Léa Ravensbergen

Overview

Léa Ravensbergen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Environment & Society. Her research explores how cities can foster more sustainable transport systems in an equitable manner. She uses a combination of qualitative (interviews, mobile ethnography, participatory mapping, observations) and quantitative (survey analysis, GIS) methods to uncover barriers to walking, cycling, and public transport. Much of her recent work has focused on gender equity in active travel and age-friendly transport planning.

Affiliations

• Assistant Professor
• Faculty of Science, McMaster University
• Assistant Professor, Earth, Environment & Society, Faculty of Science
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
• Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill School of Urban Planning, McGIll University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, McMaster University

Education

• BSc Honours (Environmental Science), McGill University
• MA (Human Geography), University of Toronto
• PhD (Human Geography), University of Toronto