Eric Morris, an Urban Planning Ph.D. alum, has been named Outstanding Student of the Year by the UC Transportation Center. 

Eric received his Ph.D. from UCLA and is an Assistant Professor of Planning, Design, and the Built Environment at Clemson University. His current research focuses on transportation and subjective well-being; transportation, time use, and activity patterns; and transportation and access to employment, shopping, food, and medical care. He has a strong interest in transportation equity and disadvantaged populations. He also conducts research in the field of transportation history, and is currently co-authoring a book on the development and financing of the freeway system.