Robert Schmitt, Ph.D.

Dr. Schmitt attended the Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he earned a B.S. degree. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His professional career includes developing and teaching courses in transportation, urban affairs, geography and quantitative methods and conducting research in transportation for the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Highway Administration.

He has worked with numerous transit systems in the Commonwealth on a variety of projects ranging from system wide transit studies and new starts to customer surveys, service changes and shared-ride fare increase applications. He also has developed conducted training programs in transit and paratransit management and evaluation as well as training in customer service, train-the-trainer, personal effectiveness and diversity.