Kate Hunter-Zaworski

Associate Professor
Oregon State University
Civil and Construction Engineering

Contact:

Email: hunterz@engr.orst.edu

Phone: (541)-737-4982

Address: School of Civil and Construction Engineering Owen 303 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331

Website: TBD

Bio

Dr. Hunter-Zaworski is both a Rehabilitation and Transportation Engineer. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering. Her main research work is related to safe and dignified transportation for ALL, and improving access to all modes of public transportation, including air and rail travel by people with mobility, sensory and cognitive disabilities. Dr. Hunter-Zaworski is the past co-chair and emeritus member of the TRB Committee on Accessible Transportation and Mobility (ABE60).  She is a registered Professional Engineer.


Research Interest 

  • Inclusive Design for All
  • New Regulations for Accessible Lavatories on Single Aisle Aircraft
  • Design of Accessible Lavatories for Boeing: B737, B777, B787 (Improvements)
  • New Regulations for the next generation of Passengers Rail Vehicles
  • Current project is validation of new regulations 
  • Gap Safety : Rail vehicle and platform interface ( TCRP A – 40 Project) 
  • Wheeled Mobility Aid Securement  ( 30 years of experience) 

Current, Recent, and Upcoming HCD Courses

  • CE 594   Trasportation Facilities Design   4  Credits – Winter 
  • All Public, Rail and Airport Related Transportation Courses
  • Development of and Validation of Accessibility Guidelines for Next Generation of Passenger Rail cars 
  • Validation and Design of passenger aircraft lavatories 
  • Validation of Accessible Sleeper for long distance Train Travel

Laboratory

Location: (TBD)
Phone Number: (TBD)
Website: (TBD)
Research Equipment and Software: (TBD)


Current Projects

  • Development of and Validation of Accessibility Guidelines for Next Generation of Passenger Rail cars 
  • Validation and Design of passenger aircraft lavatories 
  • Validation of Accessible Sleeper for long distance Train Travel

Selected Publications

  • Hunter-Zaworski, K.M., Rutenberg, H.U., “Draft Functional Requirements for Accessible Single-level Trainsets and Standalone Cars,” US DOT , Federal Railroad Administration,  Final Report, September 2014
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K.M., H.U. Rutenberg,  “Use of Mobility Devices on Paratransit Vehicles and Buses”, TCRP Report 171, National Academies, Washington D.C., August 2014
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K.M., F. Berthlesdorf, and M.Shurland, “Validation of the Space for Accommodating Wheeled Mobility Devices on Accessible Passenger Rail Cars”  Paper No. JRC 2015-5627, Proceedings 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose CA   March 2015 (primary author)
  • Anderson, Dylan and K.M. Hunter-Zaworski, “TCRP A – 40 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Train Interfaces: Summary of Train Interface Incidents” Paper No. JRC 2015-5628, Proceedings 2015 Joint Rail Conference, San Jose CA   March 2015 ( secondary author) 
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K.M., R. Kiff, and M.Shurland, “Validation of the Accessible Lavatory Recommendations for the PRIIA Specifications of the Next Generation of Accessible Passenger Rail Cars”  Paper No. JRC 2014-3750, Proceedings 2014 Joint Rail Conference, Colorado Springs, CO  April 2014(primary author)
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K.M., U.H. Rutenberg, and M.Shurland, “Recommendations for the PRIIA specifications of the next generation of accessible passenger rail cars”  Paper No. JRC 2013-2554, Proceedings 2013 Joint Rail Conference, Knoxville, TN April 2013, (primary author)
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K.M., T. O’Connell, M.  Rothberg, and G. Freed, “Communicating Transit Information to People with Sensory Disabilities”  Proceedings 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Orlando FL, October 2011(primary author)