Upcoming Invited Talks
March 31, 2023 – Uber & Lyft Usage During a Heat Wave, CITY Centre
April 27, 2022 – Transportation and Equity and Justice Speaker Series, CIFTAL, York University
May 13, 2022 – Women and Gender in Transportation, Transportation and Research Standing Committee (AME20)
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations
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. (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.
Mahtot [Mah-tote] Gebresselassie, PhD 