[H+T--Friends] New Subcommittee Leadership

Just about a year ago Eloisa Renault stepped away as co-chair of our TRB Health and Transportation subcommittee. It was a pleasure working with Eloisa and I think we made a pretty good team. I want to thank Eloisa for her help in taking the subcommittee from a thought on a piece of paper to a well-functioning group with a long list of accomplishments. Thanks you Eloisa. Moving forward I would like to introduce Michael Widener, as my new co-chair. Those who have attended our annual meetings have seen Michael at all of our meeting taking an active roll in many of the subcommittee activities. Michael is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. Prior to this appointment, he spent three years as an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Widener is primarily interested in topics related to health, transportation, urban geography, and GIScience. He uses a number of methods to explore research problems in these areas, including spatial analysis, optimization modelling, and spatial statistics. Dr. Widener is also active in professional academic communities, serving as a member on two TRB committees (Environmental Justice and Social and Economic Factors), the Chair of the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers, and co-chair of the Social and Health Issues Cluster of the Network on European Communications and Transportation Activity Research (NECTAR). Please help me welcome Michael to his new Co-chair position. Michael J. Widener, PhD michael.widener(a)utoronto.ca http://www.thinkingspatial.com -- Ed Christopher Transportation Planning Consultant 708-269-5237