Dr. Rowangould is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at UVM. Her research focuses on developing knowledge to inform the design of equitable and sustainable transportation systems. She uses quantitative and qualitative methods to develop policy-oriented insights about rural travel behavior, transportation justice, the relationship between transportation and land use, and the health impacts of transportation systems. Her recent research focuses largely on transportation accessibility (the degree to which people are able to get where they need and want to go), which is a fundamental benefit of transportation systems and is understood to be a determinant of well-being. Dana was previously a founding principal of Sustainable Systems Research, an independent consulting firm that conducts research on the health, environmental, and equity impacts of transportation systems in partnership with community-based organizations.
Gund Affiliate, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Vermont
Publications
- He, Q., Rowangould, D., Karner, A., Palm M., LaRue, S. (2022). Covid-19 pandemic impacts on essential transit riders: Findings from a U.S. survey. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and the Environment. 105, 103217
- Klumpenhouwer, W., Allen, J., Li, L., Liu, R., Robinson, M., Silva, D., Farber, S., Karner, A., Rowangould, D., Shalaby, A., Buchanan, M., Higashide, S. (2021). A Comprehensive Transit Accessibility and Equity Dashboard. Findings. July.
- Karner, A., London, J., Rowangould, D., & Manaugh, K. (2020). From Transportation Equity to Transportation Justice: Within, Through, and Beyond the State. Journal of Planning Literature. 35 (4), 440-459
- Wu, Y. D. Rowangould, J.K. London, A. Karner. (2019). Modeling health equity in active transportation planning. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 67, 528-540.
- Rowangould, D., Rowangould, G., Craft E., Niemeier, D. (2019). Validating and Refining EPA’s Traffic Exposure Screening Measure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(1), 3.
- Rowangould, D., Rowangould, G., Niemeier, D. (2018) Evaluation of the Health Impacts of Rolling Back a Port Clean Trucks Program. Transportation Research Record 2672(11) 53-64.
- Rowangould, D., Karner, A., London, J. (2016). Identifying Environmental Justice Communities for Transportation Analysis. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 88:151-162.
- Rowangould, D., M. Eldridge, D. Niemeier. (2013). Incorporating Regional Growth into Forecasts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Project-Level Residential and Commercial Development. Energy Policy, 62:1288-1300.
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Rural travel behavior, transportation justice, accessibility, transportation and land use planning, air quality, safety
Education
- PhD, Ecology, University of California Davis
- MS, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis
- BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
Contact
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