Yochai Eisenberg
Associate Professor
Disability and Human Development
Rehabilitation Sciences
Contact
Building & Room:
705 DHSP
Address:
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Office Phone:
Email:
Related Sites:
Selected Grants
National Science Foundation, Automating Transportation Affordances for People Living with Disabilities Using a Machine Learning Approach, UIC PI (Utah State University is Prime awardee)
National Science Foundation, Crowd+AI Tools to Map, Analyze, and Visualize Sidewalk Accessibility for Inclusive Cities, UIC - PI (University of Washington is Prime awardee)
Centers Of Disease Control and Prevention National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability, UIC PI (UAB is Prime Awardee)
Center for Large Data Research, Development of a Mobility Limitation Algorithm, Co-Principal Investigator
Selected Publications
Publication Aggregators
Service to Community
I am currently serving on the USDOT's Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity, the Illinois DOTs Active Transportation Advisory Board, and an International Advisory Board - The Case for Planning for and with People with Disabilities, hosted by Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (IDP) and the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI).
Professional Leadership
Membership Chair on the Executive Committee of Disability Section, American Public Health Association
Committee Research Chair, Transportation Research Board - AME50- Standing Committee on Accessibile Transportation and Mobility
Notable Honors
2022, New Investigator Award, American Public Health Association - Disability Section
Education
PhD in Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago (June 2019)
Masters of Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP), University of Illinois at Chicago (2008)
Bachelor of Arts B.A., University of Wisconsin – Madison (2005)