About Us.The Auburn University team includes outreach, community intervention, and active travel design experts. Reach out if you have any questions to help implement the PARTNER Program in your community. We have spent years working with rural Alabama communities, and we would love to share our experience to help support other communities.
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PARTNER at Auburn UniversityOur team of experts represent two recognized programs at Auburn University: the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, supported by Auburn University Transportation Research Institute. We bring together years of experience and complimentary expertise in equitable public outreach, community interventions, and active travel design.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) is the primary outreach and engagement organization for the land-grant mission of Auburn University. You will find an Extension Office in all 67 Alabama counties, supported by Regional Extension Agents across the state. The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, in the Ginn College of Engineering is a top 30 public engineering college, as reported by US News and Work Report. The CEE Department is internationally recognized for its research work. |
CDC DNPAO HOP GrantThis program was developed through a 5-year cooperative grant from the Centers for Disease Control Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (CDC DNPAO) High Obesity Program (HOP).
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PARTNER Team Members
Katie Funderburk
Asst. Director, Fed. Nutrition Programs Alabama Cooperative Extension Outreach & Management [email protected] 334.734.3149 |
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Mitch Carter
Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension Outreach & Assessment [email protected] 334.734.0427 |
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Jeffrey LaMondia, PhD
Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering Active Travel Design and Modeling [email protected] 334.246.1693 |
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PARTNER Program Development Support
The PARTNER Program was developed with support from the following internationally recognized experts in equitable active transportation planning:
Mark Fenton Transportation/planning/public health consultant, author, PBS television host, and pedestrian and bicycle advocate markfenton.com
Charles Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI Founder & CEO, Equitable Cities LLC equitablecities.com
Joe Gilpin Vice President, Alta Planning + Design, Inc. altago.com
Mark Fenton Transportation/planning/public health consultant, author, PBS television host, and pedestrian and bicycle advocate markfenton.com
Charles Brown, MPA, CPD, LCI Founder & CEO, Equitable Cities LLC equitablecities.com
Joe Gilpin Vice President, Alta Planning + Design, Inc. altago.com