Thomas F Golob

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Researcher
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Phone: (949) 824-6287
Fax: (949) 824-8385
Email: tgolob@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
Institute of Transportation Research
522 Social Science Tower
Irvine, CA 92697-3600
Research Interests
Transportation research, planning and engineering
Academic Distinctions
Appointments
Research Abstract
Specializing in: travel behavior research, travel demand modeling, traffic safety research, logistics, survey data analysis, and marketing research
Publications
Golob, T.F. (1998). A model of household demand for activity participation and mobility. In T. Gärling, T. Laitilla and K. Westin, eds., Theoretical Foundations of Travel Choice Modeling, 365-398. Oxford: Pergamon.
Golob, T.F. and J. Gould (1998). Projecting use of electric vehicles from household vehicle trials. Transportation Research - Part B: Methodological, 32: 441-454.
Golob, T.F. and D.A. Hensher (1998). Greenhouse gas emissions and Australian commuters’ attitudes and behaviour concerning abatement policies and personal involvement. Transportation Research - Part D: Transport and the Environment, 3: 1-18.
Gould, J. and T.F. Golob (1998). Clean air forever? A longitudinal analysis of opinions about air pollution and electric vehicles. Transportation Research - Part D: Transport and the Environment, 3: 157-169.
Hensher, D.A. and T.F. Golob (1999). Searching for policy priories in the formulation of a freight transport strategy: An analysis of freight industry attitudes toward policy initiatives. Transportation Research – Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 35: 241-267.
Regan, A.C. and T.F Golob (1999). Freight operators’ perceptions of congestion problems and the application of advanced technologies: Results from a 1998 survey of 1200 companies operating in California. Transportation Journal, 38: 57-67. Reprinted in A. McKinnon, K. Button and P. Nijkamp (Eds.)(2003), Classics in Transport Analysis: 5. Transport Logistics, Cheltenham Glos., U.K.: Edward Elgar.
Golob, T.F. and A.C. Regan (2000). Freight industry attitudes towards policies to reduce congestion. Transportation Research - Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 36: 55-77.
Golob, T.F. (2000). A simultaneous model of household activity participation and trip chain generation. Transportation Research - Part B: Methodological, 34: 355-376.
Golob, T.F. (2001). TravelBehavior.Com: Activity approaches to modeling the effects of information technology on personal travel behavior. In D.A. Hensher (Ed.), Travel Behaviour Research: The Leading Edge: 145-183. Oxford: Pergamon.
Golob, T.F. and A.C. Regan (2001). Impacts of information technology on personal travel and commercial vehicle operations: Research challenges and opportunities. Transportation Research - Part C: Emerging Technologies, 9: 87-121.
Brownstone, D., T.F. Golob and C. Kazimi (2001). Modeling non-ignorable attrition and measurement error in panel surveys: an application to travel demand modeling. In R.M. Groves, D.A. Dillman, J.L. Eltinge and R.J.A. Little (Eds.), Survey Nonresponse, pp. 373-388. New York: Wiley.
Kitamura, R., T. Akiyama, T. Yamamoto and T.F. Golob (2001). Accessibility in a metropolis: Toward a better understanding of land use and travel. Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 780: 64-75
Golob, T.F. and A.C. Regan (2002). Trucking industry adoption of information technology: a multivariate discrete choice model, Transportation Research - Part C: Emerging Technologies, 10: 205-228.
Golob, T.F. and A.C. Regan (2002). The perceived usefulness of different sources of traffic information to trucking operations. Transportation Research – Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 38: 97-116.
Gould, J. and T.F. Golob (2002). Consumer e-commerce, virtual accessibility and sustainable transport. In W.R. Black and P. Nijkamp (Eds.), Social Change and Sustainable Transport, pp. 279-285. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN.
Golob, T.F. (2003). Structural equation modeling for travel behavior research. Transportation Research - Part B: Methodological, 37: 1-25.
Golob, T.F. and W.W. Recker (2003). Relationships among urban freeway accidents, traffic flow, weather and lighting conditions. Journal of Transportation Engineering - ASCE, 129: 342-353.
Brownstone, D., A. Ghosh, T.F. Golob, C. Kazimi and D. van Amelsfort (2003). Drivers’ willingness to pay to reduce travel time: Evidence from the San Diego I-15 Congestion Pricing Project. Transportation Research - Part A: Policy and Practice, 37: 372-387.
Golob, T.F., W.W. Recker and V.M. Alvarez (2004). Freeway safety as a function of traffic flow. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 36: 933-946.
Golob, T.F. and W.W. Recker (2004). A Method for relating type of cash to traffic flow characteristics on urban freeways. Transportation Research - Part A, Policy and Practice, 38: 53-80.
Golob, T.F., W.W. Recker and V.M. Alvarez (2004). A Tool to Evaluate the Safety Effects of Changes in Freeway Traffic Flow. Journal of Transportation Engineering – ACSE, 130, 222-230.
Golob, T.F. and A.C. Regan (in press). Trucking industry preferences for driver traveler information using wireless Internet-enabled devices. Transportation Research - Part C: Emerging Technologies.
Grants
Modeling Matched Traffic and Accident Datasets to Significantly Improve Safety and Efficiency of Urban Freeway Operations. National Science Foundation, 2003-2005 (with A.R. Regan)
Recent Patterns in California Residential Vehicle Fuel Usage. University of California Energy Institute, 2003-2004.
Professional Societies
International Association for Travel Behavior Research (IATBR)
Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences (TRB)
Research Centers
Institute of Transportation Studies
Last updated
04/23/2002