Rayman Mohamed
Chair and Professor
Graduate Director
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Rayman Mohamed
Dr. Rayman Mohamed has a varied research background. He has researched topics as varied as conservation subdivisions, brownfields redevelopment, behavioral psychology in planning, climate change in China and transportation safety. His current research centers on intersections between urban planning, transportation and health.
He served for many years as the track chair and co-track chair of the Land Use track at the annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. He was national conference chair for the conference between 2013 and 2017.
Dr. Mohamed is PI or co-PI on over $3.4M in grants, including a recently announced NSF training grant for $2.9M on which he is a co-PI.
Education
- Ph.D., City and Regional Planning, Cornell
- M.Sc., Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida
- B. Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Guyana
Awards and grants
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2017, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, BusMe: An e-health Platform to Reduce Pediatric Health Disparities by Improving Public Transportation Access in Detroit, $100,000 (Joint PI).
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2015, Wayne State University Pilot Grant, Transportation, Health, Environmental, and Economic Impacts of the M-1 Rail, $100,000 (PI).
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2014, U-Haul International, Moving to Opportunity: U-Haul’s Local Economic Impact and Contributions to Residential Mobility, $105,000 (PI).
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2012, Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, An Analysis of the Demand for Shuttle Service from Metro Airport, $29,000 (co-PI).
News mentions
- Few Michigan neighborhoods affordable when commuting costs added
- The democrats are in Detroit. It’s time for them to finally talk about cities
- How self-driving cars will upend everything
Selected publications
- Mohamed, R, (2017), Why might developers be reluctant to build conservation subdivisions? Insights from spatial regression analysis, Urban Affairs Review
- Mohamed, R. Boyle, R., and Tangari, J., (2016), Adaptive reuse: A review and analysis of its relationship to the 3 E’s of sustainability, Facilities, 35, (3/4), 138 - 154
- Mohamed, R., vom Hofe, R. and Mazumder, S., 2014, Jurisdictional spillover effects of sprawl on injuries and fatalities, Accident Analysis and Prevention, 72, (1), 9-16
- Mohamed, R. (2013) Does the endowment effect influence outcomes in takings cases? An exploratory look at some important cases and suggestions for additional research, Journal of Planning Education and Research 33, (2), 194-203
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Courses taught by Rayman Mohamed
Fall Term 2024 (future)
Spring-Summer Term 2024 (future)
Winter Term 2024 (current)
Fall Term 2023
- UP6320 - Quantitative Techniques I
- UP6470 - Environmental Planning
- GPH6420 - Quantitative Techniques I