Evelyn Blumenberg is a Professor of Urban Planning and Director of the Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies in the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research examines transportation and economic outcomes for low-wage workers, and the role of planning and policy in addressing transportation disparities. Her recent projects include research on housing affordability and travel, transit ridership trends, and racial disparities in automobile finance and debt. She recently completed three major reports on declining transit ridership in California – in Statewide, Southern California, and the San Francisco/Bay Area. Professor Blumenberg was honored in 2014 by the Obama Administration as a White House Champion of Change for her research on transportation access, employment, and poverty. Her research has been supported by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, California Air Resource Board, California Department of Transportation, Mineta Transportation Institute, Southern California Association of Governments, UC Institute of Transportation Studies, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Transportation. Professor Blumenberg holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree and Ph.D. in urban planning from the University of California, Los Angeles.