EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of California, Davis August 2015
Transportation Technology and Policy
Advisor: Dr. Mark Lubell
Thesis: Social Networks and Travel Behavior: An Investigation into the Role of Social Influence in the Transportation Mode Choices of Students
Supported by National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
M.S. University of California, Davis December 2012
Transportation Technology and Policy
Advisor: Dr. Patricia Mokhtarian
Thesis: Understanding Factors Associated with Commute Behavior Changes
B.S University of California, Davis June 2006
Environmental Biology and Management
PUBLICATIONS
Pike, Susan. 2014. Travel Mode Choice and Social and Spatial Reference Groups; Comparison of Two Formulations. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2412, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2014, pp. 75–81.
Pike, Susan and Patricia L. Mokhtarian. 2012. Understanding Factors Associated with Commute Behavior Changes: An Empirical Investigation from Northern California. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Research Report UCD-ITS-RR-12-34.
Pike, Susan and Mark Lubell. External Impacts on the Effect of Social Influence in Transportation Mode Choice. Submitted to Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting for Publication in Transportation Research Record August 2015.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Pike, Susan and Mark Lubell. Commute Environments and Social Influence in Transportation Mode Choice. Planned Submission: Journal of Transport Geography August 2015.
Pike, Susan, Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Giovanni Circella. Factors affecting Short-term vs. Longer-term Changes in Commute Patterns: An Empirical Investigation from Northern California. Planned submission: Travel Behavior and Society, September 2015.
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GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship $98,000
October 2012 to October 2015; $32,000 - $34,000 annual stipend
University of California Transportation Center Dissertation Fellowship $12,500
January to December 2014
University of California Transportation Center Faculty Research Grant $75,000
October 2012 to October 2013
UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center Faculty Research Grant $39,000
October 2011 to October 2012
TEACHING
Environmental Policy Analysis Instructor Fall 2015
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California, Davis
Theories of the Policy Process Teaching Assistant Spring 2014 and 2015
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California, Davis
Environmental Aspects of Transportation Teaching Assistant Fall 2014
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California, Davis
Transportation Research Internship Mentor Spring 2014
Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior
University of California, Davis
Brazilian Martial Art of Capoeira Instructor 2007 to present
Capoeira Agua de Beber, Sacramento and Davis CA
Introductory Biology Discussion Leader/Tutor January to December 2005
Department of Biological Sciences
University of California, Davis
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RESEARCH AND EMPLOYMENT
Postdoctoral Scholar 2015 to present
Institute for Transportation Studies; University of California, Davis
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Sperling
Topic: New Mobility, Social and Environmental Impacts
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow 2012 to 2015
Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior; University of California, Davis
Advisor: Dr. Mark Lubell
Topic: Social Networks and Travel Behavior
Graduate Student Researcher 2011 to 2012
Institute for Transportation Studies; University of California, Davis
Advisor: Dr. Mark Lubell
Topic: Social Networks and Travel Behavior
Graduate Student Researcher 2010 to 2011
Institute for Transportation Studies; University of California, Davis
Advisor: Dr. Patricia Mokhtarian
Topic: Commuter Responses to Fix I-5 Construction Project
Environmental Planner 2006 to 2009
Pacific Municipal Consultants, Rancho Cordova CA
Supervisor: Daniel Hamilton
AWARDS
Best Poster: 8th Annual Political Networks Workshops and Conference 2015, Portland, Oregon
Friends of ITS-Davis Outstanding MS Thesis Award: Institute for Transportation Studies 2013, University of California, Davis
NSF Graduate Student Fellowship Honorable Mention: National Science Foundation 2011
UC Davis and Humanities Graduate Research Fellowship: Office of Graduate Studies 2011, University of California, Davis
Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship: Women’s Transportation Seminar 2010, Sacramento California
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Social Networks and Travel Behaviour: the Sweet Spot for Change Influence. Presented at: 14th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research 2015. London, England.
Social Influence and Transportation Mode Choice in Ego-Networks of University Students. Presented at: Frontiers in Transportation – an update on social networks and travel 2015. London, England.
Social Influence in Transportation Mode Choice. Presented at: First European Conference on Social Networks 2014. Barcelona Spain.
Detecting Social Influence in Ego-Networks and Travel Mode Choice. Presented at: University of California, Transportation Center Student Conference 2014. Irvine, CA
Social Networks and Transportation Mode Choice. Presented at: 2nd Annual UCSB Environmental Politics Conference, 2014. Santa Barbara, CA.
Travel Mode Choice and Social Reference Group; a Comparison of Two Formulations. Presented at: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014. Washington D.C.
Social Influence and Students’ Transportation Mode Choice. Presented at: Applications of Social Network Analysis 2012. Zurich, Switzerland.
Social Networks and Travel Behavior of UC Davis Students; Early Analysis from the 2011-2012 Campus Travel Survey. Presented at: University of California Transportation Center Student Conference 2012. Davis, California.
The Impact of Land Use on Commute Behaviour Changes: An Empirical Investigation from Northern California. Presented at: World Society of Transport and Land Use 2011. Whistler, British Columbia.
SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Reviewer: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board; Women’s Issues and Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies.
Attendee: Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 54th Annual ACSP Conference, 2014. Philadelphia, PA.
Student Representative: Transportation Technology and Policy Graduate Group, 2013-14 Academic Year, University of California, Davis.
Attendee: World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research, 2014. Delft, Netherlands.
Organizer: University of California Transportation Center Student Conference 2011, University of California, Davis.