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Project 1-2: Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning
Project 1-2: Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning
Principal Investigator: Andrew Martin (University of Kentucky)
Other Investigators: Steven Jones (UA), Evangelos Kaisar (FAU), Laquanda Leaven (NCAT), Jun Liu (UA)
Project Partners: Florida Atlantic University (FAU), North Carolina State A&T University (NCAT), University of Alabama (UA), University of Kentucky (UKY)
Research Project Funding: $527,052 (Federal: $269,856; Non-Federal: $257,196)
Project Status: Completed
Project Start and End Date: 08/01/2023 to 07/31/2025
Project Summary: This project seeks to improve the delivery of rural transportation programs and technologies by creating a research team and oversight committee to analyze current and emerging technologies and programs; identify service gaps in rural areas, health professional shortage areas (HPSAs), and other disadvantaged populations in the Southeastern US; model infrastructure needs; model the improved cost savings and health outcomes that accompany improved access to transportation services; and develop a rural transportation healthcare technologies and services deployment plan.
Project Publications
Project Publications
Sabit, M.O. “Estimating the Benefits of a Shuttle Service for Healthcare Providers”, MS Thesis, University of Kentucky, 2025.
Sabit, M.O., Ebakivie, T., Martin, A., Leaven Johnson, L., Liu, J., Kaiser, E., and Jones, S. 2025. “Rural Healthcare and Transportation Deployment Planning.” CR2C2 Project Final Report. Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities.
Musa Sabit, Greg Erhardt and Andrew Martin. “Estimating the Benefits of a Shuttle Service for Healthcare Providers. TRBAM-26-04754. ”Accepted for Presentation at 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, D.C. 2026.
Acknowledgement: Funding for this research was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), University Transportation Centers Program, through the Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) under Grant No. 69A3552348304.
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