Naomi Lee, a PhD candidate at the USC Price School of Public Policy, has won the Western Regional Science Association’s (WRSA) Charles M. Tiebout Prize for best student-authored paper.
Lee, who is pursuing a PhD in Urban Planning and Development, won the annual award for her research into e-scooter travel in Oakland and San Francisco, two cities that launched “slow street” programs during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve safety for pedestrian, bicycle, and scooter travel. The winning paper specifically examined how changes to those programs affected e-scooter travel volume.
In winning the award, Lee will present her research at the WRSA 64th Annual Meeting, which begins on Feb. 12 in Lake Las Vegas. The award also comes with a $1,000 cash prize.
“I am very excited,” Lee said of winning the award. “It’s a good motivation for me to continue studying travel behavior.”