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Project 1-2: Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning
Project 1-2: Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning
Principal Investigator: Andrew Martin (University of Kentucky)
Other Investigators: Steven Jones (UA), Evangelos Kaisar (FAU), Laquanda Leaven (NCAT), Jun Liu (UA)
Project Partners: Florida Atlantic University (FAU), North Carolina State A&T University (NCAT), University of Alabama (UA), University of Kentucky (UKY)
Research Project Funding: $527,052 (Federal: $269,856; Non-Federal: $257,196)
Project Status: Completed
Project Start and End Date: 08/01/2023 to 07/31/2025
Project Summary: This project seeks to improve the delivery of rural transportation programs and technologies by creating a research team and oversight committee to analyze current and emerging technologies and programs; identify service gaps in rural areas, health professional shortage areas (HPSAs), and other disadvantaged populations in the Southeastern US; model infrastructure needs; model the improved cost savings and health outcomes that accompany improved access to transportation services; and develop a rural transportation healthcare technologies and services deployment plan.
Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning, Andrew Martin (UKY), April 15, 2026, Southeast Annual Symposium on Freight and Mobility, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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Developed Tools and Technologies
Developed Tools and Technologies
Project Publications
Project Publications
Sabit, M.O. “Estimating the Benefits of a Shuttle Service for Healthcare Providers”, MS Thesis, University of Kentucky, 2025.
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
Musa Sabit, Greg Erhardt and Andrew Martin. “Estimating the Benefits of a Shuttle Service for Healthcare Providers. TRBAM-26-04754. ”Accepted for Presentation at 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C. 2026.
Andrew Martin, Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning, April 15, 2026, Southeast Annual Symposium on Freight and Mobility, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Musa Sabit, Tejiri Ebakivie, Andrew Martin, Laquanda Leaven Johnso, Jun Liu, Evangelos Kaisar, Steven Jones, Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning, Southeast Annual Symposium on Freight and Mobility, April 14-16, 2026, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Musa Sabit, Tejiri Ebakivie, Andrew Martin, Laquanda Leaven Johnson, Jun Liu, Evangelos Kaisar, Steven Jones, Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning, April 15, 2026, Southeast Annual Symposium on Freight and Mobility, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Andrew Martin, Laquanda Leaven Johnson, Jun Liu, Steven Jones, Evangelos Kaiser, Musa Sabit, Javier Pena Bastidas, Zihe Zhang, Abhay Lidbe, Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning, Joint CATM and CR2C2 Symposium, April 17-18, 2024.
Javier Pena Bastidas, Jun Liu, Hee Yun Lee, Steven Jones, Exploring the Role of Emerging Mobility Solutions in Shaping Care-Seeking Behaviors in Rural Areas, Joint CATM and CR2C2 Symposium, April 17-18, 2024.
Acknowledgement: Funding for this research was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), University Transportation Centers Program, through the Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) under Grant No. 69A3552348304.
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