Dr. Abdul Pinjari, PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
ENC 2503
Tampa, FL 33620-5350
Phone: (813) 974-9671
Fax: (813) 974-2957
E-mail: apinjari@usf.edu

 

Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation Systems), University of Texas at Austin, 2008.
M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation Systems), University of South Florida, 2004.
B-Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2002.

 

Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, USF, 2008-present.
Research Project manager, Center for Transportation Research, UT Austin, 2007-2008.
Research Assistant, Center for Transportation Research, UT Austin, 2004-2008.
Research Assistant, University of South Florida, 2002-2004.

 

Areas of Interest: Transportation Planning and Travel Demand Modeling, Econometric Modeling of Travel Behavior, Integrated Land-use Travel Demand Modeling, Sustainable Transportation, Freight Transportation, Travel Data Collection, Safety

 

Selected Publications

• Pinjari, A.R. Generalized Extreme Value (GEV)-Based Error Structures for Multiple Discrete-Continuous Choice Models. In press, Transportation Research Part B.
• Rana, T., Sikder, S., and A.R. Pinjari Copula-Based Method to Address Endogeneity in Traffic Crash Injury Severity Models: Application to Two-Vehicle Crashes. In press, Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences.
• Pinjari A.R. and C.R. Bhat (2010). A Multiple Discrete-Continuous Nested Extreme Value (MDCNEV) Model: Formulation and Application to Non-worker Activity Time-use and Timing Behavior on Weekdays. Transportation Research Part B, 44(4), 562-583.
• Pinjari, A.R., C.R. Bhat, and D.A. Hensher (2009). Residential Self-Selection Effects in an Activity-Time Use Behavior Model. Transportation Research Part B, 43(7), 729-748.
• Pinjari, A.R., R.M. Pendyala, C.R. Bhat, and P.A. Waddell (2007). Modeling Residential Sorting Effects to Understand the Impact of the Built Environment on Commute Mode Choice. Transportation, Vol 34(5), 557-573.