Alice Zhang Successfully Defends Master's Thesis on Parking Equity


Alice Zhang, a wheelchair user, sitting in a hallway in front of her conference poster about parking accessibilityGraduate Research Assistant Alice Zhang successfully defended her master's thesis in Feb. 2015 and presented her work at the Applied Behavioral Sciences pro-seminar the same month. RTC/IL Director Glen White, Ph.D., was her advisor.

Zhang's study is titled “Analyzing the Effects of Different Signs to Increase the Opportunity of Designated Van Accessible Parking Spaces.”

Zhang has since presented her study at the annual conference of the National Council on Independent Living (July 2015) and the Kansas Disability Caucus (August 2015).