Dr. James G. Strathman became the Center’s director in 1998, after 16 years of serving as the Center’s assistant and then associate director. Dr. Strathman comes to the Center from the University of Iowa where he received his Ph.D. in Geography in 1981. His research interests include regional science and transportation planning.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Geography, University of Iowa (1973), Master of Arts in Regional Science, University of Pennsylvana (1975), and Ph.D. in Geography, University of Iowa (1981).

Dr. StRATHMAN'S Contact Information:

Office: URBN 350-C
Phone: (503) 725-4069
Email: strathmanj@pdx.edu

Recent Publications:

Dueker, K. J., Kimpel, T. J., & Strathman, J. G. (in press). Determinants of bus dwell time. Journal of Public Transportation.

Kimpel, T. J., Strathman. J. G., Griffin, D., Callas, S., & Gerhart, R. L. (2004). Automatic passenger counter evaluation: Implications for National Transit Database reporting. Transportation Research Record, 1835, 93-100.

Strathman, J., Dueker, K., Kimpel, T., Gerhart, R., & Callas, S. (2002). Evaluation of transit operations: Data applications of Tri-Met's automated Bus Dispatch System. Transportation, 29, 321-345.

Zhang, J., Rufolo, A., Dueker, K., & Strathman, J. (2002). The effects of roadway supply on peak narrowing. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 56(3), 129-145.

Strathman, J., Dueker, K., Kimpel, T., Gerhart, R., Turner, K., Callas, S., & Griffin, D. (2001). Bus transit operations control: Review and an experiment involving Tri-Met's automated Bus Dispatch System. Journal of Public Transportation, 41(1), 1-26.

Strathman, J. (2000). Consistent estimation of faculty rank effects in academic salary models.
Research in Higher Education, 41(2), 237-250.

Strathman, J., Dueker, K., Kimpel, T., Gerhart, R., Turner, K., & Callas, S. (1999). Automated bus dispatching, operations control, and service reliability: Analysis of Tri-Met baseline service data. Transportation Research Record, 1666, 28-36.

Peng, Z., Dueker, K., Strathman, J., & Hopper, J. (1997). A simultaneous route-level transit
patronage model: Demand, supply and inter-route relationships. Transportation, 24, 159-181.

Mildner, G., Strathman, J., & Bianco, M. (1997). Parking policies and commuting behavior.
Transportation Quarterly, 51(1), 111-125.

Peng, Z., Dueker, K., & Strathman, J. (1996). Residential location, employment location and
commuter responses to parking charges. Transportation Research Record, 1556, 109-118.

Strathman, J., & Dueker, K. (1996). "Transit service, parking charges and mode choice for the
journey-to-work: An analysis of the 1990 NPTS." Journal of Public Transportation, 1(1), 13-38.

Strathman, J., Rufolo, A., & Mildner, G. (1995). The demand for solid waste disposal. Land
Economics, 71(1), 57-64.

Strathman, J. (1994). Migration, benefit spillovers and state support of higher education. Urban
Studies, 31(6), 913-920.

Strathman, J., Dueker, K., & Davis, J. (1994). Effects of household structure and selected travel
characteristics on trip chaining. Transportation, 21, 23-45.

Al-Mosaind, M., Dueker, K., & Strathman, J. (1993). Light rail stations and property values: A hedonic price approach. Transportation Research Record, 1400, 90-94.

Strathman, J., & Hopper, J. (1993). Empirical analysis of bus transit on-time performance.   Transportation Research-A, 27(2), 93-100.

Strathman, J. (1992). Analysis of theoretical, methodological and empirical research in the Journal of Regional Science. Journal of Regional Science, 32(4), 501-509.

Strathman, J. (1992). A ranking of U.S. graduate programs in Urban Studies and Urban Affairs.
Journal of Urban Affairs, 14(1), 79-92.

Strathman, J., & Hopper, J. (1991). An evaluation of automatic passenger counters: Validation,
sampling and statistical inference. Transportation Research Record, 1308, 69-77.