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Dr. Mattingly joined the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in September 2002. He is also a member of NITC's Executive Committee. Prior to joining UTA he served on the faculty at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) for two and a half years, and also served as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. While at UAF, Dr. Mattingly helped found the FAA Air Transportation Centers of Excellence Program: Center for General Aviation Research. He teaches undergraduate courses in transportation engineering and transportation planning as well as graduate courses in analytical models in transportation, system evaluation and decision making, transportation network analysis, transportation planning and bicycle and pedestrian facility planning and design.

Yizhao Yang

Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management

University of Oregon

Yizhao Yang is an Associate Professor at School of Planning, Public Policy and Management, University of Oregon. Dr. Yang’s work focuses on urban sustainability through applied research, as well as community-engaged teaching and services. Her research addresses the relationships between the environment and people’s behavior and wellbeing. She also studies global sustainable urban planning and design, particularly in countries in East Asia and North America, with an aim to make contribution to the global information circuit of place-making knowledge and practices. Dr. Yang is an active member of the University of Oregon’s Sustainable Cities Institute and is a member of the International Steering Committee of the Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub for the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.

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