Co-presenter(s)

Biography
Christian Douglas is a first year Ph.D. student in transportation engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research analyzes equity within transportation from autonomous vehicles to vulnerable road users, and integrates economic, public policy, and city planning principles. Christian previously earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and economics from The University of Texas at Austin. After graduate school, he aims to promote equitable decision-making within transportation developments to support low-income and minority communities.

Biography
Adair Garrett is a second year graduate student in Transportation Systems Engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on implementation of resilience capabilities, such as flexibility and agility, into the existing long-range transportation planning process. She also performs other practitioner-facing research, such as examining potential opportunities to incorporate resilience into project prioritization and selection. Adair is currently an Eisenhower Transportation Fellow and an SDG Futures Fellow, which has allowed her to expand her research to city government applications as well.