Advisor

Education:

• Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Science (2016.08 - 2020.08)

  • Dissertation: Improving Mobility for People with Disabilities: The Potential of Autonomous Vehicle Transportation Service and the Role of the Built Environment

  • Advisor: Dr. Wei Li

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA)

• Master of Urban Planning (2014.08 - 2016.05)

  • Thesis: Pedestrian Environment around Schools and Traffic Safety: Social Disparity Issues in Pedestrian Crashes in Austin, TX

  • Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Joh

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX, USA)

• B.S. in Urban Engineering (2007.03 - 2014.02)

  • Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

Employment:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University (2022.09 - Present)

• Associate Research Fellow, National Infrastructure Research Division, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRHIS) (2021.06 - 2022.08)

• Assistant Transportation Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (2019.08 - 2021.05)

Publications:

(*: corresponding author; blue font: lab researcher)

[SCIE/SSCI]

• Jang, S., Park, J., Yu, G., & Hwang, J.* (2025). Tools for Estimating Traffic Emissions Considering Spatial Scales and Mitigation Strategies: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 19(5), 431–445. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2025.2502558

• Son, H., Jang, J., Park, J., Balog, A., Ballantyne, P., Kwon, H.R., Singleton, A., & Hwang, J.* (2025). Leveraging Advanced Technologies for (Smart) Transportation Planning: A Systematic Review. Sustainability, 17(5), 2245. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17052245

• Hwang, J.* & Kim, S. (2023). Autonomous Vehicle Transportation Service for People with Disabilities: Policy Recommendations based on the Evidence from Hybrid Choice Model. Journal of Transport Geography, 106, 103499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103499

• Hwang, J.* (2022). A factor analysis for identifying people with disabilities’ mobility issues in built environments. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 88, 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2022.05.016

• Hwang, J.* (2022). The reinforcement of pedestrian safety in the central business district: A spatial analysis of Austin, Texas. Journal of Urban Affairs, 45(10). 1899-1915. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2021.2007776

• Hwang, J.*, Li, W., Stough, L. M., Lee, C., & Turnbull, K. (2021). People with disabilities’ perceptions of autonomous vehicles as a viable transportation option to improve mobility: An exploratory study using mixed methods. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 15(12), 924-942. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2020.1833115

• Hwang, J.*, Li, W., Stough, L., Lee, C., & Turnbull, K. (2020). A focus group study on the potential of autonomous vehicles as a viable transportation option: Perspectives from people with disabilities and public transit agencies. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 70, 260-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.03.007

• Tan, S.*, Park, E. S., & Hwang, J. (2019). Impact of Fare Policy Changes on Paratransit Travel Options: METROLift Case Study. Transportation Research Record, 2673(8), 198-208. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119842126

• Hwang, J., Joh, K., & Woo, A.* (2017). Social inequalities in child pedestrian traffic injuries: Differences in neighborhood built environments near schools in Austin, TX, USA. Journal of transport & health, 6, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.05.003

[KCI]

• 황진욱.* (2024). 휠체어 이용자의 거주지 근린환경에 대한 인식이 통행빈도에 미치는 영향. 국토계획, 59(4), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.17208/jkpa.2024.08.59.4.113

• 황진욱.* (2023). 휠체어 이용자의 도시철도역사 이용편의성 향상을 위한 정책 우선순위 분석: 비대칭 영향-성과 분석을 활용하여. 대한교통학회지, 41(6), 674-689. https://doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2023.41.6.674 

Report:

• Walk, M. J., Hwang, J., Kuzio, J., Sener, I. N., Zmud, J., Elgart, Z., Tan, S., & Davis, M. (2022). TCRP Research Report 232: The Impacts of Vehicle Automation on the Public Transportation Workforce. (TCRP J-11/Task 34). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.17226/26613

• Hansen, T., Blume, K., Sener, I. N., & Hwang, J. (2021). TCRP Synthesis 152: Transit Agency Relationships and Initiatives to Improve Bus Stops and Pedestrian Access. (Project J-7, Topic SD-06). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://dx.doi.org/10.17226/26166

• 황진욱. (2021). 광역교통의 재난 및 사고에 대한 회복탄력성(Resilience) 평가 지표 연구. 국토연구원.

Academic Society Activities:

• 대한교통학회지 편집위원, 대한교통학회 (24.03.01.~25.02.28.)

• 종신회원, 대한교통학회

• 종신회원, 한국ITS학회

• 종신회원, 대한국토·도시계획학회

Public Service:

• 부산광역시 교통영향평가심의위원회 위원 (2025.07.11.~2027.07.10.)

• 부산광역시 공공디자인 진흥위원회 위원 (2025.03.28.~2027.03.27.)

• 부산광역시 경찰청 교통안전심의위원회 위원 (2025.03.05.~2027.03.04.)

• 부산광역시 건축위원회 위원 (2024.06.01.~2026.05.31.)

• 부산광역시 동래구 도시계획위원회 위원 (2024.01.26.~2026.01.25.)

• 부산광역시 해운대구 도시·건축공동위원회 위원 (2023.11.27.~2025.11.18.)

Honors:

[Award]

• Best Paper Award

  • Committee on Paratransit, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2019.01

• Texas A&M Transportation Institute Outstanding Doctoral Program Student Award

  • Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), 2018.05

[Scholarship]

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25th Anniversary Scholarship

  • American Public Transportation Foundation, Fall 2019 - Spring 2020

• Jesus Hinojosa Endowed Urban Planning Scholarship

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Fall 2019 - Spring 2020

• LAUP Smart Cities Scholarship

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Fall 2017 - Spring 2018

• Design Research for Active Living (DrAL) Scholarship

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Fall 2016 - Spring 2017

• Master of Urban Planning Professional Advisory Council Excellence Endowed Scholarship

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Fall 2015 - Spring 2016

• LAUP Graduate Program Scholarship

  • Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Fall 2014 - Spring 2016