About Me

Welcome! I’m Hannah Younes. I graduated from University of Maryland, College Park in 2021 with a PhD in Geographical Sciences with concentrations in Transportation Planning & Engineering. During my graduate studies, I focused on sustainable, low-carbon transportation and vulnerable populations. My dissertation explored the potential of micromobility. I worked as a post-doctoral researcher at Rutgers University from 2021 to 2024, working with Dr. Robert Noland and Dr. Clinton Andrews, focusing on a variety of transportation issues, including micromobility and crash detection. I am now a Senior Research Specialist at the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers.

 

Education

DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | 2021
Department of Geographical Sciences | School of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Giovanni Baiocchi
Research PI: Dr. Lei Zhang
Committee Members: Dr. Giovanni Baiocchi, Dr. Lei Zhang, Dr. Kathleen Stewart, Dr. Hiro Iseki, Dr. Laixiang Sun
Research Interests: Transportation, Sustainability, Vulnerable Populations

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | 2015
Major: Environmental Science & Policy, Land Use Concentration
Minors: Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Awards & Fellowships

NEW JERSEY CHAPTER AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARD 2022

ANN G. WYLIE DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SPRING 2021

US DOT UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER OUSTANDING STUDENT OF THE YEAR 2020

OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS FALL 2019

GRADUATE SCHOOL OUTSTANDING TA AWARD 2019

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES OUTSTANDING TA AWARD 2018

DEAN’S FELLOWSHIP SEPTEMBER 2016 – MAY 2017