL AUDINO, Research Associate. MA, Business Leadership, Upper Iowa University, 1999, BS, Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, 1977. Areas of Expertise: Facilitating and developing strategic and operational plans, designing and implementing communications and outreach activities, conducting education and training seminars, and leading unique research and project initiatives. Specialties: rural transit leadership and coordination, volunteer transportation program planning and design, air service development and airport marketing, nonprofit organization fundraising, and public relations. Resume

SEAN BARBEAU, Research Associate. MS, Computer Science, University of South Florida, 2009; BS, Computer Science, University of South Florida , 2003. Specialties: intelligent systems for cell phones and other mobile devices, location-based services, global positioning systems, geographic information systems, software engineering, expert systems, neural networks, wireless communications, wireless sensor networks, RF-IDs. Call 813-974-7208.

EDWARD BART, Senior Research Associate. MPA, University of South Florida, 2007; BBA, McKendree Business College, 1989.  Specialties: maintenance management and analysis, maintenance training and curriculum development, fleet performance measurement and reporting, trend analysis, preventive maintenance planning and development. Call 813-974-6693.

JUSTIN BEGLEY, Senior Research Associate. MA, Public Administration, Florida Atlantic, 2001; BA, Political Science, Florida Atlantic University, 1997. Specialties: advanced public transportation systems, transit planning, systems integration. Call 813-974-1484.

JULIE BOND, Senior Research Associate; Director, New North Transportation Alliance. BS, Business Administration, Southern Utah University. Specialties: transportation demand management, public involvement, community outreach, transit pass programs, bicycle advocacy. Call 813-974-9799

GARY L. BROSCH, Founding Director; Editor, Journal of Public Transportation. MS, Economics, Florida State University, 1973; BS, Economics, University of South Florida, 1971. Specialties: bus rapid transit, urban community economic analysis, innovative financing, urban mobility, transportation innovations. Call 813-974-3120. Resume

DIANA BYRNES, Substance Abuse Management Specialist. C-SAPA (Substance Abuse Program Administrator) Specialties: Substance Abuse Management Program Oversight and Technical Assistance, Substance Abuse Program Compliance. Call 813-426-6980.

MARTIN CATALA, Senior Research Associate. MA, Public Administration, University of South Florida, 1997; BS, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, University of South Florida, 1994. Specialties: geographic information systems, database management, graphics, campus shuttle systems. Call 813-974-9791. Resume

XUEHAO CHU, Senior Research Associate. PhD, Economics, University of California at Irvine, 1993; MA, Economics, University of California at Irvine, 1991; BS, Mathematics, Hangzhou University, China, 1982. Specialties: transportation economics, urban and regional economics, discrete choice analysis, quantitative methods. Call 813-974-9831. Resume

SISINNIO CONCAS Senior Research Associate. Ph.D, Economics, University of South Florida, 2010; M.A., Economics, University of South Florida, 2000; Doctor, Political Science, Universitá degli Studi di Sassari, Italy, 1997. Specialties: urban and regional economics, economic impact analysis, travel demand modeling, econometric modeling. Call 813-974-7760.  Resume

JANET DAVIS, Deputy Director, Transportation Finance, Management & Administration Program. BA, Psychology, Southern Illinois University. Specialties: transportation planning, transportation program development & evaluation, toll agency management and operations, financial analysis. Call 813-974-6920. Resume

CHRISTOPHER P. DEANNUNTIS, Senior Research Associate. BS, Economics, Florida State University, 1986. Specialties: transit operations, service planning, scheduling/runcutting, transportation development planning, fare policy, public involvement, community outreach, customer service, grant writing. Call 813-974-8942. Resume

ALDO FABREGAS, Research Associate. Ph.D. Candidate, University of South Florida; MS Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Norte, 2003; BS Industrial Engineering, Universidad del Norte, 2000. Specialties: network optimization, simulation (service, manufacturing and traffic systems), statistical analysis, and decision support systems in transportation. Call 813-974-3296

JENNIFER FLYNN, Research Associate. BA, Urban Geography, University of South Florida, 2002.  Specialties: urban planning, geographic information systems, urban transit circulator systems, data compilation and analysis for transit development plans.  Call 813-974-3120.

NEVINE LABIB GEORGGI, Research Associate. MSCE, University of South Florida, 2000; BS, Civil Engineering, Cairo University, 1984. Specialties: Trip generation models, travel behavior research, travel-related statistical analysis, transportation survey design and analysis, project development and environmental studies, specialized library development. Call 813-974-9770. Resume

JAY GOODWILL, PE, CCTM, Senior Research Associate. MS, Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1975; Masters of Public Works, University of Pittsburgh, 1975; BS, Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1973.  Specialties: public transportation, transportation planning, transit marketing, transit system planning, transit performance analysis, ADA planning/implementation, transit funding.  Call 813-974-8755. Resume

ROB GREGG, Director, Transit Management Program. BA, History, University Florida. Specialties: public transportation, market research, community involvement, planning, employee motivation, intergovernmental partnership coordination. Call 813-974-8383. Resume

SARA J. HENDRICKS, AICP , Senior Research Associate. MRP, Land Use Planning, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991; BA, Film, The Pennsylvania State University, 1983. Specialties: land use planning and growth management, traffic and environmental impact analysis, bicycle/pedestrian facilities planning, communications. Call 813-974-9801. Resume

ED HILLSMAN, Senior Research Associate. PhD, Geography, University of Iowa, 1979; MA, Geography, Iowa, 1975; BA, Geography, Miami University, 1972. Specialties: transportation demand management; evaluation and measurement; transportation, climate change, and energy; location analysis. Call 813-974-2977. Resume

DENNIS P. HINEBAUGH, Director, Transit Program. BS, Social Sciences, Michigan State University, 1978. Specialties: transit system planning, bus rapid transit, rail transit planning, transitways, short and long range capital and operating planning, transit fare policy. Call 813-974-9833. Resume

ANN C. JOSLIN, Senior Research Associate. BS, Business  Administration, University of Central Florida, 1981. Specialties: transit planning, transportation demand management, university  transportation, electronic payment systems. Call 813-974-9183. Resume

ALEXANDER KOLPAKOV, Research Associate. MA, Economics, University of South Florida, 2003. Specialties: economic policy analysis.  Call 813-974-4038. 

ACHILLEAS KOURTELLIS, Research Associate. Ph.D., University of South Florida, 2009; M. Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of South Florida, 2006; B.S. Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, 2004. Specialties: statistical analysis, ITS implementations and in-vehicle safety devices, driver experiments for technology testing. Call 813-974-5320.Resume

JEFF KRAMER, AICP, Senior Research Associate. Master of City Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994; BA, Government, Cornell University, 1988. Specialties: transportation and land use planning, government relations. Call 813-974-1397. Resume

CHANYOUNG LEE, PhD, Senior Research Associate, ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety Program. PhD,Transportation Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; certificate in Transportation Management and Policy, Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies,  UWM; MS Transportation Planning, BS Urban Planning, Hongik University . Specialties: traffic analysis support, winter weather mobility impacts, microsimulation calibration and validation, ramp metering retiming.  Call 813-974-5307.

PEI SUNG LIN, Ph.D., PE, PTOE, FITE, Director, ITS, Traffic Operations & Safety Program. PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 1995; MS, Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1991; BS, Civil Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, 1986. Specialties: ITS, traffic engineering and operations, traffic signal systems, traffic safety, pedestrian safety, transit safety, incident management, performance measures, and traffic impact studies. Call 813-974-4910. Resume

MARK A. MISTRETTA, Research Associate. MA, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 1997; BS, Geography, University of South Florida, 1995. Specialties: transit planning, transit performance analysis, transportation planning, statistical analysis. Call 813-974-9758.  Resume

WILLIAM P. MORRIS, Senior Research Associate. BA, Social Sciences, University of Florida, 1985. Specialties: market research, strategic planning, marketing, transportation development plans, customer service/customer relations, transit/MPO planning process, fare policy, public involvement, training, community outreach. Call 813-974-3120. Resume

VICTORIA A. PERK, Senior Research Associate. MA, Economics, University of South Florida, 1993, BA, Economics, Eckerd College, 1992. Specialties: transportation economics, transit system performance analysis, transit development plans, transit service planning, survey design and analysis, statistical analysis. Call 813-974-7327. Resume

BRIAN M. PESSARO, AICP, Senior Research Associate. MA, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 1998, BA, Political Science, Viginia Tech, 1993. Specialties: bus rapid transit, MPO planning, growth management, electronic tolling, congestion pricing. Call 813-974-5113.

STEVEN E. POLZIN, PE, Director, Mobility Research Program. PhD, Civil Engineering, Transportation, Northwestern University, 1986; MSCE, Urban Systems Engineering, Northwestern, 1976; BSCE, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974. Specialties: public transportation, public policy analysis, transportation planning, systems evaluation, planning process design, mobility analysis. Call 813-974-9849. Resume

AMBER REEP, Senior Research Associate. MS, Technology Systems Management, State University of New York, 1997; BS, Transportation Planning, Dowling College, 1996. Specialties: transportation planning, transit operations/ maintenance training and curriculum development, transit safety and security assessments and research, distance learning technologies. Resume

STEPHEN REICH, Director, Transportation Finance, Management & Administration Program. BA, Geography & Environmental Planning, Towson State University, 1979. Specialties: transportation agency management, innovative financing, capital programming, federal aid, toll facility management and operations. Call 813-974-6435. Resume

DEBORAH B. SAPPER, Senior Research Associate. BS, Geography, Michigan State University, 1983. Specialties: transit planning, bus safety, transportation planning and policy analysis, geographic information systems.  Call 813-974-1446.

KAREN E. SEGGERMAN, AICP, Senior Research Associate. Master of Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990. Specialties: transportation concurrency, level of service, land use planning, zoning, public participation. Call 813-974-5723. 

LISA STAES, Director, Transit Technical Assistance & Training Program. BS, Geography, Florida State University, 1987; FDOT Leadership Academy, 1997. Specialties: Federal Transit Administration programs and policies, FDOT grant programs and directives, transit planning, transportation disadvantaged planning, and state and federal transportation legislation. Call 813-974-9787. Resume

CHERYL THOLE, Research Associate. MA, Urban & Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2003; BA, Political Science, University of Florida, 1997.  Specialties: transportation planning and growth management, geographic information systems, paratransit.  Call 813-974-9920.

JOEL VOLINSKI, Director, National Center for Transit Research. MSUP, Urban Planning, Columbia University; 1975, BA, Urban Geography, State University of New York at Albany, 1971. Specialties: public transportation, public administration, urban planning, community development. Call 813-974-9847. Resume

KRISTINE WILLIAMS, AICP, Director, Planning & Corridor Management Program. MUP, Urban Planning, Michigan State University, 1988, BA, Cultural Anthropology, Michigan State University, 1982. Specialties: access management, corridor preservation, growth management, land development regulation, land use law, public involvement. Call 813-974-9807. Resume

PHILIP L.WINTERS, Director, Transportation Demand Management Program. BS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1978. Specialties: transportation demand management, suburban mobility, program evaluation, total quality management. Call 813-974-9811. Resume

CINDY WOOTEN, Senior Research Associate. MS, Management, University of South Florida, 1999. Specialties: finance and accounting. Call 813-974-9771. Resume

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