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Kenneth Joh, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

Texas A&M University, 3137 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3137

Office: 979.847.9283 Fax: 979.862.1784 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of California, Irvine June 2009

Ph.D., Planning, Policy and Design

Dissertation: Unraveling the Complexity of Land Use and Travel Behavior Relationships:

A Four-Part Quantitative Case Study of the South Bay Area of Los Angeles

Advisor: Marlon G. Boarnet

University of California, Los Angeles June 2003

M.A., Urban Planning

Master’s Thesis (Comprehensive Project): The Need for Speed: Implementing Metro Rapid in

the Garvey Corridor

University of California, San Diego December 2000

(Thurgood Marshall College)

B.A., Political Science, cum laude

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Current

Assistant Professor August 2010 – Present

Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

Texas A&M University

Conduct research on sustainable transportation and how built, attitudinal and social

factors influence walking and cycling behavior. Teach core planning courses on

research design and quantitative methods, as well as elective and studio courses in

transportation planning.

Assistant Research Scientist August 2010 – Present

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Engage in research activities with TTI researchers on funded transportation projects for

the Texas Department of Transportation and other transportation agencies.

Program Coordinator August 2011 – Present

Graduate Certificate Program in Transportation Planning

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Updated: 25 June 2015

Texas A&M University

Coordinates activities of the interdisciplinary certificate in transportation planning

program and the online transportation certificate program, including recruitment,

admissions, advising, curriculum review, reporting, and strategic planning.

Past

Visiting Assistant Professor August 2009 – June 2010

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Florida State University

Taught core and elective courses in the masters of urban planning program, including

planning methods, introduction to transportation planning, transportation and land use,

and international transportation planning.

Research Assistant September 2003 – June 2009


University of California, Irvine

Assisted faculty members in various research projects such as conducting field research

for the California Safe Routes to School Program, developing the Irvine-Minnesota

Inventory for measuring built environment features that affect physical activity, and

analyzing traffic volume data to examine transportation and growth in California

metropolitan areas.

Teaching Assistant September 2006 – July 2008


University of California, Irvine

Assisted faculty members in teaching several graduate and undergraduate courses in

the urban and regional planning program and other courses in the School of Social

Ecology.

PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

(*denotes student)

Joh, Kenneth, *Sandip Chakrabarti, Marlon Boarnet, and *Ayoung Woo (2015). “The

Walking Renaissance: A Longitudinal Analysis of Walking Travel in the Greater Los

Angeles Area, USA.” Sustainability, forthcoming.

*Woo, Ayoung, Kenneth Joh, and Shannon Van Zandt (2015). “Unpacking the Impacts

of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program on Nearby Property Values.” Urban

Studies, forthcoming.

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Joh, Kenneth, *Alexandria Norman, and Sherry I. Bame (2015). “Improving

Transportation Resilience: A Spatial and Longitudinal Analysis of Unmet Transportation

Needs During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.” Journal of Homeland Security and

Emergency Management, DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2014-0041.

Li, Wei, Kenneth Joh, Chanam Lee, Jun-Hyun Kim, *Han Park, and *Ayoung Woo

(2015). “Assessing Benefits of Neighborhood Walkability to Single-Family Property

Values: A Spatial Hedonic Study in Austin, Texas.” Journal of Planning Education and

Research, forthcoming.

*Woo, Ayoung, Kenneth Joh, and Shannon Van Zandt (2015). “Impacts of the Low-

Income Housing Tax Credit Program on Neighborhood Housing Turnover.” Urban

Affairs Review, DOI: 10.1177/1078087414561824

Li, Wei, Kenneth Joh, Chanam Lee, Jun-Hyun Kim, *Han Park, and *Ayoung Woo

(2014). “From Car-Dependent Neighborhoods to Walkers’ Paradise: Estimating

Walkability Premiums in the Condominium Housing Market.” Transportation

Research Record, 2453, 162-170.

Dumbaugh, Eric, *Wenhao Li, and Kenneth Joh (2013). “The Built Environment and the

Incidence of Pedestrian and Cyclist Crashes.” Urban Design International, 18(3), 217-

228.

Joh, Kenneth, Mai T. Nguyen, and Marlon G. Boarnet (2012). “Can Built and Social

Environmental Factors Encourage Walking among Individuals with Negative Walking

Attitudes?” Journal of Planning Education and Research, 32(2), 219-236.

Boarnet, Marlon G., Kenneth Joh, Wally Siembab, William Fulton, and Mai T. Nguyen

(2011). “Retrofitting the Suburbs to Increase Walking: Evidence from a Land Use –

Travel Study.” Urban Studies, 48(1), 129-159.

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon G. Boarnet, Mai T. Nguyen, William Fulton, Wally Siembab, and

Susan Weaver (2008). "Accessibility, Travel Behavior, and New Urbanism: Case Study

of Mixed-Use Centers and Auto-Oriented Corridors in the South Bay Region of Los

Angeles, California.” Transportation Research Record, 2082, 81-89.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles under Review

(*denotes student)

Woo, Ayoung, and Kenneth Joh. “Beyond Anecdotal Evidence: Does Subsidized

Housing Development Increase Neighborhood Crime?” Applied Geography, initial

review.

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Research and Technical Reports

Ettelman, Ben, Stacey Bricka, K.C. Choi, Tina Geiselbrecht, Kristi Miller, Kenneth Joh,

and Jason Wagner (2013). Exploring New Technology: Results of the Oak Hill Parkway

Virtual Open House Pilot. Technical report prepared for the Texas Transportation

Commission at the direction of the Texas Legislature, under the Mobility Investment

Priorities Project. Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

Li, Wei, Kenneth Joh, and *Han Park (2013). Assessing Economic Values of Walkability in

Austin, Texas. Technical report prepared for the Texas Department of Transportation at

the direction of the Texas Legislature, under the Mobility Investment Priorities Project.

Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

Li, Wei, Kenneth Joh, and *Han Park (2013). Assessing Economic Values of Walkability in

Austin, Texas. Policy brief prepared for the Texas Department of Transportation at the

direction of the Texas Legislature, under the Mobility Investment Priorities Project.

Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

Ndubisi, Forster, and Kenneth Joh (2012). An E-Certificate Program in Transportation

Planning. Final Report. U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation

Centers Program, University Transportation Center for Mobility. August.

Cherrington, Linda, Matt Sandidge, and Kenneth Joh (2012). Transit Management

Certificate Program. Final Report. U.S. Department of Transportation, University

Transportation Centers Program, University Transportation Center for Mobility. July.

Dumbaugh, Eric, *Wenhao Li, and Kenneth Joh (2012). Examining the Design and

Developmental Factors Associated with Crashes Involving Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Motorists

in Urban Environments. Final Report. U.S. Department of Transportation, University

Transportation Centers Program, Southwest University Transportation Center. June.

Edrington, Suzie, Jonathan Brooks, Kenneth Joh, Michael J. Vickich, Matthew S.

Sandidge, and Linda K. Cherrington (2012). A Toolkit for Reporting Rural and Specialized

Transit Data—Making Transit Count. National Cooperative Highway Research Program

(NCHRP) Research Results Digest 373, published by Transportation Research Board (TRB).

Book Reviews

Joh, Kenneth (2011). A Review of “Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile

Age.” Journal of the American Planning Association, 77(1), 93-94.

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Non-Academic Articles

Boarnet, Marlon G., Kenneth Joh, Wally Siembab, William Fulton, and Mai T. Nguyen

(2011). “Retrofitting the Suburbs to Increase Walking.” Access, 39, 2-7.

Internet Articles and Blogs Featuring My Work

“Attitude is Everything in Walking Study.” Appeared in USC News on 24 January 2012.

Available at:

http://uscnews.usc.edu/politics_society/attitude_is_everything_in_walking_study.html

“What Neighborhoods Need to Succeed at Walkability.” Appeared in The Atlantic Cities

on 11 January 2012. Available at:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/01/what-neighborhoods-need-succeed-

walkability/922/

“How to Retrofit the Suburbs to Increase Walking.” Appeared in Planetizen on 9 January

2012. Available at: http://www.planetizen.com/node/53622

“Commercial Density Not Street Geometry Facilitates Walkable Centers.” Appeared in

The Infrastructurist on 10 January 2011. Available at:

http://www.infrastructurist.com/2011/01/10/new-report-commercial-density-not-street-

geometry-facilitates-walkable-centers/

FUNDED GRANTS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS As Principal Investigator/Co-Principal Investigator:

Scoping and Managing Critical Transportation Infrastructure Projects with

Community Involvement

Sponsor: Texas A&M University as part of the University’s Action 2015 Education First

Initiative

Position: Principal Investigator (with Kunhee Choi)

Amount: $15,000

Date: 2014-2015

Flipping Your Course Grant

Sponsor: Instructional Technology Services, Texas A&M University

Position: Principal Investigator

Amount: $2,000

Date: 2013-2014

http://uscnews.usc.edu/politics_society/attitude_is_everything_in_walking_study.html

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/01/what-neighborhoods-need-succeed-walkability/922/

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/01/what-neighborhoods-need-succeed-walkability/922/

http://www.planetizen.com/node/53622

http://www.infrastructurist.com/2011/01/10/new-report-commercial-density-not-street-geometry-facilitates-walkable-centers/

http://www.infrastructurist.com/2011/01/10/new-report-commercial-density-not-street-geometry-facilitates-walkable-centers/

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Assessing the Economic Value of Walkability

Sponsor: Subcontracted project to Texas A&M Transportation Institute, funded by Texas

Department of Transportation

Position: Co-Principal Investigator (Wei Li, P.I.)

Amount: $31,170

Date: 2012-2013

An e-Certificate in Transportation Planning

Sponsor: University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute

Position: Co-Principal Investigator (Forster Ndubisi, P.I.)

Amount: $62,000

Date: 2011-2012

Transit Management Certificate Program

Sponsor: University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute

Position: Co-Principal Investigator (Linda Cherrington, P.I.)

Amount: $75,000

Date: 2010-2012

Linking Traffic Safety to Emerging Livability Initiatives

Sponsor: Southwest University Transportation Center, Texas Transportation Institute

Position: Co-Principal Investigator (Eric Dumbaugh, P.I.)

Amount: $45,000

Date: 2010-2011

Automated Transit Data Collection and Analysis in State DOT Transit Units and a

Toolkit for Next Generation Transit Data Analysis (NCHRP 20-65 Task 28)

Sponsor: Texas Transportation Institute and Kittelson & Associates, Inc.

Position: Co-Principal Investigator (Suzie Edrington, P.I.)

Amount: $44,900

Date: 2010-2011

As Assistant Research Scientist at TTI (Supporting Role):

Review of Best Practices for Development of Rural Transportation Plans

Sponsor: Subcontracted project to Texas A&M Transportation Institute, funded by Texas

Department of Transportation and performed under the Austin IAC

Position: Assistant Research Scientist (Tina Geiselbrecht, P.I.)

Amount: $90,000

Date: 2014-2015

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Travel Option Planning & Research Study

Sponsor: Houston-Galveston Area Council

Position: Assistant Research Scientist (Linda Cherrington, P.I.)

Amount: $189,998

Date: 2014-2016

Using Archived Speed and Traffic Data for Improving Air Quality Analysis

Sponsor: Southwest University Transportation Center, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Position: Assistant Research Scientist (Joe Zietsman, P.I.)

Amount: $40,000

Date: 2013-2014

Bicycle and Pedestrian Crash Data Analysis and Regional Coordination

Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation

Position: Assistant Research Scientist (Joan Hudson, P.I.)

Amount: $55,000

Date: 2012-2013

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Honorable Mention for the City of Navasota Comprehensive Plan. Texas Chapter of

the American Planning Association, 2014.

Student Project Award for the City of Gonzales Comprehensive Plan. Texas Chapter

of the American Planning Association, 2013. (Featured article in the College of

Architecture newsletter: https://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2013/10/22/graduate-students-

gonzales-plan-honored-texas-apa/)

Green Mobility Challenge Award for the best faculty-lead student project in a

sustainable design competition for two proposed expressways in Austin ($10,000

scholarship). Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Department of

Transportation, 2011. (Featured articles in the Austin American-Statesman, the major

daily newspaper in Austin, on November 20, 2011 and in the College of Architecture

newsletter: http://one.arch.tamu.edu/news/2011/12/1/greenmobility-contest/)

ACSP Student Travel Scholarship. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 2009.

University of California Transportation Center Fellowship. University of California

Transportation Center, 2009.

Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship. School of Social Ecology, University of

California, Irvine, 2009.

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University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Fellowship. University of

California Transportation Center, 2007-2008.

Graduate Summer Research Fellowship. Department of Planning, Policy, and Design.

University of California, Irvine, 2008.

Dean’s Dissertation Data Gathering Fellowship. Department of Planning, Policy, and

Design. University of California, Irvine, 2008.

Social Ecology Graduate Mentoring Award. School of Social Ecology, Department of

Planning, Policy, and Design. University of California, Irvine 2007-2008.

Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowship. U.S. Department of

Transportation, Universities and Grants Programs, 2005-2008.

Graduate Summer Research Fellowship. Department of Planning, Policy, and Design.

University of California, Irvine, 2007.

Network for European and U.S. Regional and Urban Studies (NEURUS) Exchange

Program Fellowship. Department of Planning, Policy, and Design, University of

California, Irvine, 2005-2006.

University of California Regents Fellowship. University of California, Irvine, 2003-

2005.

University of California Transportation Center Fellowship. University of California,

Los Angeles, 2001-2003.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations and Proceedings:

Joh, Kenneth, Sandip Chakrabarti, Marlon Boarnet, and Ayoung Woo. “The Walking

Renaissance: Insights from the Greater Los Angeles Area.” Active Living Research

Conference, San Diego, California, February 22-15, 2015. [abstract and oral presentation]

Li, Wei, Kenneth Joh, Chanam Lee, Jun-Hyun Kim, Han Park, and Ayoung Woo.

“Economic Benefit of Increasing Neighborhood Walkability: Is it a Myth?” Active

Living Research Conference, San Diego, California, February 22-15, 2015. [abstract and

poster presentation]

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Joh, Kenneth and Wei Li. “Developing an Interdisciplinary Transportation Certificate

Program for Today’s Transportation Workforce.” Transportation Research Board

Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2015. [full paper and oral presentation]

Li, Wei and Kenneth Joh. “Economic Benefits of Bikeable Communities and Integration

of Biking and Public Transit: Evidences from a Hedonic Study in Austin, Texas.”

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, October 30-November 2, 2014.

[abstract and oral presentation by Li]

Joh, Kenneth, Wei Li, Chanam Lee, Jun-Hyun Kim, Han Park, and Ayoung Woo.

“Multifamily Housing and Walkable Neighborhoods: Assessing Economic and Social

Equity Impacts.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, October 30-

November 2, 2014. [abstract and oral presentation]



Equity Impacts.” Urban Affairs Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 19-

22, 2014. [abstract and oral presentation]


“From Car-Dependent Neighborhoods to Walkers’ Paradise: Estimating Walkability

Premiums in the Condominium Housing Market.” Urban Affairs Association

Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 19-22, 2014. [abstract and oral presentation by Li]

Woo, Ayoung, Shannon Van Zandt, and Kenneth Joh. “The Role of Planners in

Severing the Vicious Circle of Residential Segregation and Inequality of Opportunity.”

Urban Affairs Association Conference, San Antonio, Texas, March 19-22, 2014. [abstract

and oral presentation]


“From Car-Dependent Neighborhoods to Walkers’ Paradise: Estimating Walkability

Premiums in the Condominium Housing Market.” Transportation Research Board

Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 12-16, 2014. [full paper and oral presentation

by Li]



Equity Impacts.” North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association

International, Atlanta, Georgia, November 13-16, 2013. [abstract and oral presentation]


“Assessing Benefits of Walkability to Single Family Property Values: a Hedonic Study in

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Austin, Texas.” North American Meeting of the Regional Science Association

International, Atlanta, Georgia, November 13-16, 2013. [abstract and oral presentation by Li]

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon Boarnet, Sandip Chakrabarti, and Ayoung Woo. “Examining

Trends in Walking Travel in Southern California, 2001-2009: Insights from National and

Regional Travel Surveys.” Association of European Schools of Planning / Association of

Collegiate Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 15-19, 2013. [full

paper and oral presentation]



Austin, Texas.” Association of European Schools of Planning / Association of Collegiate

Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 15-19, 2013. [full paper and oral

presentation]

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon Boarnet, Sandip Chakrabarti, and Ayoung Woo. “Examining

Trends in Walking Travel in Southern California, 2001-2009: Insights from National and

Regional Travel Surveys.” International Association for China Planning Conference,

Shanghai, China, June 29-July 1, 2013. [abstract and oral presentation]



Austin, Texas.” International Association for China Planning Conference, Shanghai,

China, June 29-July 1, 2013. [abstract and oral presentation by Li]

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon G. Boarnet, and Mai T. Nguyen. “Can Built and Social


Attitudes?” Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, California, March 12-14,

2012. [abstract and oral presentation]

Dumbaugh, Eric, Wenhao Li, and Kenneth Joh. “The Built Environment and the

Incidence of Pedestrian and Cyclist Crashes.” Transportation Research Board Annual

Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 22-26, 2012. [full paper and poster presentation]

Nguyen, Mai T., Kenneth Joh, and Marlon G. Boarnet. “Do Mixed-Use Neighborhoods

Promote Greater Gender Equity in Travel than Traditional Suburban Neighborhoods? An

Empirical Study of Southern California.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 7-10, 2010. [full paper and oral presentation]

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon G. Boarnet, and Mai T. Nguyen. “Can Built and Social


Attitudes?” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, Crystal City,

Virginia, October 1-4, 2009. [full paper and oral presentation]

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Joh, Kenneth, Marlon G. Boarnet, and Mai T. Nguyen. “Crime, Perceptions of Safety,

and the Built Environment: A Case Study of Walking Trips in the South Bay Area.”

University of California Transportation Center (UCTC) Conference, University of

California at Riverside, February 12-14, 2009. [abstract and poster presentation]

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon G. Boarnet, and Mai T. Nguyen. “Interactions between

Race/Ethnicity and Ethnic Change on Travel Behavior: South Bay Case Study.”

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 2009.

[full paper and oral presentation]

Boarnet, Marlon G., Kenneth Joh, Wally Siembab, William Fulton, and Mai T. Nguyen.

“Transportation Planning in an Era of Expensive Mobility.” North American Meetings

of the Regional Science Association, Brooklyn, New York, November 19-22, 2008. [full

paper and oral presentation by Boarnet]

Joh, Kenneth, Marlon G. Boarnet, and Mai T. Nguyen. “Interactions between

Race/Ethnicity and Ethnic Change on Travel Behavior: South Bay Case Study.”

Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning / Association of European Schools of

Planning Joint Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 6-11, 2008. [full paper and oral presentation]

Boarnet, Marlon G., Kenneth Joh, Wally Siembab, William Fulton, and Mai T. Nguyen.

“Implementing Smart Growth: Lessons from a Travel Diary Study of the South Bay

Area of Los Angeles.” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning-Association of

European Schools of Planning Joint Congress, Chicago, Illinois, July 6-11, 2008. [full

paper and oral presentation by Boarnet]


Susan Weaver. “Accessibility, Travel Behavior, and New Urbanism: A Case Study of

Mixed-Use Centers and Auto-Oriented Corridors in the South Bay Region.”

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.

[full paper and oral presentation]



Mixed-Use Centers and Auto-Oriented Corridors in the South Bay Region.” Association

of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 18-21,

2007. [full paper and oral presentation]



Mixed-Use Centers and Auto-Oriented Corridors in the South Bay Region.” Access to

Destinations Conference, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, August 23-24, 2007. [full

paper and oral presentation]

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Joh, Kenneth. “Evaluating Alternative Transportation System Needs in National Parks,

Northeast Region, National Park Service.” Transportation Research Board Annual

Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 9-13, 2005. [full paper and oral presentation]

Invited Presentations, Symposia and Colloquia Presentations:

“The Walking Renaissance and the Economic Value of Walkability: Case Studies from Los Angeles and

Austin, Texas.” Department of Urban Engineering, Pusan National University, November 7,

2014.

“The Walking Renaissance and the Economic Value of Walkability: Case Studies from Los Angeles and

Austin, Texas.” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National

University, November 5, 2014.

“Multifamily Housing and Walkable Neighborhoods: Assessing Economic and Social Equity Impacts.”

College of Architecture Research Symposium. Texas A&M University, October 27, 2014.

“Examining Trends in Walking Travel in Southern California, 2001-2009: Insights from National and

Regional Travel Surveys.” Department of Urban Planning and Management, Renmin

University of China, July 4, 2013.

“Examining Trends in Walking Travel in Southern California, 2001-2009: Insights from National and

Regional Travel Surveys.” College of Architecture Research Symposium. Texas A&M

University, October 21, 2013.

“Can Built and Social Environmental Factors Encourage Walking among Individuals with Negative

Walking Attitudes?” College of Architecture Research Symposium. Texas A&M University,

October 22, 2012.

“Do Mixed-Use Neighborhoods Promote Greater Gender Equity in Travel than Traditional Suburban

Neighborhoods? An Empirical Study of Southern California." College of Architecture Research

Symposium. Texas A&M University, October 24, 2011.

“Comparing Transport Policies and Travel Behavior in the U.S. and Europe.” International Affairs

Colloquium, College of Social Sciences, Florida State University, January 27, 2010.

“Can Built and Social Environmental Factors Encourage Walking among Individuals with Negative

Walking Attitudes?” Doctoral Research Colloquium, Department of Urban and Regional

Planning, Florida State University, October 16, 2009.

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“The Relationship between Neighborhood Density, Land Use, and Travel Behavior: A U.S.-

European Comparative Case Study.” Paper presented at the Association of Collegiate

Schools of Planning Ph.D. Workshop, University of California, Irvine, July 12-15, 2006.

“The Relationship between Neighborhood Density, Land Use, and Travel Behavior: A U.S.-European

Comparative Case Study.” Paper presented at the NEURUS Continental Seminar, Vienna

University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria, March 16-18, 2006.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Courses Taught

Texas A&M University, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,

2010 – present.

PLAN 673: Design for Sustainable Transportation

PLAN 678: Applied Transportation Studio

PLAN 604: Planning Methods I

PLAN 670: Urban Public Transportation Planning

PLAN 676: Transportation Investment Decisions

CARC 311: Field Studies in Design Communication*

URPN 460: Sustainable Communities*

Florida State University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2009 – 2010.

URP 4710/URP 5711: Introduction to Transportation Planning**

URP 5716: Transportation and Land Use

URP 5939.03: International Transportation Planning

URP 5711: Introduction to Transportation Planning

URP 5211: Planning Statistics

University of California, Irvine, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2005 –

2008.

PP&D 214: Quantitative Analysis for Planners

PP&D 203/219: Planning Theory

PP&D 206: Microeconomics in Urban Planning

PP&D 246: Housing Policy**

PP&D 106: Technology and Economic Development**

SE 194W: Naturalistic Field Research*

E8: Introduction to Environmental Analysis and Design*

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Course Evaluations (Texas A&M Courses Only; 5 point scale)

Course Credit Student

Enrollment

Course

Evaluation

2010 Fall

PLAN 604 Planning Methods I 3 25 3.61*

2011 Spring

PLAN 676 Transportation Investment Decisions 3 10 4.74*

2011 Fall

PLAN 604 Planning Methods I 3 25 4.49+

PLAN 670 Urban Public Transportation 3 13 4.49*

2012 Spring

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation 3 15 4.18*

2012 Fall


2013 Spring

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation 3 7 4.90+

PLAN 678 Applied Transportation Studio 3 10 4.61*

2013 Summer

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation** 3 5 -

2014 Spring

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation 3 9 4.87+

PLAN 678 Applied Transportation Studio 3 11 4.95+

2014 Summer

CARC 311 Field Studies in Design Communication*** 3 19 4.94*

URPN 460 Sustainable Communities*** 3 15 5.00*

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation** 3 4 -

2014 Fall


2015 Spring

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation 3 12 -

PLAN 678 Applied Transportation Studio 3 9 -

2015 Summer

PLAN 673 Design for Sustainable Transportation** 3 - -

* Course taught for first time ** Course taught online

*** Course taught in Bonn, Germany

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Guest Lectures

“The Evolution of Transportation and Urban Form (Two-Part Lecture).” Structure and Function of

Urban Settlements (PLAN 610), Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning,

Texas A&M University, Fall 2014.

“Transportation and Land Development.” Design and Development Economy (LDEV 667 -

URSC 330), Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M

University, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013.

“Introduction to Transportation Planning.“ Introduction to Urban Planning (PLAN 601),

Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, Fall

2011.

“Rational Planning for Transportation Infrastructure.” Guest Lecturer for Community

Infrastructure (URP 5731), Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State

University, Fall 2009.

GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING

As Assistant Professor, I have served on 44 graduate student committees (8 doctoral and 36

masters), 26 of which I chaired or co-chaired (2 doctoral and 24 masters).

Doctoral Committees

Name Topic Title Role Degree Graduation Placement

1. Sun Mi Jin TBA Chair Ph.D. URSC

TBA

2. Junping Xu The Comprehensive Analysis of Multi-Level

Factors Influencing

Residents Daily Walking to

and from Public Transit

Stations

Co-Chair Ph.D. URSC

Fall, 2013

3. Afia

Zhubair

Raja

Linking Jobs-Housing

Balance, Mixed Land Use

and Commute Flows

Member Ph.D.

URSC

Fall,

2012

UET Lahore,

Assistant Prof.

4. Ayoung

Woo

Assessing the Impact of

Assisted Housing

Programs on Nearby

Property Values

Member Ph.D.

URSC

Spring,

2014

Texas A&M

University,

Lecturer

5. Chia-Yuan

Yu

Environmental Correlates

of Traffic Collisions

Member Ph.D.

URSC

Summer, 2014 Univ. of Central

Florida,

Assistant Prof.

6. Chunkuen

Lee

TBA Member Ph.D.

URSC

TBA

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7. Jeongjae

Yoon

Residential Self-Selection in

the Relationship between

the Built Environment and

Walking to School / Daily Walking among Children

Member Ph.D.

URSC

TBA

8. Junseo Bae Automating and

Optimizing Impact

Assessments of

Construction Work Zones

Member Ph.D.

ARCH

TBA

9. Haotian

Zhong

TBA Mentor Ph.D.

URSC

TBA

Master’s Committees


1. Jeremy

Cross

The Light Rail Transit and

Land Value Connection: A

Study of the Houston

METRORail

Chair MUP Spring,

2011

U.S. Dept. of

Transportation,

Houston

2. Preeti

Shankar*

Comparison of Transit

Oriented Developments

and their Influence on

Socio-economic

Characteristics

Chair MUP Summer,

2011

Champaign

County, IL

Regional

Planning

Commission;

Transportation

Planner

3. Danyu Shi Case Study of the I-15 HOT

Lanes

Chair MUP Fall,

2011

BCC

Engineering,

Transportation

Planner

4. Zhengyang

Hu

Designing Walkable

Communities in College

Station

Chair MUP Fall,

2011

5. Kuo-Yong

Hoo*

A Case Study of

Differences in

Transportation Mode Share

in Singapore and Taipei

Chair MUP Spring,

2012

Land Transport

Authority,

Singapore;

Assistant

Manager, Public

Transport

Quality

6. Brittney

Weathers*

Passenger Rail Transit in

Houston, Texas: An

Examination of Intermodal

Rail Facility Locations

Chair MUP Spring,

2012

HNTB;

Environmental

Planner

7. Mary

Craighead*

The History,

Consequences, and Policies

of Transit Equity: How

Transit Agencies Can

Improve and Promote

Equity in Planning

Chair MUP Spring,

2012

The City of

Victoria, Texas;

Transportation

Planner/MPO

Coordinator

Kenneth Joh, Ph.D.

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8. Sun Mi Jin An Analysis of

Relationships between

Urban Form and

Commuting Patterns based

on Smart Card

Transactions in the Seoul

Metropolitan Area

Chair

(Thesis)

MUP Summer,

2012

Texas A&M

University;

Ph.D. Student in

Urban and

Regional Science

9. Yichi Liu The Winding Path: Bike

Study of Texas A&M

Campus

Chair MUP Spring,

2013

The City of

Missouri City,

Texas; GIS

Operations

Specialist

10. Todd

Hansen*

Multimodal Commuting

and Choice in Dallas

County, Texas

Chair MUP Spring,

2013

Texas A&M

Transportation

Institute;

Assistant

Transportation

Researcher

11. Boya Dai* Social Equity Study of

Denver B-cycle Program

Chair MUP Spring,

2013

Texas A&M

Transportation

Institute;

Assistant

Transportation

Researcher

12. Allison

Hyde*

Integration of Bike Share

and Transit: The

Relationship between

Denver B-cycle and Light

Rail Transit in Denver,

Colorado

Chair MUP Spring,

2013

San Antonio-

Bexar County

MPO; Bicycle &

Pedestrian

Transportation

Planner

13. Nair

Barrios*

Measuring Pedestrian

Accessibility on Both Sides

of the Border

Chair MUP Spring,

2013

Jacobs

Engineering;

Transportation

Planner

14. Taoi Tang Spatially Analyzing Equity

of Public Transit

Distribution: The Case

Study of Portland, Oregon

Chair MUP Summer,

2013

ARUP; Assistant

Transportation

Planner

15. Travis

Liska*

Comparative Analysis of

Bus Rapid Transit

Ridership Factors in the

U.S.

Chair MUP Spring,

2014

North Central

Texas Council of

Governments,

Transportation

Planner

16. Jeremy

Williams*

Sidewalk Funding, Project

Prioritization, and

Maintenance: A Case

Study of Three Texas Cities

Chair MUP Spring,

2014

North Central

Texas Council of

Governments,

Transportation

Planner

Kenneth Joh, Ph.D.

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17. Jaron

Hogenson*

Creating Effective Public

Participation in

Transportation Planning

Chair MUP Spring,

2014

The City of

Victoria, Texas;

Planner

18. Laura

Evans*

Parks, Greenways, and

Multi-Use Trails, and Their

Effect on Residential

Property Values

Chair MUP Fall,

2014

The City of

Dallas, Texas;

Planner

19. Siyang

Zhang*

Comparison of BRT and

LRT Systems:

A Case Study of the

Orange Line and Gold Line

in Los Angeles

Chair MUP Fall,

2014

20. Shuang

Guo*

Design for Active

Communities: Bicycle

Suitability and Bikeability

Assessment for the City of

College Station

Chair MUP Spring,

2015

21. Xi Chen TBA Chair MUP Summer,

2015

(expected)

22. Atrin

Khodadadi

Fard*

TBA Chair MUP Fall, 2015

(expected)

23. Hilary

Page*

TBA Chair MUP Spring, 2016

(expected)

24. Jinuk

Hwang*

TBA Chair

(Thesis)

MUP Spring, 2016

(expected)

25. Alexandria

Norman*

Unmet Needs for

Transportation Over Time

and Location During

Disaster: Hurricanes

Katrina and Rita in Texas,

Fall 2005

Member MUP Spring,

2012

Gunda

Corporation;

Transportation

Planner

26. Micah

Van

Alstyne*

Impact of Riparian Areas

and Transportation

Infrastructure on Property

Values: Case Study of the

White Oak Bayou Corridor

in Harris County

Member MUP Fall,

2012

Bechtel

Corporation,

Lexington, KY;

Project Controls

Engineer

27. Devin

Moore*

Performance Measures in

Small Metropolitan

Planning Organizations

Member

(Thesis)

MSCE Fall,

2012

Kimley-Horn

and Associates,

Las Vegas, NV;

Transportation

Analyst

Kenneth Joh, Ph.D.

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28. Louis

Cutaia*

The Effects of Light Rail

Transit Accessibility on

Single-Family Property

Values: A Case Study of

Houston’s METRO North

Light Rail

Member MUP Spring,

2013

Central

Houston, Inc.;

Transportation

& Planning

Coordinator

29. Michael

Martin*

University Campus

Transportation Demand

Management: Texas A&M

University College Station

Member MUP Spring,

2013

Texas A&M

University;

Ph.D. Student in

Urban and

Regional Science

30. Jin Su* Evaluating Performance of

Bus Rapid Transit and

Light Rail Transit: Ex Post

Cost-Benefit Analysis in

Los Angeles, CA

Member MUP Summer,

2013

31. Shuman

Tan

Integration of Paratransit

and Fixed-Route Service in

Houston, Texas

Member MUP Fall,

2013

Texas A&M

Transportation

Institute;

Assistant

Transportation

Researcher

32. Jiayu Qian Development of Methods

for Vehicle Miles Traveled

Estimation on Lower

Functional Class

Roadways

Member

(Thesis)

MSCE Fall,

2013

Parsons

Brinckerhoff;

Traffic Engineer

33. Tyler

Fossett

Investigating the

Relationship between

Public Transit and Housing

Choice

Member MUP Summer,

2014

34. Chujun

Zhong

A Maximum Likelihood

Method with Penalty to

Estimate Link Travel Time

Based on Trip Itinerary

Data

Member

(Thesis)

MSCE Fall,

2014

35. Qiuyue

Zhu*

The Impact of Light Rail

Transit on Employment: A

Case Study of Los Angeles,

California

Member MUP Spring,

2015

36. Tahoon

Jeong

TBA Member MUP Summer,

2015

(expected)

* Certificate in Transportation Planning Student

Kenneth Joh, Ph.D.

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UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Current

Chair, Graduate Certificate in Transportation Planning Advisory Committee, Texas

A&M University, 2011—present.

Member, Master of Urban Planning Program Committee, Landscape Architecture and

Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 2010—present.

Member, Lecture Series Committee, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas

A&M University, 2011—present.

Past

Co-Chair, Transportation Faculty Search Committee, Landscape Architecture and

Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 2011—2012.

Member, Doctoral Policy Committee, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State

University, 2009—2010.

Member, Financial Aid Committee, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State

University, 2009—2010.

Member, Transportation Studio Committee, Urban and Regional Planning, Florida

State University, 2009—2010.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE National Committees:

Secretary, Accessible Transportation and Mobility Committee – ABE60,

Transportation Research Board, 2012—present.

Member, Bicycle and Pedestrian Data Subcommittee ABJ35-(3),


Editorial Service, Manuscript Review, and Grant Review:

Guest Editor

Design for All Institute of India (May 2013)

Kenneth Joh, Ph.D.

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Referee (Peer-Reviewed Journals)

Transportation Research Part A (2014-2015)

Journal of the American Planning Association (2013-2014)

Journal of Planning Education and Research (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015)

Transportation Research Record (2007-2015)

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (2013-2015)

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2014)

Environment and Planning A (2013)

Sustainability (2013)

Journal of Sustainable Urbanism (2012-2013)

Journal of Urban Affairs (2007, 2010)

Population and Environment (2009)

International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research (2009)

World Conference on Transport Research (2007)

Journal of Regional Science (2004)

Grant Reviewer

University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Grant Proposals (2010)

Copy Editor

Journal of Regional Science (2004)

EMPLOYMENT RELATED TO FIELD OF RESEARCH

U.S. Department of Transportation, John A. Volpe Transportation Systems Center,

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2004. Transportation Planning Intern.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, California, 2002-2003.

Transportation Planning Intern.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington,

D.C., 2002. Transportation Planning Intern.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS


American Planning Association, 2009—present.

Golden Key International Honour Society, 1999—present.

Pi Sigma Alpha, 1999—present.

Court of Master Sommeliers (Introductory Certification), 2011.

kenneth joh, ph.d.assisted faculty members in various research projects such as conducting field...

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