Dr Chris De Gruyter - RMIT University

Position: VC Research Fellowship

College / Portfolio: Design and Social Context

School / Department: Global, Urban and Social Studies

Phone: +61 3 9925 5243

Campus: Melbourne City Campus

Contact me about: Research supervision

Chris De Gruyter is a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research. His research is exploring the impact of new development on public transport.

Overview

Chris is a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University. He is currently undertaking a four-year research program that is exploring the impacts of new development on public transport.

Prior to joining RMIT University, Chris was a Research Fellow and Deputy Director in the Public Transport Research Group at Monash University. He also worked in transport planning for 12 years, both with the Victorian government and in consulting. In 2015, Chris received the Emerging Transport Professional of the Year Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Australia and New Zealand Section.

Chris’ wider research interests span the areas of travel demand management, public transport and land use planning.

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons), Monash University, 2002
Master of Transport, Monash University, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Transport, Monash University, 2015

Industry Experience

Industry employment experience

2013-15: Transport Consultant, UrbanTrans
2006-13: Senior Transport Planner, AECOM
2003-06: TravelSmart Project Officer, Victorian Department of Transport
2002-03: Cadet Traffic Engineer, GTA Consultants

Academic employment experience

2018-present: Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
2015-18: Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Public Transport Research Group, Monash Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
2017: Lecturer (Sessional), School of Engineering, RMIT University
2012-15: Teaching Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
2001-02: Research Aide, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University

Committee membership

2017-present: Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (ABE50), Transportation Research Board (TRB), United States
2017-present: Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM), Victorian Branch
2016-present: Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)Scientific Committee

Professional membership and associations

2018-present: National Associate, Public Transport Research Group, Monash University
2017-present: Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
2017-present: Member, World Society for Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR)
2002-present: Member, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM)

Publications

De Gruyter, C.,Currie, G.,Truong, L.,Naznin, F. (2019). A meta-analysis and synthesis of public transport customer amenity valuation research In: Transport Reviews, 39, 261 - 283
Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Young, W. (2018). How do public transport users adjust their travel behaviour if public transport ceases? A qualitative study In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 54, 1 - 14
Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Young, W. (2018). Transit user reactions to major service withdrawal - A behavioural study In: Transport Policy, 64, 29 - 37
De Gruyter, C.,Rose, G.,Currie, G.,Rye, T.,van de Graaff, E. (2018). Travel plans for new developments: A global review In: Transport Reviews, 38, 142 - 161
Currie, G.,Estgfaller, N.,De Gruyter, C.,Fridman, I. (2018). Ridership and resource impacts of conventional and advanced electric bus technologies In: Proceedings of the 97th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB 2017), Washington, D.C., United States, 7-11 January 2018
Truong, L.,Nguyen, H.,De Gruyter, C. (2018). Correlations between mobile phone use and other risky behaviours while riding a motorcycle In: Accident Analysis and Prevention, 118, 125 - 130
Diemer, M.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Hopkins, I. (2018). Filling the space between trams and place: Adapting the �Movement & Place� framework to Melbourne's tram network In: Journal of Transport Geography, 70, 215 - 227
Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Kim, I.,Young, W. (2018). Modelling the net traffic congestion impact of bus operations in Melbourne In: Transportation Research Part A, 117, 1 - 12
Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Young, W. (2018). Congestion relief and public transport: An enhanced method using disaggregate mode shift evidence In: Case Studies on Transport Policy, 6, 518 - 528
Fatima, K.,Moridpour, S.,Saghapour, T.,De Gruyter, C. (2018). A Case Study of Elderly Public Transport Accessibility In: Proceedings of the�7th International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Engineering (ICTTE 2018), Beijing, China, 21-23 December 2018