Michael Walk

TTI Research Scientist
Program Manager

Education

• M.S., Applied Psychology, University of Baltimore, 2008
• B.A., Psychology, Eastern University, 2004

Short Biography

Michael J. Walk is a Research Scientist and the Program Manager in the Transit Mobility Program at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Michael has 15 years of management and executive experience in public transit and a track record of successful leadership in conducting research, leading projects, and delivering training. Michael he leads a group of 12 other researchers providing transit and shared mobility research, technical assistance, and training to local, state, and national sponsors. Michael specializes in transit planning, operations, and scheduling; collaborative problem solving and process improvement; transit performance management and measurement; transit funding and financial management; transit regulatory compliance (e.g., Title VI and ADA); data collection and analysis; customer and community outreach; and applying innovation and technology to transportation challenges. Michael is a researcher by training and a transit professional by trade, and his work helps transit agencies and other transportation providers to bridge the gap between innovation, research, and practice.