Melissa Summerlin Tooley, Ph.D.

Director of External Initiatives

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1997.
• M.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1994.
• B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, 1985.

Experience

• Director of External Initiatives, University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 2009 - Present.
• Center Director, University Transportation Center for Mobility, Texas Transportation Institute, May 2006 - August 2009.
• Director, Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, May 1999 - April 2006.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, July 1998 - April 2006.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, July 1997 - May 1998.
• Senior Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, August 1992 - May 1997.

Consulting

• Summerlin Associates, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas, August 1987 - July 1992.
• Black & Veatch, Dallas, Texas, March 1985 - August 1987.

Professional Registration

Professional Engineer in Arkansas, Registration No. 7387, 1990.