Biography:

Nicole Ngo is an academic expert in public health, the impact of climate change on health, environmental policy and urban sustainability. Nicole’s research focuses on public health and transportation. Previous projects include evaluating the effects of vehicle emission standards on air pollution and health, measuring urban air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa, and examining the effects of climate change on health and transportation choices.

Recent Media:

• How climate change Is hurting transit ridership (Streetsblog USA, March 12, 2025)
• Less people ride public transit in severe weather, University of Oregon study finds (KGW, March 1, 2025)
• University of Oregon professor investigates how climate change affects public transit usage and ridership (Mass Transit, Feb. 20, 2025)
• University of Oregon study shows how climate change impacts public transit use (KMTR, Feb. 19, 2025)
• Cutting funding for public transportation amid extreme temperatures is a match made in hell for marginalized communities (Prism Reports, Aug. 9, 2022)
• UO study finds income affects bus ridership in bad weather (OregonNews, May 13, 2019)