Ms. McGuckin is an independent consultant developing expertise in the interpretation and forecasting of travel behavior.  She is best known for her ability to make meaningful information from complex data sources. She is also trained in survey methods, and provides a full spectrum of skills for obtaining and developing information, from innovative ideas for survey methods and design through data mining and interpretation for policy development and travel demand forecasting.

She currently writes bi-monthly briefs on a range of topics for the FHWA Office of Policy (http://nhts.ornl.gov/publications.shtml#issueBriefs) and contributed to the demographic analysis and forecasting of travel for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission (http://www.transportationfortomorrow.org/).  She was the main author of “Journey to Work Trends in the United States and Its Major Metropolitan Areas, 1960-2000” (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/jtw/).

Statistical Analysis:  Helped develop a model of occupant behavior and egress during the evacuation of the World Trade Centers on 9/11 (http://wtc.nist.gov/NISTNCSTAR1CollapseofTowers.pdf , Project 7) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Developed and co-authored NCHRP Report 365, which defines transferable data for travel demand forecasting model inputs.  Used data fusion techniques and CART analysis to explore the relationship between long-distance and local travel using NHTS and the American Travel Survey (ATS). 

Survey Methods: Designs, implements, and analyzes surveys on a wide variety of topics, including origin-destination and attitudinal surveys used for quantifying and analyzing travel behavior. The range of specialty designs include: household travel surveys, on-board transit surveys, workplace surveys, special generator surveys, tourist and visitor surveys, and truck and commodity flow surveys.  Currently part of the NYMTC Technical Advisory Committee for the large-scale address-based household travel survey.

Public Speaking: Frequently asked to speak at public and professional venues on travel demand, survey techniques, and/or results of current research.  Presents the result of research at TRB and various conferences and meetings. Presents proposals during competitive bids, describes project alternatives, and communicates results of projects to committees, councils, and at public citizen’s meetings. Comfortable speaking in formal or informal settings, to large groups or small. Solicited, selected, and trained subcontractors and field personnel for surveys conducted in the U.S. and abroad.  Works well in international and diverse settings.

Representative Projects: Transit Surveys