David F. Pearson, Ph.D., P.E.

Research Engineer

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1999.
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1974.
• B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1972.

Experience

• Research Engineer, Transportation Planning, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, April 2010 - Present.
• Research Engineer, Transportation Planning, Texas Transportation Institute, April 2010 - March 2010.
• Program Manager, Transportation Planning, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2003 - March 2010.
• Research Engineer, Transportation Planning, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2000 - August 2003.
• Associate Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, February 1990 - December 1999.
• Administrator, Metropolitan Planning Organization, San Antonio-Bexar County, October 1977 - January 1990.
• Lecturer, University of Texas at San Antonio, January 1982 - December 1982.
• Professional Engineer, Department of Traffic and Transportation, City of San Antonio, December 1976 - January 1977.
• Assistant Engineer II, State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, May 1974 - January 1976.

Affiliations

• Member, Tau Beta Pi.
• Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
• Charter Member and Past President, Texas Economic and Demographic Association, San Antonio Chapter.
• Member, Sigma Gamma Tau.
• National President, Phi Theta Kappa, 1967 - 1968.

Selected Publications

S.P. Farnsworth, E.S. Talbot, P.R. Reeder, D.F. Pearson, P. Songchitruksa, E.N. Hard. Methods for Developing External Travel Survey Data. 0-6583-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

S.P. Farnsworth, E.S. Talbot, P. Songchitruksa, P.R. Reeder, D.F. Pearson. Alternative Methods for Developing External Travel Survey Data. 0-6583-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2010.

D.F. Pearson, E.N. Hard, S.P. Farnsworth, T.L. Forrest, D.L. Spillane, M.I. Ojah, K.N. Womack, S.A. Boxill, C.A. Lewis. Guidelines and Recommendations for Household and External Travel Surveys. 0-5711-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2010.

D.F. Pearson, E.N. Hard, S.P. Farnsworth, T.L. Forrest, D.L. Spillane, M.I. Ojah, K.N. Womack, S.A. Boxill, C.A. Lewis. Improving Accuracy in Household and External Travel Surveys. 0-5711-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2010.

B.S. Bochner, D.F. Pearson, P.L. Ellis, M.I. Ojah. Discount Superstore Trip Generation. ITE Journal, June 2009.