He teaches transportation planning, planning methods, and sustainable development courses. His research interests are focused on the environmental and energy impacts of transportation systems and on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change action planning at the municipal level. He chairs the Transportation SubCommittee of Temple University’s Sustainability Task Force and is co-chair of the Ambler Campus Sustainability Council. He has a BA from the University of California Berkeley in political science, a Master of Regional Planning from Cornell University, and a PhD in city and regional planning from the University of California Berkeley.