Faculty Profile

Tori D. Rhoulac, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Education

B.S. (1998), Civil Engineering, Howard University.
M.S. (2000), Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University.
Ph.D. (2003), Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University.

Specialty

  • Traffic Operations and Traffic Safety
  • Multimodal School Transportation Systems  

Research

  • Performance-Based Pricing of On-Street Parking
  • Effects of Pricing on the Effectiveness of On-Street Parking
  • Applications of Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Empirical Modeling of Operation and Safety of School Bus Systems
  • Technical Writing Challenges in Civil Engineering Education.

Publications

  • Rhoulac, Tori D. “Automated Vehicle Location for School Buses: Can the Benefits Influence Choice of Mode for School Trips?” TR News, Transportation Research Board, March-April 2005.
  • Rhoulac, Tori D. “Bur or Car: The Classic Choice in the Context of School Transportation.” 84th Annual Meeting CD-ROM, Transportation Research Board, January 2005. (Accepted for Publication in Transportation Research Record)
  • Tsai, Jeffrey C., Andrew Henry, and Tori Rhoulac. “An Analysis of North Carolina Guidelines and Criteria for Establishing School Walk Zones.” Transportation Research Record, No.1828- Pedestrians and Bicycles. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2003.
  • Rhoulac, Tori D., Nagui Rouphail, and Jeffrey C. Tsai. “Using Global Positioning Systems to Improve School Bus Routing and Scheduling.” Transportation Research Record, No.1768- Transportation Data and Information Technology. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001.
  • Tsai, Jeffrey C. and Tori Rhoulac. Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) for Pupil Transportation: A Technical Memorandum. Raleigh, NC: School Transportation Group (www.itre.ncsu.edu/stg), 1999.

Subjects Taught

Traffic Engineering, Introduction to Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Systems Analysis.

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