Biography
Fariba Siddiq, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in Urban Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2024. Prior to joining FSU, she was a postdoctoral researcher (data science) in the Behavior and Advanced Mobility Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Her research focuses on exogenous shocks’ effects on travel, and how various built environment and socio-economic factors affect travel and access to opportunities in both developed and developing countries. She has published on topics related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel, the use of emerging technologies across various contexts, disparities in travel resources, outcomes, and experiences among different travelers, and the role of built-environment characteristics in shaping travel. In her work, she employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods.
Before her graduate studies, Dr. Siddiq served as a lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. She also worked as a consultant for the World Bank.
Education
PhD, Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, 2024
MCMP, City and Metropolitan Planning, University of Utah, 2019
BURP, Urban and Regional Planning, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, 2016
Selected Publications
Siddiq, F., & Taylor, B. D. (in press). Wither the Commute? Analyzing Post-Pandemic Commuting Patterns in the U.S. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
Morris, E. A., Siddiq, F., & Blumenberg, E. (2025). Worse commute, better life? The journey to work, job characteristics, and well-being. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 32, 101508. DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2025.101508
Speroni, S., Siddiq, F., Paul, J., & Taylor, B. D. (2024). Peaked too soon? Analyzing the shifting patterns of PM peak period travel in Southern California. Travel Behaviour and Society, 36, 100787. DOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100787
Siddiq, F., & Taylor, B. D. (2024). A gendered perspective on ride-hail use in Los Angeles, USA. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 23, 100938. DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2023.100938
Blumenberg, E., & Siddiq, F. (2023). Commute distance and jobs-housing fit. Transportation, 50(3), 869-891. DOI: 10.1007/s11116-022-10264-1
Ewing, R., Lyons, T., Siddiq, F., Sabouri, S., Kiani, F., Hamidi, S., Choi, D., & Ameli, H. (2022). Growth management effectiveness: A literature review. Journal of Planning Literature, 37(3), 433-451. DOI: 10.1177/08854122221077457
Siddiq, F., & D. Taylor, B. (2021). Tools of the trade? Assessing the progress of accessibility measures for planning practice. Journal of the American Planning Association, 87(4), 497-511. DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2021.1899036
