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Kelly Rodgers's research focuses on the use and influence of health indicators in transportation decision-making. She is the Executive Director of Streetsmart, a non-profit organization developing an evidence-based platform that helps civic leaders integrate health, climate, and equity concerns into transportation. Kelly is also vice-chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Health and Transportation Standing Committee, a member of the Transportation Research Board's Transportation and Public Health Committee, and an advisory board member of the American Public Health Association's Center for Climate, Health, and Equity.

Divya Chandrasekhar

Associate Professor

City & Metropolitan Planning

University of Utah

Divya Chandrasekhar is an Associate Professor in the Department of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah with expertise in community recovery from disasters. Her research has examined post-disaster community participation and capacity building, networking and coordination among recovery institutions, and disaster recovery policy in South and southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the U.S. Divya specializes in qualitative inquiry and mixed method studies.