Markie McBrayer
PhD Candidate in Political Science, University of Houston
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About Markie
McBrayer is interested in using geography to examine health care inequities across the United States with a focus on the urban/rural divide. More broadly, she is drawn to issues where policy, politics, and space intersect. As a former transit consultant, McBrayer has worked with local non-profits in the Boston area on transportation advocacy issues.
Contributions
In the News
Markie McBrayer's research on the contrast between Texas and California's health care (with Ling Zhu) discussed by , "Texas: Where Crazy Gets Elected," The Daily Beast, February 26, 2014.
Publications
"TCRP Synthesis 98: Ridesharing as a Complement to Transit," (with ), The National Academies Press, 2012.
Explores current practices in using ridesharing to complement public transit and highlights ways to potentially enhance ridesharing and public transit.