Category: Faculty Spotlight

The ability to operate a vehicle can be integral to a person’s ability to maintain independence and mobility. UFTI affiliate Dr. Sherrilene Classen hosted the launch of the SmartDrive Driver Rehabilitation Services on July 12, 2018. Dr. Classen is the SmartDrive director as well as professor and chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy. SmartDrive is […]

Traffic structures in Florida must be inspected regularly, every 2 years for bridges and every 5 years for high mast light poles. Bridges that are difficult to access often require special bridge inspection vehicles that have extension arms to position the inspector under the bridge but also require lane closures. High mast light-poles are visually […]

Many transportation structures are built using steel-reinforced concrete. The integrity of these structures, especially those that are exposed to salt water, depends on the concrete’s resistance to ion migration through its pores. There have been concerns on whether the current surface resistivity test adequately predicts durability. Kyle A Riding, University of Florida researcher from the […]

The Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity and Participation (I-MAP) team presented at the annual American Occupational Therapy Association Conference held this April in Salt Lake City, Utah. This conference promotes scholarship and professional development among occupational therapists and occupational therapy students across the nation. The I-MAP team took this opportunity to present […]

The UF Transportation Institute welcomes our newest faculty member, Lili Du. Dr. Du is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering. Before joining UF, she worked as an assistant and then an associate professor at Illinois Institute of Technology from 2012-2017. She also worked as a Post-doctoral Research Associate for NEXTRANS, […]

Dr. Reynaldo Roque, a professor from the University of Florida Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, along with his research team, conducted a study to understand interface debonding and near-surface longitudinal cracking in the wheel path of asphalt pavements. Asphalt pavement is composed of layers that are held together by a tack coat, which in […]

Dr. Scott Washburn will be hosting a webinar on the sixth edition of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM6) on July 13, 2017. The webinar will be hosted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will provide a general introduction to the HCM6 and highlight changes relative to the HCM 5th edition. Specific topics covered in […]

UFTI affiliate Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, has edited a multi-author book published by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) titled Driving Simulation for Assessment, Intervention, and Training: A Guide for Occupational Therapy and Health Care Professionals. According to the review in the April 2017 issue of […]

The Highway Capacity & Quality of Service Committee received the Blue Ribbon Award for promoting and sponsoring transportation research. The committee promulgates a broad range of tools applied by practitioners, researchers, educators and public policy makers.  Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, who is the former chair of the committee said, ” I enjoyed working with this committee made […]