Upcoming & Past Presentations

Upcoming & Past Invited Talks

November 2025 – Wheelchair Use and App-hailed Travel. Mount Allison University. Online.

April 2025 – How and Where Did Older People Travel Before and After COVID in DC?, YorkU Centre for Aging Research & Education (YU-CARE).

April 2024 – Hailing Uber While Wheeling. Urban Transportation Center, Spring Seminar (online), University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Online.

November 2023 – Accessibility of third-party transit apps and transit agencies’ role. Scholars’ Hub @ Home Speaker Series, York University, Canada. Online.

May 2022 – Invisible Labor in Platform Economy. CITY Institute, York University.

May 2022 – Women and Gender in Transportation, Transportation and Research Standing Committee (AME20) 

April 2022 – Transportation and Equity and Justice Speaker Series, CIFAL, York University

September 2021 – Wheelchair Users’ Perspective on Transportation Hailed Through Uber and Lyft Apps, Metropolitan Council of Governments, Access for All Advisory Committee.

September 2020 – Accessibility and Transport Network Companies (TNCs). District of Columbia Government, For-hire Vehicle Accessibility Advisory Committee.

July 2020 – Wheelchair Accessibility and Uber and Lyft (Research Presentation). Metropolitan Council of Governments, Access for All Advisory Committee. Online.

 Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations  

Gebresselassie, M., Baker, D. (2025). Extreme Weather and Public Transportation: Are Transit Agencies Prepared for Extreme-Weather Events? International Conference on Urban Affairs. Vancouver, BC.

Gebresselassie, M., Baker, D. (2025). Extreme Weather and Public Transportation: Are Transit Agencies Prepared for Extreme-Weather Events? Annual Meeting, American Association of Geographers. Detroit, MI.

Gebresselassie, M., Alavi, S., Hong, A. (2024). How and Where Did Older People Travel Before and After COVID in DC? 64th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Seattle, WA.

Gebresselassie, M. (2024, April). The technology and regulatory gap in mobility transitions. Annual Meeting, American Association of Geographers. Honolulu, HI.

Gebresselassie, M. (2024, January) Transit Agency’s Role in Third-Party App Accessibility. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Gebresselassie, M., Michalek, J. Nock, D., Harper, C. (2022, October). The Impact Heat Waves on App-Hailed Ridership in Low- and High-Income Neighborhoods in New York City. 63nd Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Chicago, IL.

Gebresselassie, M. (2023, April). Planning as a Form of Social Engineering. Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. Nashville, Tennessee.

Gebresselassie, M. (2023, March). How Emerging Transportation Options Do Not Serve All: A Case Study of Uber and Lyft and Wheelchair Users. Annual Meeting, American Association of Geographers. Denver, Colorado.

Gebresselassie, M. (2023, January). Addressing Wheelchair-Accessibility Barriers in Transportation Hailed by Uber and Lyft Apps in Washington, DC: Stakeholders’ Perspectives. [Poster presentation]. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Gebresselassie, M. (2022, November). Driving Wheelchair Users on the Uber and Lyft Apps: Drivers’ Experience. 62nd Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Toronto, Canada

Gebresselassie, M. (2022, January Wheelchair users’ perspective on transportation service hailed through the Uber and Lyft apps. [Poster presentation]. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Gebresselassie, M. (2022, January). Wheelchair users’ perspective on transportation service hailed through the Uber and Lyft apps. [Poster presentation]. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Gebresselassie, M. (2021, November). Wheelchair users’ perspective on transportation service hailed through the Uber and Lyft apps. Paper presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Online.

Gebresselassie, M. (2020, November). Hailing Uber While in a Wheelchair. Paper presented at 60th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Online.

Gebresselassie, M. (2020, May). Travel Behaviors of Wheelchair Users. Paper presented at 26th Annual SPRU PhD Forum. Online.

Gebresselassie, M. (2020, January). Preparing the Future Professional in Accessible Transport for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities. Paper presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Washington, Dc.

Gebresselassie, M. & Sanchez, T. (2019, October). Making the “Smart” Inclusive: A Case Study of Transport Apps for Persons with Disabilities. Paper Presented at the ACSP 2019 Conference. Greenville, SC.

Gebresselassie, M. (2019, July). Teaching Planning for the Transition: Education in Transport for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities. Paper Presented at the AESOP 2019 Congress. Conference, Venice, Italy.

Gebresselassie, M. (2019, July). The Promise of Shared Mobility for an Aging World. Paper Presented at the AESOP 2019 Congress. Conference, Venice, Italy.

Gebresselassie, M. (2019, March). Making the “Smart” Inclusive: A Case Study of Transport Apps for Persons with Disabilities. Paper Presented at Knowlton School. Symposium: Are we moving towards smart, inclusive and Sustainable Cities?, Columbus, Ohio.

Gebresselassie, M. (2019, January). Planning Education in Transport for Persons with Disabilities. Paper Presented to the ABE60 Standing Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Gebresselassie, M., Sanchez, T. (2019, January). “Smart” Tools for Socially Sustainable Transport: A Review of Mobility Apps. Paper Presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Annual Meeting Washington, DC.

Gebresselassie, M., Sanchez, T. (2018, October). Planning Education in Transportation for Persons with Disabilities. Paper Presented at the ACSP 2018. Conference, Buffalo, New York.

Gebresselassie, M. (2018, July). Hoping for Inclusive Mobility. Paper Presented at the AESOP 2018 Congress. Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Gebresselassie, M. (2018, April). Inclusiveness in Digital Mobility Tools. Poster session at the National Planning Conference – American Planning Association, New Orleans, LA.

Gebresselassie, M. (2018, March). Information and Communications Technology in Transport Inclusion. Paper Presented at the STGlobal2018 Conference, Washington, D.C.

Gebresselassie, M., Sanchez, T. (October 2017). The Role of Smart City Technologies in Equitable and Inclusive Transport. Paper presented at the 57th Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Denver, CO.

Non-Peer-Reviewed Conference and Other Presentations 

Gebresselassie, M. (2024, December). Using Technology to Understand Mobility Patterns. 1st Annual Research Workshop, Institute for Technoscience & Society, York University. Online.

Gebresselassie, M. (2021, November). Planning With and For Disability. [Panel Discussion] The 61st Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Online.

Gebresselassie, M. (2021, November). Planning With and For Disability. [Panel Discussion] The 61st Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Online.

Gebresselassie, M. (2013, July). Discourse Analysis of Media Coverage: A Case Study of Transit City. Thesis presented at the Research Fellowship Final Presentation at Metrolinx, Toronto, Canada.

Gebresselassie, M. (2013, February). Discourse Analysis of Media Coverage: A Case Study of Transit City. Thesis presentation at the Research Fellowship Initial Presentation at Metrolinx, Toronto, Canada.

Gebresselassie, M. (2013, February). The Role of Media in Urban Planning. Thesis presented at the Three Minute Contest, Faculty Heats, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.