Name: Robert B. Noland
Title: Director
Room: 449
Phone: 848-932-2859
Email: rnoland@rutgers.edu
Website: http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/noland/

Robert B. Noland is a Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and serves as the Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center. He received his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania in Energy Management and Environmental Policy. Prior to joining Rutgers University he was Reader in Transport and Environmental Policy at Imperial College London, a Policy Analyst at the US Environmental Protection Agency and also conducted post-doctoral research in the Economics Department at the University of California at Irvine.

The focus of Dr. Noland's research is the impacts of transport planning and policy on environmental outcomes. This is defined very broadly to include not just air and water quality impacts, but also impacts on safety, climate, health, and other factors associated with overall quality of life. Active research areas include examining the impact of induced travel on vehicle emissions; understanding the policy implications of induced travel and behavioral responses to new transport capacity; investigation of policies to mitigate the climate impacts of aviation, in particular those associated with contrail formation; micro-simulation of pedestrian-vehicle interactions to provide an understanding of the costs and benefits associated with policies to improve pedestrian flow; analysis of behavioral issues associated with transport safety policies and empirical analyses of safety data, and assessment of the economic effects of transport investments. Dr. Noland's research has been cited throughout the world in debates over transport infrastructure planning and environmental assessment of new infrastructure. Dr. Noland is currently the Associate Editor of Transportation Research-D (Transport and Environment) and the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation and is Chair of the Transportation Research Board Special Task Force on Climate Change and Energy.

Name: Jon A. Carnegie, AICP/PP
Title: Executive Director
Room: 442
Phone: 848-932-2840
Email: carnegie@rci.rutgers.edu

Jon A. Carnegie, AICP/PP, is executive director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and an adjunct member of the faculty at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. Mr. Carnegie has more than 18 years of experience in the fields of land use and transportation planning and policy at the municipal, county and regional level. He has been or currently serves as the principal investigator for a variety of research and planning projects involving a range of transportation policy topics. His experience includes managing research projects involving transit-oriented development; the relationship between land use and transportation; long-range vision planning; transportation capital finance; transportation equity; driver's licensing; workforce transportation options for low-income individuals and persons with disabilities; senior mobility; as well as transport security, emergency management and evacuation planning. 

In addition, in 2007, Mr. Carnegie was the lead instructor for six deliveries of the National Transit Institute's (NTI) Land Use and Transportation course around the United States. He also recently led the development of new NTI course on transit-oriented and joint development for the Federal Transit Administration. Mr. Carneg

Name: David Aimen
Title: Assistant Director of Planning and Technical Assistance
Room: 448
Phone: 848-932-2855
Email: david.aimen@rutgers.edu

David Aimen, AICP/PP, is the Assistant Director for Planning and Technical Assistance. Mr. Aimen has 26 years of experience, primarily as a private sector consultant, managing and researching studies on planning and economics topics including transportation policy, market research, demand forecasting, economic and fiscal analysis, socioeconomic impact assessment, and strategic economic development. In recent years, Mr. Aimen has provided technical advisory services for policy, planning and development projects focusing on Title VI, environmental justice, and the socioeconomic impacts of transportation. This work has been undertaken for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), metropolitan planning organizations, state transportation departments, and transit agencies. He recently served as the Principal Investigator for Practical Approaches for Involving Traditionally Underserved Populations in Transportation Decisionmaking, funded under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), which presents a toolkit of case studies, effective practices, tools and techniques, and data sources relevant to public and private sector practitioners at each stage of transportation decisionmaking. Currently, he serves on the project management team of the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium, funded through a HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning grant and other leveraged and matching funds, to prepare a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development for the 13-county planning region in Northern New Jersey. He is a member of the Transportation Research Board's Environmental Justice in Transportation Committee. Mr. Aimen received a B.A. with degrees in Sociology and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from Rutgers University.

Name: Devajyoti Deka, Ph.D.
Title: Assistant Director of Research
Room: 456
Phone: 848-932-2875
Email: ddeka@rci.rutgers.edu

Dr. Deka assists in the implementation of the center's overall research program, serves as the principal or co-principal investigator of research studies, and supervises the center's research staff. He has more than 15 years of experience in transportation planning and research. He worked previously for consulting firms, university planning programs, and a leading metropolitan planning organization of the country. At VTC, he has led several research studies as the principal investigator and supervised researchers on many other projects. His research expertise includes applied quantitative methods, regional transportation policy, public transportation, transportation equity, emergency evacuation, safety and security, bicycling and pedestrian planning, and transportation for persons with disability. Prior to joining VTC, he managed projects on regional capital investment policies, regional transportation need and strategy assessment, and environmental justice for the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. He began his career as a transportation modeler and spent a year with the FTA as an Eisenhower Research Fellow. He earned a Ph.D. in Planning from the University of Southern California; a master's degree in Urban Planning from McGill University, Canada; and a master's degree in Regional Planning from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.

Name: Charles Brown
Title: Senior Research Specialist
Room: 446
Phone: 848-932-2846
Email: charles.brown@ejb.rutgers.edu

Mr. Brown joined the Voorhees Transportation Center in February 2011 to manage the New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center. Mr. Brown has over 10 years of public and private experience in the field of transportation, and his experience includes transportation planning, engineering and design, multi-modal planning, bicycle and pedestrian planning, geographical information systems, and community outreach and training. Mr. Brown received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Belhaven University (formerly Belhaven College) and Master of Science Degree from the University of Central Florida. Mr. Brown served six years in the Mississippi Army National Guard and is a recipient of the Mississippi Commendation Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Name: Stephanie DiPetrillo
Title: Senior Research Specialist
Room: 454
Phone: 848-932-2872
Email: sdipetrillo@ejb.rutgers.edu

Stephanie DiPetrillo brings a distinctive set of experiences to the center, including a background in historic preservation, architecture, urban design, and planning. While at VTC, her research has focused primarily on the interface between transportation and land use and has included projects examining the benefits and barriers to transit-oriented development, the costs of sprawl, and the transportation energy demands associated with different settlement patterns. She edits the NJ TRANSIT-sponsored Transit-Friendly Development Newsletter, directing the publication's research, content, and website design. She has taught at Hofstra University, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Ms. DiPetrillo holds a B.A. degree in Economics and a Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as well as a Master of Architecture from NJIT.

Name: Andrea Lubin
Title: Senior Research Specialist
Room: 452
Phone: 848-932-2861
Email: annlubin@rci.rutgers.edu

Ms. Lubin joined the Voorhees Transportation Center in 2001 and has over 7 years experience in transportation policy analysis and research. Ms. Lubin's recent efforts include development and management of activities related to a number of key initiatives focused on improving access to transportation for transportation disadvantaged populations, including people with disabilities and senior citizens. She is also actively involved with the Center's New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Project and is a key member on research teams investigating a variety of transportation policy topics, including transportation equity and driver licensing. Ms. Lubin received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Tufts University in 1997 and a Master's of Science Degree in Public Policy from the Eagleton Institute / Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in 1999.

Name: Leigh Ann Von Hagen, AICP/PP
Title: Senior Research Specialist
Room: 447
Phone: 848-932-2854
Email: lavh@rci.rutgers.edu

Ms. Von Hagen joined VTC in July 2004 to work on the NJ Pedestrian and Bicycle Resource Project. Ms. Von Hagen came from The RBA Group in Morristown, NJ, where she served as project manager for the "Safe Routes to School" program for New Jersey. Previously, she worked in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Group of Urbitran Associates, Inc., and was a transportation planner at Louis Berger & Associates, Inc. Ms. Von Hagen received her Bachelor of Science degree from Cook College at Rutgers.

Name: Ryan A.G. Whytlaw
Title: Senior Research Specialist
Room: 445
Phone: 848-932-2845
Email: rwhytlaw@rci.rutgers.edu

Mr. Whytlaw joined the VTC staff in June 2009 and works on a variety of emergency management and security projects relating to transportation. His current efforts focus on evacuation planning. Mr. Whytlaw has over four years experience in both the non-profit and private sector working on emergency management objectives. He received a Master of Public Policy degree from George Mason University's School of Public Policy in January 2008. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from Albright College in 2004.

Name: Maeve Johnston
Title: Project Coordinator
Room: 453
Phone: 848-932-2831
Email: maeve.johnston@ejb.rutgers.edu

Maeve Johnston joined the VTC staff in April 2011 and is a project coordinator for the Safe Routes to School Resource Center. Previously she worked at the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles where she undertook walkability initiatives and coordinated community-based research in Central Hollywood. She earned an M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA and a B.A. in Geography from UC Berkeley.

Name: Sean Meehan
Title: Project Coordinator
Room: 450
Phone: 848-932-2860
Email: smeehan@ejb.rutgers.edu

Mr. Meehan joined the staff at VTC in January 2008 and works in the area of pedestrian and bicycle mobility and safety. He is a graduate of the Bloustein School, receiving a Master of City and Regional Planning in May 2007 and a Bachelor of Science degree from Cook College in 2002. In addition to completing his MCRP degree, Sean worked for the past five years as transportation planner and program coordinator for Keep Middlesex Moving transportation management association based in New Brunswick, NJ.

Name: Nicholas K. Tulach
Title: Project Coordinator
Room: 491
Phone: 848-932-2891
Email: nicholas.tulach@rutgers.edu

Nicholas Tulach is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Public Policy from Rutgers University. Nicholas has worked with the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center since 2006 and joined the staff full-time in 2011. He received a Masters in Urban Planning with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2006 and was awarded the ASCP Outstanding Student award that same year. His research interests include transportation finance, politics, and institutional responses to crises. Nicholas has participated in a variety of projects incorporating both quantitative and qualitative methods, including recent work on the agglomeration impacts of recent transit investment for the Transportation Cooperative Research Program. His skills also include extensive experience in computer programming, statistical analysis, and geographic information systems (GIS). Nicholas is a past recipient of the September 11th Memorial Fellowship and the Transportation Coordinating Council/Federal Transit Administration Fellowship. He is a member of the Planner's Network and the Association of American Geographers.

Name: Jim Van Schoick, AICP
Title: Project Coordinator
Room: 443
Phone: 848-932-2843
Email: jimvans@ejb.rutgers.edu

Mr. Van Schoick joined the staff at the Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) in March 2011 to work on the NJ Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center. Before joining VTC, Mr. Van Schoick worked for Michael Baker Jr. and was instrumental in the completion of bicycle and pedestrian-related projects for several municipalities in New Jersey. Mr. Van Schoick's experience includes work in transit planning, congestion management, asset management, and geographical information systems. Mr. Van Schoick received his Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Name: Chris Hanson, Ph.D.
Title: Research Associate
Room: 486
Phone: 848-932-2862
Email: cshanson@ejb.rutgers.edu

Chris Hanson joined the Voorhees Transportation Center in 2009 as a Post Doctoral Research Associate to work on the center's Carbon Footprint Project. Through his efforts this project has developed a methodology for estimating the global warming potential of transportation capital projects for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. His accomplishments include identifying and implementing a model that estimates upstream and direct emissions for process fuels, aggregate, electricity, asphalt, concrete, galvanized and ungalvanized steel, plastics and paint. A heating model was developed for asphalt, which allows estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from warm mix and hot mix asphalt. Upstream emissions for process fuels and asphalt binder were estimated from the GREET model developed at Argonne National Laboratory. Direct emissions from equipment were estimated from EPA's NONROAD model. The project has produced an Excel-based sketch planning tool. Extensive use was made of student labor, supervised by Dr. Hanson. Through this work highway and rail construction models were produced.

Chris Hanson received his Ph.D. in Planning and Public Policy from the Bloustein School for Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in 2007. He has also received a M.A. in Geography from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 2001, and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Delaware in 1978. His research interests include emissions modeling, evaluation and outcomes analysis and transportation and health policy. He has worked as a research scientist, data consultant and policy analyst on a variety of public policy research topics. He is a past recipient of the NJ Commission on Cancer Research, Cancer Policy Graduate Fellowship and is a current member of the American Planning Association and the Association of American Geographers. His work has included analytical epidemiology and GIS studies including spatial statistics for cancer epidemiology, and other public health concerns. He has used qualitative methods including surveys, grounded theory and others to address practices surrounding various policy issues including funding of medical research, and service delivery.

Name: Martin E. Robins
Title: Director Emeritus
Room: off site
Email: merobins@rci.rutgers.edu

The founding director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Mr. Robins has over 30 years of experience in transportation planning and policy. Mr. Robins conceptualizes and implements a program of policy research and public forums on transportation-related issues affecting New Jersey, the Northeast and the nation. He provides guidance on major investment transportation projects and policy issues, and has experience planning and implementing light rail systems and major capital investments in passenger rail service. From 1994 to 1998, he served as project director of Access to the Region's Core, a multi-agency planning partnership examining the need for a new rail tunnel between northern New Jersey and midtown Manhattan; prior to that, he was director of NJ TRANSIT's Waterfront Transportation Office, which planned the Hudson-Bergen light rail line, director of the Port Authority's Planning & Development Department, and Deputy Executive Director of NJ TRANSIT.

Name: John Pucher
Title: Professor and Research Associate, VTC
Room: 363
Email: pucher@rci.rutgers.edu
Website: http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher/

For over three decades, Professor Pucher has examined differences in travel behavior, transport systems, and transport policies in Europe, Canada, and the USA, resulting in over a hundred published articles, book chapters, and conference papers. In recent years, his research has focused on walking and bicycling. In particular, he is interested in strategies to improve the safety and convenience of walking and cycling, and thus to increase levels of physical activity through practical, daily travel.

Name: Claudia Danku
Title: Business Specialist
Room: 444
Phone: 848-932-2844
Email: cdanku@rci.rutgers.edu

Ms. Danku joined the Center in October 1998. She previously had a 24-year career with Johnson & Johnson in the Corporate Financial Information Services department. Thereafter, she took an extended leave to raise her children. She currently handles all the project accounting for VTC.

Name: Stephanie Kose
Title: Administrative Assistant
Room: 455
Phone: 848-932-2832
Email: kose@rutgers.edu