Current Research Interests
Primary research domains: Disadvantaged groups (older adults, women, immigrants, and low-income households); Social equity aspects of infrastructure policy; New transportation technologies; Travel behavior; the land use-transportation connection
Ongoing research projects and collaborations:
Ongoing research projects and collaborations:
- Older adults and ride-hailing (Lyft/Uber) acceptance
- Travel behaviors of persons with disability with a focus on infrastructure challenges
- Racial bias in policing?
- Inequitable impacts of COVID-19 on travel of minority populations
- Re-thinking public street space - studying how COVID-19 street closures are reported on Twitter
- Identifying gaps in geospatial teaching with reference to industry needs
- Investigating diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Planning profession
Grants
(All grants > $1,000) (Type: G – Government; U – University)
Year Grantor Purpose PI Type Amount
2021 NSF Research Makarewicz (PI) G $49,889
SCC-CIVIC-PG Funding Shirgaokar (co-PI)
Project title: Undesigning the redline and reimagining mobility investments to equitably link jobs, affordable housing, and services. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2043330&HistoricalAwards=false
2020 Univ. of Colorado Research Shirgaokar (PI) U $20,000
Denver Funding Marshall (co-PI)
Project title (Presidential Initiative on Urban and Place-Based Research): Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure. https://www.ucdenver.edu/urban/homepage/2020-award-recipients/learning-from-the-travel-experiences-of-persons-with-disabilities-(pwds)
2020 College of Architec Research Shirgaokar (PI) U $10,000
-ture and Planning, Funding Marshall (co-PI)
Univ. of Colorado
Project title (EVOLVE Seed Grant): Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure.
2020 Mountain Plains Research Shirgaokar (PI) G $120,000
Consortium (R8) Funding Marshall (co-PI)
Project title: Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure. https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/details.php?id=511
2019 Univ. of Colorado Research Shirgaokar U $12,500
Denver Funding
Project title#1: Travel behavior of socio-economically disadvantaged populations in the US.
Project title#2: Policing and fatalities in the transportation realm.
2018 Mineta Transportation Project Agrawal (PI) G $73,428
Institute Funding Shirgaokar (co-PI)
Project title: Will older Californians step into ride-sharing services? Evaluating the potential of transportation network companies to enhance multimodal travel for seniors. https://transweb.sjsu.edu/mctm/research/utc/Will-Ride-Hailing-Enhance-Mobility-Older-Adults-California-Survey
2015 City of Edmonton, Project Shirgaokar G C$6,000
Transit Planning Funding
Project title: Social sustainability in transit: Policy guidance for Edmonton Transit System
2014 Univ. of Alberta, Research Shirgaokar U C$68,500
Edmonton Funding
Project title#1: Seniors and ridesharing: Investigating barriers to using Uber-like Services
Project title#2: Determinants of scooter, motorcycle, and car ownership in India
2011 Univ. of California Dissertation Shirgaokar U $20,000
Transportation Research
Center, Berkeley
Project title: Understanding the links between regulatory costs, aspirations, social status, and (un)sustainable travel behaviors
2011 Univ. of California, Dissertation Shirgaokar U $30,000
Berkeley, Graduate Research
Dean’s Grant
Project title: Impacts of higher travel costs on motorization in India
2010 Eisenhower Travel Conference Shirgaokar G $1,500
Grant, Federal
Highway Authority
Project title: Climate change: A global challenge
2010 Univ. of California, Research Shirgaokar U $2,500
Berkeley, Dept. of Block Grant
City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
2009 Univ. of California, Research Shirgaokar U $5,000
Berkeley, Dept. of Block Grant
City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
2008 Univ. of California, Research Shirgaokar U $8,000
Berkeley, Dept. of Block Grant
City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
Other Grants:
2020 Young Upwardly Mobile Professors fund, Center for Faculty Development, Univ. of Colorado Denver
2010, 2009, 2008, 2001, 2000 Grant-In-Award, Berkeley International Office, Univ. of California, Berkeley
2000 International House Scholarship, Berkeley
2000, 1999 Block Grant, Dept. of Architecture, Univ. of California, Berkeley
Year Grantor Purpose PI Type Amount
2021 NSF Research Makarewicz (PI) G $49,889
SCC-CIVIC-PG Funding Shirgaokar (co-PI)
Project title: Undesigning the redline and reimagining mobility investments to equitably link jobs, affordable housing, and services. https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2043330&HistoricalAwards=false
2020 Univ. of Colorado Research Shirgaokar (PI) U $20,000
Denver Funding Marshall (co-PI)
Project title (Presidential Initiative on Urban and Place-Based Research): Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure. https://www.ucdenver.edu/urban/homepage/2020-award-recipients/learning-from-the-travel-experiences-of-persons-with-disabilities-(pwds)
2020 College of Architec Research Shirgaokar (PI) U $10,000
-ture and Planning, Funding Marshall (co-PI)
Univ. of Colorado
Project title (EVOLVE Seed Grant): Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure.
2020 Mountain Plains Research Shirgaokar (PI) G $120,000
Consortium (R8) Funding Marshall (co-PI)
Project title: Learning from the travel experiences of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs): Investigating navigation challenges posed by infrastructure. https://www.mountain-plains.org/research/details.php?id=511
2019 Univ. of Colorado Research Shirgaokar U $12,500
Denver Funding
Project title#1: Travel behavior of socio-economically disadvantaged populations in the US.
Project title#2: Policing and fatalities in the transportation realm.
2018 Mineta Transportation Project Agrawal (PI) G $73,428
Institute Funding Shirgaokar (co-PI)
Project title: Will older Californians step into ride-sharing services? Evaluating the potential of transportation network companies to enhance multimodal travel for seniors. https://transweb.sjsu.edu/mctm/research/utc/Will-Ride-Hailing-Enhance-Mobility-Older-Adults-California-Survey
2015 City of Edmonton, Project Shirgaokar G C$6,000
Transit Planning Funding
Project title: Social sustainability in transit: Policy guidance for Edmonton Transit System
2014 Univ. of Alberta, Research Shirgaokar U C$68,500
Edmonton Funding
Project title#1: Seniors and ridesharing: Investigating barriers to using Uber-like Services
Project title#2: Determinants of scooter, motorcycle, and car ownership in India
2011 Univ. of California Dissertation Shirgaokar U $20,000
Transportation Research
Center, Berkeley
Project title: Understanding the links between regulatory costs, aspirations, social status, and (un)sustainable travel behaviors
2011 Univ. of California, Dissertation Shirgaokar U $30,000
Berkeley, Graduate Research
Dean’s Grant
Project title: Impacts of higher travel costs on motorization in India
2010 Eisenhower Travel Conference Shirgaokar G $1,500
Grant, Federal
Highway Authority
Project title: Climate change: A global challenge
2010 Univ. of California, Research Shirgaokar U $2,500
Berkeley, Dept. of Block Grant
City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
2009 Univ. of California, Research Shirgaokar U $5,000
Berkeley, Dept. of Block Grant
City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
2008 Univ. of California, Research Shirgaokar U $8,000
Berkeley, Dept. of Block Grant
City & Regional Plng
Project title: (Dissertation development)
Other Grants:
2020 Young Upwardly Mobile Professors fund, Center for Faculty Development, Univ. of Colorado Denver
2010, 2009, 2008, 2001, 2000 Grant-In-Award, Berkeley International Office, Univ. of California, Berkeley
2000 International House Scholarship, Berkeley
2000, 1999 Block Grant, Dept. of Architecture, Univ. of California, Berkeley
Past Research Work
Research Analyst (Institute of Urban and Regional Development) 2013
• Focused on parking demand at the University of California, Berkeley campus and surrounding City of Berkeley neighborhoods.
• Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Ph.D. Candidate (Department of City & Regional Planning) 2010-12
• Negotiated access to non-public household travel dataset from the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA)
• Conducted extensive analysis using ESRI's ArcMap (GIS), Biogeme (logit models), and SPSS/R generating new knowledge about vehicle ownership and use behavior in Mumbai, India
• Funding Source: UCTC Dissertation Grant
Research Assistant (Global Metropolitan Studies) 2007-11
• Developed proposals to advise city staff about the effects of existing land use and transportation decisions in transit-oriented development sites in the cities of Jinan, Chengdu, and Beijing in the People’s Republic of China
• Funding Source: Energy Foundation (Beijing)
• Completed comprehensive land use and transportation plans for the proposed high-speed rail station areas in the cities of Stockton, Merced, and Fresno in California
• Funding Source: California High Speed Rail Authority
Research Specialist / Associate Development Engineer (Institute of Transportation Studies) 2003-05
• Established a long-range bus transit plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area
• Funding Source: California Department of Transportation
Research Assistant (University of California Transportation Center) 1999-03
• Evaluated housing trends in California and their implications for transportation infrastructure, and documented best practices for intelligent transportation technologies
• Funding Source: California Department of Transportation
• Focused on parking demand at the University of California, Berkeley campus and surrounding City of Berkeley neighborhoods.
• Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Ph.D. Candidate (Department of City & Regional Planning) 2010-12
• Negotiated access to non-public household travel dataset from the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA)
• Conducted extensive analysis using ESRI's ArcMap (GIS), Biogeme (logit models), and SPSS/R generating new knowledge about vehicle ownership and use behavior in Mumbai, India
• Funding Source: UCTC Dissertation Grant
Research Assistant (Global Metropolitan Studies) 2007-11
• Developed proposals to advise city staff about the effects of existing land use and transportation decisions in transit-oriented development sites in the cities of Jinan, Chengdu, and Beijing in the People’s Republic of China
• Funding Source: Energy Foundation (Beijing)
• Completed comprehensive land use and transportation plans for the proposed high-speed rail station areas in the cities of Stockton, Merced, and Fresno in California
• Funding Source: California High Speed Rail Authority
Research Specialist / Associate Development Engineer (Institute of Transportation Studies) 2003-05
• Established a long-range bus transit plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area
• Funding Source: California Department of Transportation
Research Assistant (University of California Transportation Center) 1999-03
• Evaluated housing trends in California and their implications for transportation infrastructure, and documented best practices for intelligent transportation technologies
• Funding Source: California Department of Transportation