Faculty
Kailai Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Supply Chain and Logistics Technology
Office 332, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-0547
Fax 713-743-4032
Email kwang43@Central.UH.EDU
Education
- 2015-2019 - Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University
- 2014-2015 - Master of Urban and Environmental Planning (MUEP) & Graduate Certificate in GIScience, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
- 2013-2014 - Exchange Student, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
- 2009-2014 - B.Eng. in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Professional Experience
- 09/2021-present - Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Logistics Technology, Department of Construction Management, University of Houston
- 12/2020-08/2021 - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Management, University of Houston
- 09/2019-11/2020 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
- 08/2016-08/2019 - Graduate Research/Teaching Associate, Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University
- 08/2015-07/2016 - University Graduate Fellow, The Ohio State University
Professional Service & Affiliations
- 2023-present - Editorial Board, Journal of Transport Geography
- 2023-present - Editorial Board, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- 2021-2023 - College of Technology (COT) Faculty Committee Member, Graduate Academic Committee
- 2021-2024 - Standing Committee Member, Bicycle Transportation (ACH20) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
- 2019-2025 - Standing Committee Member, Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies (AP020) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Research Interests
- Transportation Planning and Policy
- Urban Analytics and AI
- Smart Cities, Sustainable Transportation, and Global Logistics
Awards & Honors
- Top 10 Most Cited Articles published in the Journal of Transport Geography during 2018-2020 (As of 7 January 2022), 2022
- Top 10 Most Cited Articles published in the Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice in 2018 (As of 5 January 2022), 2022
- Outstanding Reviewer for Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Elsevier, 2021 and 2022
- Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, 2021
- Patricia Burgess Award for the Best Dissertation, Knowlton School of Architecture, OSU, 2020
- IACP Karen R. Polenske Best Student Paper Award, International Association for China Planning (IACP), 2016
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES:
- Wang, K., Qian, X., Fitch., D.T., Lee, Y., Malik, J., & Circella, G. (2023). What travel modes do shared e-scooters displace? A review of recent research findings. Transport Reviews, 43(1), 5-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2021.2015639
- Wang, K. & Ozbilen, B. (2020). Synergistic and threshold effects of teleworking and residential location choice on travel time allocation. Sustainable Cities and Society, 63, 102468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102468
- Wang, K. & Akar, G. (2020). Will Millennials Drive Less as the Economy Recovers: A Postrecession Analysis of Automobile Travel Patterns. Journal of Planning Education and Research, in press. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X20911705
- Wang, K. & Chen, Y. J. (2020). Joint analysis of the impacts of built environment on bikeshare station capacity and trip attractions. Journal of Transport Geography, 82, 102603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102603
- Wang, K. & Akar, G. (2019). Gender gap generators for bike share ridership: Evidence from Citi Bike system in New York City. Journal of Transport Geography, 76, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.02.003
- Wang, K. & Akar, G. (2019). Factors affecting the adoption of autonomous vehicles for commute trips: An analysis with the 2015 and 2017 Puget Sound Travel Surveys. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(2), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118822293
- Wang, K., Akar, G., & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Bike sharing differences among Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers: Lessons learnt from New York City’s bike share. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 116, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.06.001