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Hello ECCE Community,

My name is Zehui Yin, and I am one of the new ECCE student associates at McMaster University. I am pursuing a PhD in Geography at the School of Earth, Environment & Society, under the mentorship of Dr. Darren Scott. I graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) in 2024, majoring in Economics for Management Studies with minors in Geographic Information Science and Applied Statistics, along with a certificate in Computational Social Science.

Before joining McMaster University, I served as a research assistant in the Suburban Mobilities Cluster within the Department of Human Geography at UTSC, under the supervision of Dr. Steven Farber. From 2022 to 2024, I participated in several projects focused on survey and network data analysis to explore transportation accessibility, equity, and justice in suburban areas, particularly in Scarborough, Ontario. My interests in spatial analysis and econometrics have inspired me to examine the spatial patterns of social issues, particularly using GIS and statistical tools to visualize and analyze these patterns.

As a passionate transit enthusiast, I am constantly drawn to public transit and transportation topics. I enjoy riding buses and trains, and this interest has motivated me to explore ways to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of public transit. I aim to use my interdisciplinary background to further investigate public transit and transportation issues through data-driven methods, improving their functionality and identifying service gaps to better serve vulnerable populations in society. My current research interests lie in spatial analysis, transportation, travel behaviour, public transit, and shared mobility, particularly bikeshare and shared e-scooters.

Thanks for reading! I look forward to engaging with the ECCE community and exchanging ideas. Feel free to visit my personal website at https://zehuiyin.github.io/.

Best regards,
Zehui Yin