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Assistant Professor

Timothy Ross

PhD, MA, MES, BA

TRoss

tim.ross@mail.utoronto.ca

(416) 710-7994

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Location
Bloorview Research Institute - Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Address
150 Kilgour Road, Toronto, Ontario Canada M4G 1R8
Research Interests
Access to education, Transportation and mobility, Inclusive play, Addressing institutional ableism, Community planning and design, Experiences of childhood disability, Critical disability studies, Equity studies, Planning policy, Professional planning practice, Inclusive design, Institutional organization, Qualitative Methods
Accepting
MSc

Dr. Timothy Ross is a Scientist with the Bloorview Research Institute and an Assistant Professor (status) with the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. He is also a Registered Professional Planner. Tim’s research is focused on understanding the experiences and critical perspectives of families living with childhood disability, and using their input to advance the accessibility and inclusion they experience within their communities. His recent work has explored the school travel experiences of disabled children and their families, and the designs and experiences of inclusive playgrounds across Canada. Questions about experiences of disability, the normalcy of ableism, and how they relate to the planning and design of our built environments, services, and systems are central to Tim’s research.


Recent Publications

  • Ross, T., Bilas, P., Buliung, R., and A. El-Geneidy. 2020. “A Scoping Review of Accessible Student Transport Services for Disabled Children.” Transport Policy 95: 57-67.
  • Ross, T., Buliung, R., Murphy, A., and A. Howard. 2020. “A Visual Ethnographic Pilot Study of School Travel for Families Living with Childhood Disability.” Children’s Geographies 18(3): 283-297.
  • Ross, T. and R. Buliung. 2019. “Access Work: Parking at School for Families Living with Childhood Disability.” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 130: 289-299.
  • Ross, T., Mah, J., Biggar, J., Zwick, A., and E. Modlinska. 2018. “Student Needs, Employment Realities, and PhD Program Design in Canada: The Case of Planning PhD Programs.” Canadian Journal of Higher Education 48(3): 82-97.
  • Ross, T. and R. Buliung. 2018. “A Systematic Review of Disability’s Treatment in the Active School Travel and Children’s Independent Mobility Literatures.” Transport Reviews 38(3): 349-371.
  • Rothman, L., Macpherson, A.K., Ross, T., and R. Buliung. 2018. “The Decline in Active School Transportation (AST): A Systematic Review of the Factors Related to AST and Changes in School Travel over Time” Preventive Medicine 111: 314-322.
  • Buliung, R., Faulkner, G., Larsen, K., and T. Ross. 2017. “Children’s Independent Mobility in the City of Toronto, Canada.” Travel Behaviour and Society 9: 58-69.

Honours and Awards

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  1. CGS/Proquest Distinguished Dissertation Award for Social Sciences – 2020
    Nominated by University of Toronto’s School of Graduate Studies 
  2. Ontario Graduate Scholarship – 2016-2017
  3. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council CGS Bombardier Doctoral Award – 2013-2016