Conversation with Patricia L. Mokhtarian, Georgia Institute of Technology

Chris De Gruyter

Chapter 18 in Conversations with Leading Transport Researchers, 2026, pp 187-199 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Patricia Mokhtarian is a Regents Professor and the Clifford and William Greene, Jr Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. In this chapter, Patricia responds to a number of research-related questions, grouped under a total of 11 themes: (1) motivation; (2) research ideas and execution; (3) collaboration; (4) funding; (5) supervision; (6) publication; (7) reviewing and editing; (8) conferences and seminars; (9) communication and research impact; (10) time management; and (11) reflections and the future of transport research. Among other aspects, Patricia reflects on her attention to detail and focus on excellence, her passion for transport research, and the emphasis she places on quality over quantity in research publications.

Keywords: Patricia Mokhtarian; Georgia Institute of Technology; Transport Research; Travel Behaviour; Academic Career (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035367887
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