Herff College of Engineering Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies (CIFTS)

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Administration

Martin E. Lipinski, Director
Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies
302 Engineering Administration
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN. 38152-3170
Email: mlipinsk@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3279
Fax: (901) 678-0404

Sean Ellis, Associate Director and Business Manager
Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies
302 Engineering Administration
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN. 38152-3170
Email: scellis1@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2837
Fax: (901) 678-0404

James Dobbins, Associate Director, Policy
Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research
VU Station B #351831
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235-1831
Email: j.dobbins@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-0430
Fax: (615) 322-3365

Dan E. Pallme, Director of Transportation Leadership
Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies
302 Engineering Administration
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN. 38152-3170
Email: depallme@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2688
Fax: (901) 678-0404

Kimberly Grantham, Marketing Manager
302 Engineering Administration
The University of Memphis
Memphis, TN. 38152-3170
Email: kmgrnthm@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4279
Fax: (901) 678-0404

Faculty Associates

Mark Abkowitz, Ph.D.
Box 1831, Station B Phone (615) 343-3436
Vanderbilt University Fax (615) 322-3365
Nashville, TN 37235 mark.abkowitz@vanderbilt.edu

Mehdi Amini, Ph.D.
301C FedEx Institute of Tech Phone (901) 678-2479
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-2685
Memphis, TN 38152 mamini@memphis.edu

Rabi Bhagat, Ph.D.
227 Fogelman Admin Bldg Phone (901) 678-3436
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152 rbhabat@memphis.edu

Jasbir Dhaliwal, Ph.D.
300Fogelman Admin Bldg Phone (901) 678-4613
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152 jdhaliwl@memphis.edu

Mark L. Gillenson, Ph.D.
329 Fogelman Admin. Bldg Phone (901) 678-5607
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-2685
Memphis, TN 38152 mgillnsn@memphis.edu

Mihalis Golias, Ph.D.
112A Engineering Science Bldg Phone (901) 678-3048
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-3026
Memphis, TN 38152 mgkolias@memphis.edu

John E. Gnuschke, Ph.D.
235 Fogelman Exec Ctr Phone (901) 678-2714
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-4086
Memphis, TN 38152 jgnuschk@memphis.edu

Haskel Harrison II, Ph.D.
233 Fogelman Admin Bldg Phone (901) 678-2282
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-4086
Memphis, TN 38152 hharrisn@memphis.edu

Stephanie Ivey, Ph.D.
104 Engineering Science Bldg Phone (901) 678-3286
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-3026
Memphis, TN 38152 ssalyers@memphis.edu

Shawn Jones, Ph.D.
University of Memphis
Marketing and Supply Chain Management
srjones8@memphis.edu

Esra Ozdenerol., Ph.D.
236 Johnson Hall Phone (901) 678-2178
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-2787
Memphis, TN 38152 eozdenrl@memphis.edu

Michael Racer, Ph.D.
334 Fogelman College of Bus Phone (901) 678-3285
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-5459
Memphis, TN 38152 mracer@memphis.edu

Marla Stafford, Ph.D.
Fogelman Admin. Bldg Phone (901) 678-2499
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN 38152 mstaffrd@memphis.edu

Brian Waldron, Ph.D.
110D Engineering Science Bldg Phone (901) 678-3283
University of Memphis Fax (901) 678-3078
Memphis, TN 38152 bwaldron@memphis.edu

Research Associates

Najmeh Jami
Email:njami@memphis.edu

Jeffery Karafa
Email: jefferykarafa@yahoo.com

Ethan Skaggs

Traffic Club of Memphis Scholar
Email:ewskaggs@memphis.edu

Post Doctoral Researcher

Dincer Konur
Email: dkonur@memphis.edu

Doctoral Candidates

Kwabena Anafi
Email: kanafi@memphis.edu

Hisham Gnedy
Email: hgnedy@memphis.edu

Alireza (Ali) Naimi
Email: alienaimi@gmail.com

Keith Story
Email:kstory1@memphis.edu

Graduate Students

Maxim Dulebenets
Email: mdlbnets@memphis.edu

Stephen Edwards         TIDA 

Trucking Industry Defense Association Scholar
Email: sledwrds@memphis.edu

 Zach Johnson

Zach Johnson
Email: zjhnson2@memphis.edu

 Jared ODell Jared O'Dell
Email: jwodell@memphis.edu

All Students work out of the University of Memphis Transportation Institute.
302 Engineering Administration Bldg.
Memphis, TN 38152-3170
Phone: (901) 678-3940
Fax: (901) 678-3026

Center Overview
Why Memphis?
Relationship with Other University Transportation Activities
Executive Committee
Directory of Key Center Personnel
Annual Reports

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