Em Hall
PhD Candidate, Urban Planning and Policy
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About
Em is a PhD Candidate in Urban Planning and Policy. Her dissertation research focuses on the use of public-private partnerships (P3s) in public transit projects in the US. Additional research projects focus on the growth of statewide mobility management networks, and the ways in which telehealth and transportation affect patients' abilities to attend medical appointments. She is a two-time recipient of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship and the Co-Managing Editor of the 2022 APA State of Transportation Planning report.
Before beginning her PhD, Em spent nearly 15 years working in the nonprofit sector in Washington, DC and Chicago. When not working on her dissertation, you can find Em watching Law & Order or teaching her old cats new tricks.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Brand, A. L., Lowe, K., & Hall, E. (2020). Colorblind transit planning: Modern streetcars in Washington, DC, and New Orleans. Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City. https://doi.org/10.1080/26884674.2020.1818536
Lowe, K., & Hall, E. (2018). New Starts, Growing Inequities: Federal and Local Public Transit Funding. Public Works Management & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087724X18808533
Reports
Sriraj, P.S., and Hall, E. (2022). State Departments of Transportation: Planning Function Reorganization. Chicago, IL: UIC Urban Transportation Center
Sriraj, P.S., Hall, E., McCarthy, M., and Dirks, L. (2020). Statewide Mobility Management: Factors Affecting the Creation and Success of Networks. Chicago, IL: National Center for Mobility Management
Sriraj, P.S., Hall, E., McCarthy, M., and Dirks, L. (2019). Mobility Management: State of the States Report. Chicago, IL: Urban Transportation Center at UIC
Service to Community
- Secretary-Treasurer, American Planning Association Transportation Planning Division Board of Directors January 2023 - Present
- Marketing Chair, Women in Planning Development July 2020 - July - 2023
- Communications Chair, UIC Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) April 2019 – March 2020
- Volunteer & Event Photographer, WTS International March 2016 - Present
- President, UIC College of Urban Planning Ph.D. Students (CUPPS) May 2018 – April 2019
- Organizing Chair, UIC Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) April 2018 – March 2019
- Vice President, UIC College of Urban Planning Ph.D. Students (CUPPS) Sep 2017 – May 2018
Notable Honors
2019, Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, U.S. Department of Transportation
2018, Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, U.S. Department of Transportation
Education
BA with Honors, Political Science - The University of Chicago
MA, Philanthropic Studies - Indiana University
MA, US History - Indiana University
Licensures and Certifications
Certificate in Integrated Marketing - The University of Chicago Graham School
Public Transit Planning and Management Certificate - University of Illinois at Chicago
Certificate in the Foundations of College Instruction - University of Illinois at Chicago
Professional Memberships
American Planning Association
Women in Planning & Development
WTS International