Sarah Grajdura

Transportation


Sarah Grajdura

Contact Information

Office Location: ENGR 233
Email: sarah.grajdura@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2022
MS, Applied Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2016
BS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2011

Biography

Sarah Grajdura is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering studying transportation systems, human behavior, and emerging technologies under climate extremes, using mixed methods to advance equitable and resilient infrastructure.

Teaching Interests

Transportation Planning; Transportation Systems Analysis; Travel Behavior & Discrete Choice Modeling; Traffic Engineering; Transportation Equity; Infrastructure Systems & Climate Resilience; Transportation Electrification; Engineering & Society

Research Interests

Transportation resilience under natural hazards; human–infrastructure interaction; evacuation behavior; emerging transportation and energy technologies; infrastructure system performance and failure modes; transportation equity and justice; community-engaged and mixed-methods civil engineering research

Teaching

CEE 5240/6240 - Transportation Planning, Spring 2026
CEE, CEE 5930, 6245 - Travel Behavior, Fall 2025
CEE 5240/6240 - Urban & Regional Transportation Planning, Spring 2025
CEE 5220 - Traffic Engineering, Fall 2024

Graduate Students Mentored

Talha Quddoos, December 2024