Mahtot Gebresselassie, York University

Research

Disability and transportation Disability and transportation innovation Disability and Uber and Lyft Wheelchair use and transportation Wheelchair use and Uber and Lyft Wheelchair use and ride hailing Disability and app hailing Wheelchair use and app hailing

Latest funding

Toward an understanding of intersectional factors affecting disabled persons' travel via Uber and Lyft across urban and suburban contexts in the Greater Toronto Area
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,855

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Toward an understanding of intersectional factors affecting disabled persons' travel via Uber and Lyft across urban and suburban contexts in the Greater Toronto Area

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gebresselassie, Mahtot

Keywords: Disability and transportation; Disability and transportation innovation; Disability and Uber and Lyft; Wheelchair use and transportation; Wheelchair use and Uber and Lyft; Wheelchair use and ride hailing; Disability and app hailing; Wheelchair use and app hailing

$24,855

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Disability and transportation Dear Professor Gebresselassie, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on disability and transportation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Toward an understanding of intersectional factors affecting disabled persons' travel via Uber and Lyft across urban and suburban contexts in the Greater Toronto Area" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]