Carol A. Lewis

At Texas Southern University, Carol Lewis teaches students the fundamentals of transportation and urban transportation issues and conducts operational and policy-related transportation research.  In March 2008, Lewis was asked to serve as principal investigator for the university’s Petrochemical Transportation Security Center of Excellence. This multidisciplinary initiative conducts research to reduce the nation’s vulnerability against potential terrorists’ attacks in selected components of the surface transportation system.

Since joining TSU in 1992, Lewis has conducted research for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) regarding regionalizing public transit, smart growth, strategic planning and more. She has served as transportation advisor to former Houston Mayor Bill White and as chair of the Houston’s Planning Commission. Lewis holds a doctorate in political science from the University of Houston and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Iowa.