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Amanda Stathopoulos

William Patterson Junior Professor

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact

2145 Sheridan Road
Tech A312
Evanston, IL 60208-3109

847-491-5629 Email Amanda Stathopoulos

Departments

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Education

Ph.D. Transport Economics, Trieste University, Italy (2009-2011)

M.Sc Development Economics (con lode), Sapienza University, Rome, Italy (2006-2008)

B.A Development Economics, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy (2003-2006)

Research Interests

Dr. Stathopoulos’ research pushes the boundaries of human-centered sustainable mobility, bringing critical attention to the behavioral, social, and experiential dimensions that shape transportation systems. Her work uncovers how the lifestyles, values, mental models, and shifting priorities of travelers and decision‑makers influence the adoption of sustainable practices, and how these behavioral levers can be activated to align with long-term environmental and societal goals.

Her methodological toolkit spans discrete choice modeling, advanced statistical and factor analysis, qualitative fieldwork, co-created focus groups, large-scale surveys, and operational data mining. She develops innovative methods for data collection and behavioral modeling that extend beyond traditional economic frameworks—integrating social determinants, environmental concern, user experience, engagement, and simplified decision heuristics that people actually use in daily life.

By layering these richer dimensions of human motivation onto formal models, her research delivers more realistic, predictive, and actionable insights into travel behavior.

As transportation systems navigate major transitions—such as boosting lapsed transit ridership, accelerating shifts to alternative fuel or automated vehicles, and guiding sustainable goods‑movement practices—there is growing recognition that next‑generation decision‑support tools must reflect the true complexity of human decision‑making. Dr. Stathopoulos' work provides the empirical foundations and modeling innovations needed to design policies, technologies, and mobility solutions that people will actually adopt. Visit my website at http://www.amandastathopoulos.com/ for more information.

Significant Professional Service

2015: Member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) committee on Transportation Demand Forecasting (ADB40) & co-chair of sub-committee on 'Emerging Methods and Developments in Urban Activity and Travel Analysis' ADB40(1)

Selected Publications

- Recently accepted

• Bella, G Stathopoulos, A.(2026) "Balancing Convenience and Care: What role does transportation play in the tradeoff between in-person and virtual healthcare choices for caregivers", Under review; ’Transportation and Health’ Vol. 47, 102240

• Chen, Z⋆., Pougala. J. Stathopoulos, A. (2026) "Evaluating Perceived Fairness in public transit: A choice model investigation of Chicago riders", Travel Behaviour and Society Vol. 43, 101172

- Published refereed papers

2025

• Aeschliman, S., Stathopoulos, A. (2025) "Trade-Offs in Transit Public Safety Interventions: Balancing Enforcement and Service Quality Improvements", Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Vol. 199, 104584

• Dai, T., Bella, G⋆ Kivetsu, P. Stathopoulos, A. Nie. Y. (2025) "What Mobile Phone Data Reveal about Mobility Patterns of

Teleworkers ", Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice Vol. 201, 104670

• Huang. E⋄. Aeshliman, M⋆., Hofstra, A. Stathopoulos, A. (2025) "Examining Riders’ Subjective Equity Standards for Transit Service: How will they shape future transit planning and operations?", Transportation Policy Vol. 171, Pages 225-238

• Chou, C., Borowski, E. Stathopoulos, A. (2025) "Resource-Sharing Behavior While Sheltering-in-Place: A Latent Class Analysis to Guide Community-Based Relief Distribution", International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, vol 125, 105532

• Tahlyan, D., Mahmassani, H., Stathopoulos, A. Said, M⋆., Walker, J., Shaheen, S. (2025) "A Random Intercept Latent Transition

Analysis (Ri-Lta) of Consumer Spending Across Online and In-Person Channels Through the Pandemic", Transportation

Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol 171, 105010

• Bella, G⋆., Borowski, E. Stathopoulos, A. (2025) ”Examining healthcare access with physical vs. telehealth options: Promise and peril for socially vulnerable older adults", Journal of Transport and Health, Vol. 40, 101940

2024

• Bella, G⋆., Borowski, E. Stathopoulos, A. (2024) ”Improving community resilience to disrupted food access: Empirical spatiotemporal analysis of volunteer-based crowdsourced food delivery", Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 121, 104018

• Edward, D., Soria, J. Stathopoulos, A. (2024) ”Multi-modal Machine Learning Investigation of Telework and Transit Connections", Data Science for Transportation vol 6(14)

• Tahlyan, D⋆., Mahmassani, H., Said, M⋆., Stathopoulos, A., Walker, J., Shaheen, S., Johnson, B. (2024) ”In-Person, Hybrid or Remote? Employers Perspective on the Future of Work Post-Pandemic", Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice vol 190,104273

• Soria, J., Etzioni. S. Ben-Elia, E. Shiftan, Y. Stathopoulos, A. (2023) ”Microtransit adoption in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a choice experiment with transit and car commuters” Transportation Research part C: Emerging Technologies vol. 157

2023

• Said, M., Aeschliman, S. Stathopoulos, A. (2023) ”Robots at your doorstep: acceptance of near-future technologies for automated parcel delivery” Scientific Reports 13 18556

• Borowski, E., Soria, J⋆., Schofer, J. Stathopoulos, A. (2023) ”Does ridesourcing respond to unplanned rail disruptions? A natural experiment analysis of mobility resilience and disparity” Cities vol. 40, 104439

• Sha, Z., Cui, Y., Xiao, Y., Stathopoulos, Contractor, N., Fu, Y., Chen, W., (2023) ”A network-based discrete choice model for decision-based design” Design Science. vol 9, e7

• Borowski, E., Stathopoulos, A. (2023) ”Nowhere to go? A study of marginalization, social connection, and mental health outcomes among young adults experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic” Transport and Health vol. 30, 101589

• Soria, J., Edward. D⋆ Stathopoulos, A. (2023) ”Requiem for Transit Ridership? An examination of who abandoned, who will return, and who will ride more with Mobility as a Service” Transport Policy vol. 134, pp 139-154

• Said, M. Tahlyan, D⋆., M., Walker, J. Shaheen, S Stathopoulos, A. Mahmassani, H. (2023) ”In-Person, Pick Up or Delivery? Evolving Patterns of Household Spending Behavior Through the Early Reopening Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic ” Travel Behavior and Society vol 31. pp 295-311

2022

• Said, M., Soria⋆, J., Stathopoulos (2022) ”Shifting Mobility Behaviors in Unprecedented Times: A Multigroup MIMIC Model Investigating Intentions to Use On-demand Ride Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Transportation Research Record

• Chen, E., Nie, M. Stathopoulos (2022) "Transfer station choice in a multimodal transit system:an empirical study” Trans- portation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 165, 337-355

• Borowski, E., Stathopoulos (2022) "Protection or Peril of Following the Crowd in a Pandemic-Concurrent Flood Evacuation” ASCE Natural Hazards Review, Vol. 24(1)

• Said, M., Zejdela, E. Stathopoulos (2022) "Accelerating the Adoption of Disruptive Technologies: The Impact of COVID-19 on Intention to Use Self-Driving Vehicles” Transportation Research Record, Accepted 2022/6/15

• Tahlyan, D., Maness, M. Stathopoulos, A. (2022) ”Disentangling social capital–Understanding the effect of bonding and bridging on urban activity participation” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 15, 100629.

2021

• Tahlyan, D., Said, M., Walker, J. Shaheen, S Stathopoulos, Mahmassani, H. (2021) "For Whom Did Telework Not Work During the Pandemic? Understanding the Factors Impacting Telework Satisfaction in the US Using a Multiple Indicator Multiple Cause (MIMIC) Model” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, vol 155, 387-402}

• Soria, J⋆., Stathopoulos, A. (2021) ”Investigating socio-spatial differences between solo ridehailing and pooled rides in diverse communities” Journal of Transport Geography, vot 95, 103148.

• Borowski, E⋆., Limontitla Cedillo, V◃., Stathopoulos, A. (2021) ”Dueling emergencies: Flood evacuation ridesharing during the COVID-19 pandemic” Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 10, 100352

• Harb, M., Stathopoulos, A., Shiftan, Y., Walker, J. (2021) ”What Do We (Not) Know About Our Future with Automated Vehicles? A Literature Review of Travel-Related Behavior Implications” Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, accepted, Dec 24th 2020

• Ermagun. A., Stathopoulos, A. (2021) ”Crowd-Shipping Delivery Performance from Bidding to Delivering” Research in Transportation Business & Management, accepted Dec 1 2020

2020 and prior

• Biehl, A., Stathopoulos, A. (2020) ”Investigating the Interconnectedness of Active Transportation and Public Transit Usage as a Primer for Mobility-as-a-Service Adoption and Deployment" Journal of Transport & Health, Journal of Transport & Health, Vol. 18, 100897

• Soria, J., Chen, Y., Stathopoulos, A. (2020) ”K-Prototype Segmentation Analysis on Large-scale Ridesourcing Trip Data” Transportation Research record, https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120929338

• Borowski, E., Stathopoulos, A. (2019) ”On-Demand Rideshare for Emergency Relocation: An Exploratory Analysis of Context and Emotionality”, International" International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol. 44, pp. 101406

• Ermagun, A., Punel, A⋆., Stathopoulos, A. (2019) ”Shipment Status Prediction in Online Crowd-Sourced Shipping Platforms", Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 53, pp. 101950

• Sha, Z., Bi, Y., Wang, M., Stathopoulos, Contractor, N., Fu, Y. and Chen, W. (2019) "Comparing Utility-Based and Network- Based Approaches in Modeling Customer Preferences for Engineering Design" Proceedings of the Design Society: 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19) Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 3831-3840). Cambridge University Press.

• Ermagun, A., Shamshiripour, A & Stathopoulos, A. (2019). Performance analysis of crowd‑shipping in urban and suburban areas, Transportation, published online July 18, Vol. 47, pp. 1955–1985

• Le, T, Stathopoulos, A. Van Woensel, T. Ukkusuri, S.V (2019). A Review of Crowd-Shipping Services for Last-Mile Delivery: from Supply and Demand to Operations and Management, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol. 103, pp 83-103

• Biehl, A.,Ermagun, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2019). Utilizing multi-stage behavior change theory to model the process of bike share adoption, Transport Policy, Vol. 77, pp 30-45

• Mete, F, Chen, Y., Stathopoulos, A. Corr, D. (2019). A Comparative Study of Predictive Analysis Methods to Estimate Bridge Response Operations and Management, Transportation Research record, Vol. 2673, issue 9, pp 365-376

• Punel, A., Ermagun, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2019). Push and Pull Factors in Adopting a Crowdsourced Delivery System, Transportation Research record, Published April 23, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119842127

• Biehl, A., Chen, Y. Sanabria-Veaz, K., Uttal, D. & Stathopoulos, A. (2019). Where does active travel fit within local community narratives of mobility space and place?, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 123, pp 269-287

• Punel, A., Ermagun, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2018). Studying determinants of crowd-shipping use of bikeshare demand in Chicago, Travel Behavior and Society, vol 12, 30-40

• Ermagun, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2018). To bid or not to bid: An empirical study of the supply determinants of crowd-shipping, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice vol 116, pp 468-483

• Biehl, A., Ermagun, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2018). Modelling determinants of walking and cycling adoption: a stage-of-change perspective, Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour,vol 58, pp 452-470

• Biehl, A., Ermgun, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2018). Community mobility MAUP-ing: A socio-spatial investigation of bikeshare demand in Chicago, Journal of Transport Geography, vol. 66, pp 80-90

• Stathopoulos, A. & Sener, I. (2017). "Transforming mobility systems with sharing and automation", Transportation Vol.44(6), pp 1255–1259,

• Punel, A., & Stathopoulos, A. (2017). Modeling the acceptability of crowdsourced goods deliveries: role of context and experience effects, Vol 105, pp 18-38, Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and reviews

• Varotto, S., Glerum, A., Stathopoulos, A., Bierlaire, M., Longo, G. (2017) “Mitigating the impact of errors in travel time reporting on mode choice modelling”, Vol. 62, pp 236-246, in Journal of Transport Geography

• Stathopoulos, A., Cirillo, C., Cherchi, Ben-Elia, E., Li, Y-T., Schmöcker, J-D. (2017) "Innovation adoption modeling in transportation: new models and data", Journal of Choice Modelling, Vol. 65, pp 61-68

• He, M., Lu. H., Stathopoulos, A., Nie, M. (2017) "Characterization of Trip-level Pace Variability based on Taxi GPS Trajectory Data", Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2667, issue 1, pp 51-60

• Miller, J., Nie, M. Stathopoulos, A., (2017) "Crowdsourced Urban Package Delivery: modelling traveler Willingness to Work as Crowdshippers", Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2610 issue: 1, pp 67-75

• Valeri, E., Stathopoulos, A., Marcucci, E., (2015): "Travelers Perceptions of Security for Long Distance Travel: An Exploratory Italian Study", in 'Securing Transportation Systems’ (eds Hakim, S., Albert, G., Shiftan, Y.) Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ

• Hess, S., Stathopoulos, A. (2014). A mixed random utility - random regret model linking the choice of decision rule to latent character traits Journal of Choice Modelling, Vol. 9, pp 27-38

• Stathopoulos, A., Marcucci, E., (2014). De Gustibus Disputandum Est: Non-Linearity in Public Transportation Service Quality Evaluation. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 8(3), pp 47-68

• Hess, S., Stathopoulos, A., (2013). Linking response quality to survey engagement: a combined random scale and latent variable approach. Journal of Choice Modelling, Vol. 7, pp 1-12

• Hess, S., Stathopoulos, A., Campbell, D., O’Neill, V., Caussade, S., (2013). It’s not that I don’t care, I just don’t care very much: confounding between attribute non-attendance and taste heterogeneity. Transportation, Vol. 40(3), pp 583-607

• Stathopoulos, A., Hess, S., (2012). Revisiting reference point formation, gains-losses asymmetry and non-linear sensitivities with an emphasis on attribute specific treatment. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 46(10), pp 1673-1689

• Hess, S., Stathopoulos, A., Daly, A., (2012). Allowing for heterogeneous decision rules in discrete choice models: an approach and four case studies. Transportation, Vol. 39(3), pp 565-59

• Stathopoulos, A., Valeri, E., Marcucci, E., (2012). Stakeholder reactions to urban freight policy innovation. Journal of Transport Geography, Vol. 34(1), Pages 15-38

• Marcucci, E., Stathopoulos, A., (2012). Multi-level governance and transport policy: the case of local roads in Italy. International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol. 34(1), pp 15-38

• Marcucci, E., Stathopoulos, A., Danielis, R., Rotaris, L., (2012). Comparing single and joint preferences: A choice experiment on residential location in three-member households. Environment and Planning, Part A, Vol. 43(5), Pages 1209 – 1225

• Marcucci, E., Stathopoulos, A., Danielis, R. (2012). Urban freight policies and tourism. The case of own-account operators in Rome’s limited traffic zone, Italian Journal of economic demography and statistics, Vol. 66(2), pp 121-139

• Marcucci, E., V, Gatta., Valeri, E., Stathopoulos, A., (2013): Urban freight transport modelling: an agent-specific approach, Franco Angeli, Milan

• Stathopoulos, A., Valeri, E., Marcucci, E., Gatta, V., Nuzzolo, A., Comi, A., (2011): Urban freight policy innovation for Rome’s LTZ: A stakeholder perspective, in: ’City distribution and urban freight transport: multiple perspectives’ (eds Macharis, C., and Melo, S.), Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK

- Editorials for Special Issues

• Stathopoulos, A., Marcucci, E., 2013. Editorial of special issue "Measuring Service Quality and Local Public Transport Performance" International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 8(3), pp 1-4

• Marcucci, E., Stathopoulos, A., 2012. Editorial of special issue "Quality, Regulation and Environmental Sustainability in Public Transport". International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol. 34(1), pp 15-38