
Timothy Ross, PhD
Research
Research Focus:
Dr. Ross explores experiences of disability and ways to advance more accessible, inclusive, and diverse communities. Four key research topics that he engages are: (1) education access, (2) transportation and mobility, (3) inclusive play, and (4) institutional ableism. Questions about ableism and its normalcy within the planning and design of our built environments, services, and systems are central to Dr. Ross’ research.
Research/Trainee/Volunteer Opportunities:
Currently accepting graduate students
Education & Profession
Education:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- PhD (Planning), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- MES (Planning), York University, Toronto, Canada
- MA (Sociology), University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
- BA (Sociology and History), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Professional Memberships:
- Registered Professional Planner, Ontario, Canada
- Member, Ontario Professional Planners Institute
- Member, Canadian Institute of Planners
University Positions/Affiliations:
- Assistant Professor (Status Only), Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
- Associate Graduate Faculty Member, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto
Current Projects
- Play Finds a Way through Inclusive Playgrounds
- Getting to School: How Families Living with Childhood Disability Experience Everyday School Travel
- Air Travel and Childhood Disability Study
Publications
Refereed
- 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.
- Ross, T. 2013. “Advancing Ontario’s Accessibility: A Study of Linguistic, Discursive, and Conceptual Barriers.” Canadian Journal of Urban Research 22(1): 126-144.
Non-Refereed
- Ross, T. (2019). “Inclusive Research Design: Accounting for Childhood Disability in School Transportation Research.” Pp. 273-293 in Waygood, O., Friman, M., Mitra, R., and L. Olsson (Eds.). Transport and Children’s Well-Being. Elsevier.
- Biggar, J., Ross, T., and J. Mah. 2017. “Connecting Planning Scholars and Practitioners.” Ontario Planning Journal (32)4): 19.
Contact Info
Contact Information:
Bloorview Research Institute
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
150 Kilgour Road Toronto, Ontario M4G 1R8
Tel: 416-425-6220, extension 3554
Contact Email:
tross@hollandbloorview.ca
Media Expertise
access to education, inclusive play, transportation, combatting ableism