Andrew Mondschein

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, PhD and MA, Urban Planning; Yale University, BA, Architecture

Biography

Andrew Mondschein, PhD AICP, is an Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and Associate Dean of Research. He studies transportation systems and travel behavior, seeking to foster equitable, sustainable accessibility in cities and regions. His research addresses the rapidly changing terrain of transportation and information technologies, identifying means to assert social imperatives during a period of urban transformation. His research emphasizes the role of information and knowledge in fostering individual- and community-level capability and control over mobility. Andrew teaches a range of transportation courses, including “Introduction to Transportation Planning and Policy,” “Transportation and Land Use,” and “Transportation and the Environment,” as well as masters and PhD methods. He emphasizes bridging emerging methods with critical and instrumental thinking, and an ethical approach to urban planning.