Faculty
Kailai Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location 332, College of Technology Building
Phone 713-743-0547
Email kwang43 [at] 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 and Scientific 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)
Courses Taught
SCLT 6316 Global Supply Chain Logistics
SCLT 6320 Procurement Strategies
SCLT 6396 Internship in Logistics
SCLT 6397 Selected Topics: Urban Informatics for Logistics Management
SCLT 6399 Master's Thesis
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
External Link(s) to Publications Listing
Selected Publications
- 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