Affiliated PhD Student

Joshua Davidson

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Affiliated PhD Student

Joshua Davidson

Doctoral Student, City and Regional Planning
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Joshua Davidson is a doctoral student in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania. Josh's research focuses on transportation equity and geography. He is currently conducting a mixed-methods study of how public transit users learn about and ultimately change their route choices, in addition to developing a project that models the ways that residential displacement impacts commute time. Josh has previously published work on the equity factors facing the reverse commuting population. He holds a BA in English from Oberlin College and a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. He previously worked as a Research Specialist at Brandeis University, applying advanced quantitative methods to the study of the demography and sociology of the American Jewish Community. Josh is a recipient of the Dorot Fellowship in Israel, during which time he conducted research on the geography of pilgrimage sites in the periphery of the country. Josh grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.