Adam Davidson Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researcher focused on global technological transitions in transportation systems

New York City, Ny

- Lecturer in Urban Studies and the Honors Program, teaching a diverse set of undergraduates about cities and urban policy- Researcher at the CUNY Social Policy Simulation Center, focusing on policy and behavior in transportation systems with an emphasis on transit and emerging shared-mobility systems.- Extensive use of GIS, Python, Tableau, and R to analyze big data for geographic and policy analysis

Greater Chicago Area

Fellowship to analyze data about ride-sourcing services to understand their broader effect on transportation networks.

Greater New York City Area

Academic Fellowship to work with full-time professors on curriculum and syllabus development to enhance basic quantitative reasoning in undergraduate level courses.-Students in treatment class sections showed measurable improvement in quantitative literacy

Brooklyn, New York

Assisted the Director in the launch of a research center devoted to place-based learning utilizing the history and infrastructure of the Brooklyn Waterfront.-Designed process and procedure to promote and executed conference, lecture and discussion series open to the general public-Worked with students and invited scholars to generate projects related to waterfront planning, urban design, transportation, and history

Greater New York City Area

Agency Fellowship with a focus on white paper 'big ideas' for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council.Major deliverables included reports on electric vehicle needs and the impact of personal devices on transport behavior. Managed research design and data collection, including vendor procurement for focus groups.

Greater New York City Area

Volunteer at a technology non-profit engaged in the creation of civic open source software and civic journalism. Contributions include editor for grant applications, researcher for donor development, and fundraising event planner.

Focused on strategic capital asset management. Provided financial analysis and project support to negotiate the multi-billion dollar capital needs of the transit system within its funding constraints, prioritizing for maintenance and incremental improvement. • Managed budgetary requests by internal departments• Formulated portions of the 5-year Capital Budget and 20-Year Need plans

Sacramento, California Area

Associate with a non-profit advocacy and consulting agency focusing on building broad-based support for and use of alternative transportation via community outreach, innovative marketing, research and policy advising.• Worked on a diverse set of projects including social marketing, introducing new groups to transit and advising policy makers on the benefits of walkable communities and tools to enable them

Phd, Earth & Environmental Studies, Geography Concentration

Masters Of Urban Planning, Concentration In Growth Management

Activities and Societies: American Planning Association

Bachelors, International Relations & Environmental Policy

Activities and Societies: Residence Hall Association Finance Board, Green Club, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Study Abroad, Political Science

Study abroad experience in Leiden, The Netherlands during the summer & fall of 2002. I took classes in European Political Science.