High Scoring Abstract Award Winners
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The ICTH Programme Committee is pleased to announce the 2022 High Scoring Abstract Award winners! Congratulations to ALL ICTH accepted abstract presenters. Good Job!
Each abstract submitted and considered for presentation at ICTH went through a formal peer-review and scoring process. Final abstract scores were calculated as the average of three (3) independent peer-review assessments. The two (2) highest scoring abstracts (including oral, pecha kucha and poster) were determined in each of the following five (5) categories:
Each abstract award winner will receive a $200 USD cash prize or $100 cash and a copy of the book entitled, Livable Streets 2.0" written by Bruce and Donald Appleyard. In addition, abstract winners will receive a beautiful certificate and folder presented by their award sponsor and bragging rights. A special Pecha Kucha session will be held on Thursday, 30 June 2022, to recognize these exceptional works. |
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Researcher
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Bobin Wang - Canada
Insight into the Nonlinear Effect of COVID-19 on Well-Being in China: Commuting, a Vital Ingredient Abstract Score: 46.3/50 Sponsored by: MDPI Sustainability - OPEN ACCESS Bobin Wang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Université Laval. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Traffic and Transportation Planning and Management. Dr. Wang's research focuses on Travel Behavior Analysis, Transportation and Climate Change, the interaction of AI and Decision-Making Theories, and Econometric and Statistical Modelling. In the past five years, she has published more than 30 papers and one monograph. As a member of CIRRELT (Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation), CIRODD (Interdisciplinary Research Center in Operationalization of Sustainable Development) and FORAC Research Consortium (including a strong partnership between forest products industry stakeholders). Dr. Wang is a reviewer for 15 authority international journals in the field, such as Transportation Research Part A, Transportation Research Part C, Transportation Research Part D, Environmental Pollution, and Knowledge-Based Systems. |
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Derek Christie - Switzerland
How and Why Do "Frequent Walkers" Integrate 1-2 Hours of Daily Walking into Already Busy Schedules Abstract Score: 45/50 Sponsored by: Transport & Health Science Group Derek is a recognised expert in urban health, with a strong interest for the complex interactions between health, transportation and the urban environment. He has three career threads, covering research activities, science communication and civil society organisations. His trans-disciplinary research experience ranges from tobacco control to urban walking, with incursions into autonomous vehicles and ballast flight on railways. He thus obtained a solid grounding in mixed methods, associating qualitative and quantitative approaches. He is now working mainly on Health Impact Assessment, transport mode choice, and the importance of daily walking for public health. Derek's civil society activity hinges around the Association for transport and environment (VCS-ATE-ATA), of which he has been a committee member (of the Geneva section) since 1996 as well as a member of working groups on public transport and active mobility. He was chairman of the Geneva section of the ATE for five years (1998-2003) and a member of the Central Committee at the national level for several years. He now represents the ATE and its overarching organisation (Coordination transports et déplacements) in two official committees in Geneva: CODEP (Transportation) and the environmental commission at Geneva-Airport (CCLNTA). |
Practitioner
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Ron Deverman - United States
Transit Equity: Ensuring Healthy, Sustainable Mobility for All Individuals Abstract Score: 40/50 Sponsored by: Institute of Transportation Engineers Ron is Vice-President and National Environmental Planning Leader for STV, a national planning, engineering, and architecture firm. Ron has over 35-years-experience managing NEPA environmental impact assessment projects for transportation infrastructure improvements, such as transit, passenger and freight rail, highways, and bridges, with special expertise in community impact assessment, cumulative effects analysis, and other federal environmental regulations. Ron is a Past President of NAEP and IAEP and he is the current Chair of NAEP’s Leadership Development Committee. Ron is a Certified Environmental Professional by Eminence and a NAEP Fellow for his exemplary service and over 30-year commitment to NAEP and the environmental professions. He is a Board Trustee of the Academy of Board-Certified Environmental Professionals (ABCEP), serving as the Awards Task Force Chair and actively participating in the ABCEP Mentor-Mentee program. Ron is also an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University teaching a Masters’ course in NEPA and Context Sensitive Solutions. He is a published poet and has spoken nationally and internationally on many subjects, including key competencies for environmental professionals, environmental stewardship, equity, environmental justice, and the public health impacts and benefits of our transportation choices. |
Early Career/Postdoctoral Professional
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Sarah O'Toole - United Kingdom
Pregnancy and Commuting to Work Abstract Score: 46/50 Sponsored by: North Dakota State University Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute Sarah is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Transport Studies and the Thomas Coram Research Unit at University College London. Sarah holds a PhD in developmental psychology and her research interests surround understanding independent mobility / road safety in children and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as well as accessibility and transportation. Sarah has recently led a project funded by the Department for Transport exploring how young people with SEND can be best supported to travel independently. As part of this project, she has worked with families and practitioners to develop independent mobility and road safety checklists as well as visual resources for road crossings for adolescents with SEND. |
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Takumi Abe - Japan
Characteristics of Travel Behaviour Associated with Social Participation in Older Drivers and Non-Drivers Abstract Score: 44.7/50 Sponsored by: STV Inc. Takumi is a research fellow at the Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology and a research affiliate at the Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology. His research focuses on preventing adverse health outcomes in older adults through understanding the effects of healthy behaviours and neighbourhood environments. One of his main works is to advance the study of travel behaviour using cohort data and travel survey data. |
Doctoral Student
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Cheng-Kai Hsu - United States
Air Pollution Exposure and Health Impacts of Commuting By Bus, Underground, and Bicycling in Central London Abstract Score: 43.3/50 Sponsored by: MDPI Sustainability - OPEN ACCESS Cheng-Kai is a doctoral student in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds an Masters of Science in Transport from the Imperial College, London, and a Bachelors of Science in Urban Planning from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. His research lies at the intersection of Travel Behavior, Environmental Exposure, and Health Justice. |
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Camille Garnier- Canada
Mobility Disparities between People with and without Disabilities – Montreal Case Study Abstract Score: 43.3/50 Sponsored by: International Professional Association for Transport & Health (IPATH) Camille is a doctoral student at the Department of mathematic and industrial engineering at Polytechnique School of Montreal. Supervised by Martin Trépanier and Catherine Morency, she is a member of the Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRRELT). Camille works on the development of tools, methods, and models to improve paratransit services. Her researches address mobility disparities, paratransit eligibility, walkability, integration of paratransit trips into regular transit network and paratransit dwell time, using dataset provided by Montreal Transit Authority) and Statistic Canada (STM). Camille is also enrolled in a postgraduate certificate in higher education pedagogy at Sherbrooke University. |
Undergraduate/Graduate Student
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Yasser Amiour- Canada
The Relationship between Built Environment Characteristics and Parents’ Perceptions of Children’s Traffic Safety on the Trip to School Abstract Score: 39.3/50 Sponsored by: Sam Schwartz Pedestrian Management Yasser has a Masters of Science in Transportation Engineering obtained from Polytechnique Montreal. He is interested in how the built environment characteristics influence travel behavior. Yasser carried out a research project on the role of the built environment and traffic on the parents' perception of children's traffic safety and active travel. He also studied different methods and technics to enhance and optimize public transportation systems,. Yasser is also interested in studying sustainable transportation planning. |