CETOC: People

Guang Tian, PhD
Director, CETOC
Associate Director, UNO Transportation Institute
Associate Professor of Planning and Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
gtian@uno.edu
378 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: 504-280-6521

Reid Ewing, PhD
Deputy Director, CETOC
Distinguished Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning
University of Utah
ewing@arch.utah.edu
Park Building Room 408
201 S. Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-581-8255

John Renne, PhD, AICP
Deputy Director, CETOC
Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
jrenne@fau.edu
SO 284 F
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-494-6408 

Wesley Marshall, PhD
Leadership Team, CETOC
Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado-Denver
wesley.marshall@ucdenver.edu
1200 Larimer Street, Suite 3034
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 617-678-5069

Xilei Zhao, PhD
Leadership Team, CETOC
Assistant Professor of Civil & Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
xilei.zhao@essie.ufl.edu
207 Grinter Hall
P.O. Box 115500
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-294-7159

Bob Danton, MS
Project Manager, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies &
UNO Transportation Institute (UNOTI)
University of New Orleans
jfdanton@uno.edu
372 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: 504-280-9828

Delinda Swanson
Coordinator, Business Affairs
Department of Planning and Urban Studies &
UNO Transportation Institute (UNOTI)
University of New Orleans
dswanson@uno.edu
273 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: 504-280-6519

Serena Hoermann, PhD, MBA
CETOC Researcher
Assistant Director, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
shoermann@fau.edu
SO 284 E
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-455-7948

Andy Hong, PhD
CETOC Researcher
Assistant Professor
Director, Healthy Aging and Resilient Places Lab
Department of City and Metropolitan Planning
University of Utah
a.hong@utah.edu
375 South 1530 East, Suite 220
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-213-7350

Louis A. Merlin, PhD, AICP 
CETOC Researcher
Associate Professor
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
lmerlin@fau.edu
SO 284 I
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-440-3185

Aditi Misra, PhD
CETOC Researcher
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado-Denver
aditi.misra@ucdenver.edu
North Classroom Building 2012B
1200 Larimer Street
Denver, Colorado 80204
Phone: 404-734-2376

Alessandro Rigolon, PhD
CETOC Researcher
Associate Professor
Department of City & Metropolitan Planning
University of Utah
alessandro.rigolon@utah.edu
375 South 1530 East, RM 204 ARCH
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-581-8255

Manish Shirgaokar, PhD, AICP
CETOC Researcher
Associate Professor
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
manish.shirgaokar@ucdenver.edu
Campus Box 126
PO Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217
Phone: 303-315-0336

Tara Tolford, MURP, AICP
CETOC Researcher
Research Associate III
UNO Transportation Institute
University of New Orleans
tmtolfor@uno.edu
200 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: 504-280-6516

Xiang (Jacob) Yan, PhD
CETOC Researcher
Assistant Professor
Director, Just & Green Transportation Lab
Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
xiangyan@ufl.edu
508 Weil Hall
P.O. Box 116580
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-294-7770

Fatemeh Ahmadipour
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado-Denver
fatemeh.ahmadipour@ucdenver.edu
1200 Larimer Street Suite 3034
Denver, CO 80204

Karlyn Russell Carlson
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
karlyn.russell-carlson@ucdenver.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

Brittney Contreras
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
brittney.contreras@cuanschutz.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

Garrett Fardon
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
garrett.fardon@ucdenver.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

Zane Newell
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Departments of Urban and Regional Planning & Civil Engineering
University of Colorado-Denver
zane.newell@ucdenver.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

John Piccirillo
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
john.piccirillo@ucdenver.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

Amanda Spidel
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
Amanda.spidel@ucdenver.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

Naga Sneha Tallavajjula
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado-Denver
nagasneha.tallavajjula@ucdenver.edu
1250 14th Street #2000
Denver, CO 80202

Mary Asumang
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
abankwahasumang@gmail.com
SO 284
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Yilong Dai
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Smart, Equitable, Resilient Mobility Systems (SERMOS) Lab
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida
daiyilong@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Shangkun Jiang
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Smart, Equitable, Resilient Mobility Systems (SERMOS) Lab
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
jiang.shangkun@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Duanya Lyu
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Just & Green Transportation Lab (JTLB)
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
lyu.duanya@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Yiheng Qian
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Just & Green Transportation Lab (JTLB)
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
yihengqian@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Kaiyue Wang
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Just & Green Transportation Lab (JTLB)
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida
kaiyuewang@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Zhuoqun Xue
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Smart, Equitable, Resilient Mobility Systems (SERMOS) Lab
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida
zhuoqun.xue@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Eliana Duarte
Undergraduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Just & Green Transportation Lab (JTLB)
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
elianaduarte@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Sara Garces
Undergraduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Smart, Equitable, Resilient Mobility Systems (SERMOS) Lab
Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering
University of Florida
saragarces@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Ksenia Velichko
Undergraduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Just & Green Transportation Lab (JTLB)
Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering
University of Florida
kvelichko@ufl.edu
1949 Stadium Road
Gainesville, FL 32611

Lynn Cai
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
lcai@uno.edu
382 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

Daisy Emelogu
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
aemelogu@uno.edu
382 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

Alexis Sager
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
asager@uno.edu
382 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

Jiahao Shi
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
jshi3@uno.edu
382 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

Andrew Tritch
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
ajtritch@uno.edu
382 Milneburg Hall
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

Justyna Kaniewska
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Metropolitan Research Center
Department of City & Metropolitan Planning
University of Utah
u1324755@utah.edu
375 South 1530 East, Suite 220
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 385-327-9552

Faria Afrin Zinia
Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Metropolitan Research Center
Department of City & Metropolitan Planning
University of Utah
faria.afrin.zinia@utah.edu
375 South 1530 East, Suite 220
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Evana Ahmed
Former Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University
eahmed2018@fau.edu
 

Bryce Jenkins, MURP
Former Graduate Research Assistant, CETOC
Department of Planning & Urban Studies
University of New Orleans
bjenkin2@uno.edu