She has played an integral part in evaluating the performance of Florida's public transit systems, and one of her projects examines the performance trends of Florida transit systems and compares them with peers from across the nation. This annual project uses FTA's NTD data to evaluate performance indicators, efficiency measures, and effectiveness measures. She earned her MA in Economics at the University of South Florida and holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Social Science from the University of West Florida. This current, original research associated with public transportation modes and related transportation policy issues. Topics are approached from a variety of academic disciplines, including economics, engineering, planning, management, and others, and include policy, methodological, technological, and financial aspects.
Emphasis is placed on the identification of innovative solutions to transportation problems.
This training program will apply a model for building consortium maintenance training programs nationally and regionally. This project continues the effort of finding the more creative and effective techniques being used at transit agencies that were not surveyed in 1997.