Former Graduate Student
Davis Chacon-Hurtado
Ph.D. - 2018
Davis is former Ph.D student in the Transportation and Infrastructure Systems program at the Lyles School of Civil Engineering. He is originally from Cusco, Peru where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at the University of San Antiono Abad of Cusco. He also received an MSCE degree from the University of Puerto Rico, where his research focused on transportation decision-making and community involvement. His research interests include transit, systems analysis and evaluation, and sustainability. He is now an assistant research professor at the University of Connecticut.
For further information:
His Dissertation:
A Study on the Role of Transportation Accessibility in Regional Economic Resilience
Selected Publications:
Chacon-Hurtado, D., Kumar, I., Gkritza, K., Fricker, J.D., & Beaulieu, L.B. (2020) "The role of transportation accessibility in regional economic resilience." Journal of Transport Geography, (84), 102695.
Chacon-Hurtado, D., Kumar, I., Gkritza, K., and Fricker, J.D. (2019). "Analysis of Spatial Mismatch and Equity using Commuting and Labor Sheds: Trends in Indiana." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. (267)(10), 620-631.
Chacon-Hurtado, D., Gkritza, K., Fricker, J.D., and Yu, D.J. (2018). "Exploring the role of worker income and workplace characteristics on the journey to work." International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, (13)(8), 553-566.
Chacon-Hurtado, D., Pyrialakou, V.D., and Gkritza, K. (2017). "Investigating the Spatial Distribution of Manufacturing Employment: Indiana Case Study." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (2606)(1), 122-129.
His Projects:
Economic Development Impacts of Transportation Strategies
