Catherine L. Ross
Ross in 2021
Occupation(s)Harry West Professor,
Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, and
Deputy Director of the Center for Transportation System Productivity and Management at Georgia Institute of Technology
SpouseThomas Boston
Academic background
Alma materCornell University
Academic work
DisciplineCity and Regional Planning
Sub-disciplineTransportation

Catherine L. Ross is an American educator and author. She is the Harry West Professor of City and Regional Planning, the Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, and the Deputy Director of the Center for Transportation System Productivity and Management at Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]

Early life and education

Ross was born and raised Cleveland, Ohio.[2] In 1971, she completed a bachelor's degree at Kent State University, and in 1973 completed a master's degree in regional planning at Cornell University. In 1979, she completed a doctorate in city and regional planning at Cornell University.[2] She completed post-doctorate work at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Career

In 1976, Ross began teaching at Georgia Tech as an assistant professor, and became a full professor in 1990.[2] In 1999, she became the first executive director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and served in this role for four years.[2][3][4] She then became the director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at the College of Architecture at Georgia Tech in 2003.[2]

Ross was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, and on the board of the Eno Foundation and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.[1] She was a Senior Policy Advisor for the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences and was President of the National Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.[1] In July 2009, she was an advisor to the Obama Administration on the creation of the White House Office of Urban Affairs.[1]

At Georgia Tech, she is the Harry West Professor of City and Regional Planning, the director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, and the deputy director of the Center for Transportation System Productivity and Management.[1] She is also a member of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).[5]

Works

Ross is the editor of Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness (2009)[6][7] and co-editor of The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century (1997).[8] She is a co-author of Health Impact Assessment in the United States (2014).[9]

Personal life

Ross is married to Dr. Thomas Boston. They have two children.[2][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Catherine Ross | School of City & Regional Planning". planning.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Nutman, Philip (September 4, 2003). "New post: Ross will tackle growth, development". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Catherine Ross, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority". The Bond Buyer. February 17, 2000. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "MOST INFLUENTIAL ATLANTANS: Catherine Ross". Atlanta Business Chronicle. June 28, 2002 – via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ "Catherine Ross". National Academy Of Public Administration. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  6. ↑ Musil, Thomas (2010). "Reviewed Work: Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness by Catherine L. Ross". Journal of Real Estate Literature. Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 18 (2): 359–360. Retrieved 23 February 2022 – via JSTOR.
  7. ↑ Jansen, Per; Varady, David P. (2011). "Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness edited by Catherine L. Ross Governing Metropolitan Regions in the 21st Century edited by Don Phares". Journal of Urban Affairs. 33 (1): 112–114 – via EBSCOhost.
  8. ↑ Douchant, Christian (June 1999). "Reviewed Work: The Inner City: Urban Poverty and Economic Development in the Next Century by Thomas D. Boston, Catherine L. Ross". Canadian Journal of Urban Research. Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg. 8 (1): 88–90. Retrieved 23 February 2022 – via JSTOR.
  9. ↑ Ross, Catherine L.; Orenstein, Marla; Botchwey, Nisha (2014). Health Impact Assessment in the United States. New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4614-7302-2.
  10. ↑ Service, Catherine Fox , Cox News. "Atlanta couple built their home around art collection". GoUpstate. Retrieved 2020-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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