Looking for students or interns
Areas of expertise
Transportation and emerging urban technologies , Geographic information systems , Statistical analyses , Urban geography
- Assistant Professor
E-mail
mischa.young@inrs.ca
Urbanisation Culture Société Research Centre
385 Sherbrooke Street E.
Montreal, Quebec H2X 1E3
Canada
Research interests
- Emerging transportation technologies and the future of urban mobility
- E-commerce and the movement of goods within cities
- Policies to reduce transport inequalities and make cities more equitable and sustainable
2025 – Présent Assistant Professor, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société de l’INRS
2021 – 2025 Assistant Professor, Université de l’Ontario français
2020 – 2021 Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University of California, Davis
2016-2020 Ph.D in Urban Planning, University of Toronto
2014-2016 M.Sc. in Urban Studies, Université du Québec à Montréal
2009-2013 B.A. in Economics, McGill University
- EUR8467 – Analyses spatiales appliquées aux études urbaines
- EUR8321 – Systèmes d’information géographique appliqués aux études urbaines
I invite expressions of interest from individuals seeking to pursue a master’s or Ph.D. whose research objectives align with mine. If you are considering graduate studies at INRS under my supervision, please contact me via email and include the following:
- Your current curriculum vitae
- A short summary of your intended research and its broad relevance to my areas of research
- A brief statement outlining your motivations for undertaking graduate studies at INRS and working under my supervision
- Details of any scholarships or funding you have received or intend to apply for during your degree at the INRS
Publications
Recent publications:
Young, M, Farber, S., & Rahman, M. (2025). Unveiling Inequalities in the Gig Economy: Analyzing Driver Earnings in Toronto’s Ridehailing Industry. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 101463.
Young, M., Tanguay, A. G., MacDonald, A., Zhou, Y., & Giordano, A. (2025). Navigating municipal dynamics: unravelling the political threads in Canadian transport decarbonization policies. Transport Policy, 171. 128-139.
Collins, T., Ravensburgen, L. & Young, M. (2024). The landscape of contemporary paratransit research: a critical systematic review of the literature in the US and Canada. Travel Behaviour and Society, 38, 100930.
Young, M., MacGregor, G., Tanguay, G. A. (2024). Analyzing the impact of Montreal’s Réseau Express Vélo (REV) on Surrounding Bike Lanes’ Ridership the COVID-19 Cycling Recovery. Sustainability, 16, 5992.
Young, M., MacGregor, G., Tanguay, G. A. (2024). Revisiting COVID-19’s impact
on cycling: An examination of bicycle count data in Montreal. Transport Findings, 1-6.
Logansen, X., Lee, Y., Young, M., Compostella, J., Circella, G. & Jenn, A. (2024). Ridehailing Use, Travel Patterns and Multimodal Lifestyle: A Latent-class Cluster Analysis of One-week GPS-based Diaries in California. Travel Behaviour and Society, 38, 100855.
Zwick, A., Spicer, Z., Young, M., & Freeland, K. (2024). Local Government Environmental Policy Innovation: Emerging Regulation of GHG Emissions in the Transportation-for-Hire Industry. Sustainability, 16, 10135.
Young, M., Tanguay, G. A., MacGregor, G., & Rajaonson, J. (2024). Determinants of honeybee hive survival within cities and its use to monitor urban biodiversity: a Canadian study. Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, 247, 105066.
Zhang, Y., Farber, S., Young, M., Tiznado-Aitken, I., & Ross, T. (2024). Travel behaviour differences amongst people with disabilities: A cluster analysis of accessible taxi users before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Transport & Health, 35, 101753.
Please visit my website for a more comprehensive list of my publications.