Position Title
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sustainable Transportation Engineering Graduate Group Co-Chair
Associate Faculty Director for Research & Mentoring, Institute for Transportation Studies
Director, National Center for Sustainable Transportation
Director, University of California Institute of Transportation Studies Transit Initiative Transit Research Center
Position Title
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Sustainable Transportation Engineering Graduate Group Co-Chair
Associate Faculty Director for Research & Mentoring, Institute for Transportation Studies
Director, National Center for Sustainable Transportation
Director, University of California Institute of Transportation Studies Transit Initiative Transit Research Center
Bio
Professor Watkins is a leading expert in transit, whose research contributes to the goal of expanding mobility options by improving transit, walking, bicycling, and other alternatives to driving. Her projects are wide-ranging, including basic behavioral research that identifies factors influencing individual travel choices and overall travel patterns as well as applied research carried out in partnership with transportation agencies that leads to innovation in practice. Read full bio.