Edward L. Hillsman, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Areas of Expertise

Transportation demand management

Measurement and evaluation

Travel behavior

Transportation, energy use, and climate change

Location analysis

Bicycling

Representative Experience

· Developed training module for estimating carbon footprint from business and commute travel

· Managed program data, measurement, and evaluation for Washington State DOT’s Commute Trip Reduction Program

· Performed program measurement for Washington State DOT’s Trip Reduction Performance Program

· Managed introduction of internet surveying option into paper-based survey process for Washington State DOT’s CTR Program

· Identified strategies to maximize trip reduction’s effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

· Collaborated on development and implementation of approach to model the effects of an established trip reduction program on travel delay

· Surveyed retail shopping behavior in Knoxville, TN

· Assessed data needs and suitability of transportation data systems to support hazard risk screening, warning, and response system

· Developed and applied modeling system to analyze effect of sulfur-dioxide cap-and-trade system on cost of electricity

· Developed federal guidelines for voluntary reporting of voluntary reductions of greenhouse gas emissions

· Wrote transportation chapter of a report to Congress on mobilizing the private sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

· Estimated populations at risk from disposal of US chemical weapons stockpile for programmatic EIS

· Analyzed accessibility of rural population to primary health care in Iowa

Previous Positions

Senior Scientist, Washington State Department of Transportation

Research Associate, Energy, Environment, and Resources Center, University of Tennessee—Knoxville

Research Staff Member, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Research Assistant, University of Iowa

Education

Ph.D., Geography, University of Iowa

M.A., Geography, University of Iowa

B.A., Geography, University of Iowa