About me
Michael Maness is an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida and was a core member of the Center for Teaching Old Models New Tricks (TOMNET, a Tier 1 University Transportation Center). His research interests are in the methodology and application of behavioral modeling in urban and regional systems. Michael has performed research in the area of alternative fuel vehicles for over ten years and specializes in choice modeling of electric vehicle owner behavior. Michael also performs work in other aspects of travel behavior, particularly social sustainability and leisure travel. His dissertation entitled “Choice modeling perspectives on social networks, social influence, and social capital in activity and travel behavior” was awarded the 2015 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize by the International Association for Travel Behavior Research.
