Jana El Hajj

Exploring the role of popular transport in relation to transport-related social exclusion in 3 informal settlements in Beirut

Jana is a first-year DPhil student at the Transport Studies Unit, supervised by Professor Tim Schwanen. She holds a master’s degree in Transport and City Planning from University College London and a BE in Civil Engineering from the Lebanese American University. Jana has worked on transportation projects in various research and consultancy positions. Her DPhil research at the TSU examines the social impacts of popular transport networks in settings where they serve as the predominant form of public transport. She focuses on the case of Beirut and employs mixed methods that consider user characteristics, transport networks, and the wider urban context.