KELLI ELIZABETH SILVER (1213-C99E-1C7E)

Curriculum Vitae

KELLI ELIZABETH SILVER

Kelli Silver. PhD Candidate in Development Studies at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, and an Associated Researcher at the Centre of Geographical Studies (CEG). Both academic and professional interests have been always closely related to inequality studies on the urban scale. Focus areas include public transport equity, accessibility, affordability, urban mobility, and socio-spatial segregation.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: KELLI ELIZABETH SILVER

Citation names

Silver, Kelli

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1213-C99E-1C7E
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2695-6601

Addresses

Rua Branca Edmée Marques, 1600-276, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-silver-a1533120a/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Transport Planning and Social Aspects of Transport
Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Urban Studies

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
English (Mother tongue)
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019/09 - 2024/10/07 Concluded	Estudos de Desenvolvimento (Doutoramento) Major in Transportation Equity Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal "Unveiling the Relationship Between Public Transport Fare Policies and Urban Inequality: Case Studies of Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/09/06 - 2021/10/30 Concluded	Gender Equality Plans in practice: towards sound and sustainable institutional change process in research organizations (Outros) Gender Equality Academy, Greece
2021/02/07 - 2021/04/18 Concluded	Leveraging Urban Mobility Disruptions to Create Better Cities (Outros) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITx), United States
2013/08 - 2016/05 Concluded	International Studies (Master) Major in Economics and Development of Latin America The University of Oklahoma, United States "Urban mobility and social exclusion: The transport system in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	19
2012/09 - 2013/02 Concluded	The Types of Operations in Development Aid and Response Strategies (Postgraduate Certificate) Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2006/08 - 2009/12 Concluded	Political Science (Bachelor) Major in International Relations The University of Tulsa, United States Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Hungary "Case Study: The National Endowment for Democracy in Russia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18

Affiliation

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/01 - 2019/08	Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional)	APMEX, United States

2015/08 - 2016/05	Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional)	The University of Oklahoma, United States

2013/08 - 2015/05	Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional)	The University of Oklahoma, United States
	David L. Boren College of International Studies, United States
2013/01 - 2013/07	Assistente Operacional (Assistente Operacional)	BRICS Policy Center, Brazil

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/07 - 2015/12	Administração Pública - Public Affairs Office	US Department of State Consulate Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/10/01 - 2024/03/31	Unveiling the Relationship Between Public Transport Fare Policies and Urban Inequality: Case Studies of Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro 2022.13491.BD PhD Student Fellow
2019/07 - 2022/06	3 Year academic scholarship for Doctorate degree NA PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal	Universidade de Lisboa Ongoing
2013/08 - 2015/05	Full academic scholarship to complete Master degree NA Master Student Fellow David L. Boren College of International Studies, United States	The University of Oklahoma Concluded
2006/08 - 2009/12	Full academic scholarship to complete Bachelor degree NA Bolseiro de Licenciatura The University of Tulsa, United States	The University of Tulsa Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/01 - 2021/12	ESPON METRO -The role and future perspectives of Cohesion Policy in the planning of Metropolitan Areas and Cities ESPON EGTC e-Tendering Platform Researcher Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Silver, Kelli. Corresponding author: Silver, Kelli. "A redução tarifária e a utilização do Transporte Público: O caso de Lisboa, Portugal". Paper presented in XIV Ccongresso da Geografia Portuguesa, 2023. Published "Fare prices and metropolitan accessibility: The effects of public transport fare reform on accessibility and equity levels". Paper presented in NECTAR 2022, 2022. "Perceived accessibility and affordability before and after a public transport fare reform: An empirical assessment using survey data". Paper presented in AESOP PhD Workshop 2022, 2022.
Conference poster	"Fare prices and metropolitan accessibility: The effects of public transport fare reform on accessibility and equity levels". Paper presented in RGS-IBG CONFERENCE 2022: TGRG SESSION, 2022.
Journal article	Silver, Kelli; Queirós, Margarida. Corresponding author: Silver, Kelli. "The burden of high fare prices on urban inequality: A survey analysis of transport costs in Rio de Janeiro". Finisterra 58 124 (2024): https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis33407. Open access • Published Silver, Kelli; Lopes, André Soares; Vale, David; Marques da Costa, Nuno. Corresponding author: Silver, Kelli. "The inequality effects of public transport fare: The case of Lisbon's fare reform". Journal of Transport Geography 112 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103685. Open access • Published
Thesis / Dissertation	"Urban mobility and social exclusion: The transport system in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro". Master, The University of Oklahoma, 2016. https://hdl.handle.net/11244/34678. "Case Study: The National Endowment for Democracy in Russia". Degree, The University of Tulsa, 2009.

Other

Other output

Oklahoma House of Representatives Report on Brazil's Bolsa Familia Program. 2015.
2014 U.S. State Department Report on Human Trafficking. This was a co-authored report in which I wrote the section on Brazil. 2014.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/02/23	Equity Implications of Transport Fares: Insights from Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro	Conversas à Sexta RedeMov
2024/02/15	An Introduction to Transport Fare Policies and Urban Inequality: Case Studies of Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro	UNITE! SLUMP - Sustainable Land-Use and Mobility Policies and Practices in urban regions Project Meeting IGOT-Ulisboa
2021/05/27	Perceived accessibility and affordability before and after a public transport fare reform: An empirical assessment using survey data	Workshop Doutoral IGOT 2021 Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, ULisboa (Portugal)
2016	Urban Mobility and Social Exclusion in Rio de Janeiro	University of Oklahoma College of International Studies (Norman, United States)
2016	Mobility and Protest: 2013 Street Demonstrations in Brazil	University of Oklahoma College of International Studies (Norman, United States)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2016/01 - 2016/01	Brasil e Segurança Internacional (2016/01/20 - 2016/01/20) Conference (Co-organisor)	BRICS Policy Center, Brazil
2015/08 - 2015/08	O impacto social e econômico dos 25 anos do "Americans with Disabilities act" - Lecture by the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Judith Heumann (2015/08/13 - 2015/08/14) Congress (Co-organisor)	Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Brazil
2015/08 - 2015/08	Uma Visão das políticas públicas para pessoas com deficiência no Rio de Janeiro - Lecture by the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Judith Heumann (2015/08/13 - 2015/08/14) Congress (Co-organisor)	Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Brazil
2014/09 - 2014/09	Cooperação Triangular do Brasil para o Desenvolvimento: O Caso do Centro de Excelência contra a Fome (2014/09/04 - 2014/09/04) Congress (Co-organisor)	BRICS Policy Center, Brazil

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021/08/11 - 2021/08/12	Webinar Mobilidade Urbana Seminar	Mobilidade Urbana Como Direito de Acesso à Cidade Centro de Estudo e Aperfeiçoamento (CEAF), Brazil
2021/08/01 - 2021/08/07	UNCTAD Young Scholars Initiative Summer School 2021 Other	Globalization & Development Strategies United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland Institute for New Economic Thinking, United Kingdom
2018/05/23 - 2018/05/26	Latin America Studies Association Conference	Latin American Studies in a Globalized World
2015/05/08 - 2015/05/09	2015 Urban Forum Conference	Cities and Spectacle in Modern Brazil The University of Chicago, United States
2014/05/21 - 2014/05/24	Latin America Studies Association Conference Conference	Democracy & Memory The University of Chicago, United States

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2022/01 - Current	NECTAR - Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research	PhD Student Member
2021/09 - Current	Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Young Academics Network	Member
2019/09 - Current	Centro de Estudos Geográficos (CEG)	Investigador Integrado não Doutorado

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2015/01 - 2015/05	IAS 3353 - Modern Brazil	(Master)	The University of Oklahoma, United States

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2022/03 - 2022/03	TV Record Fala Portugal	Alojamento de refugiados ucranianos

Distinctions

Award

2016	Dean's List for Academic Honors The University of Oklahoma, United States
2010	Dowgray Research Award The University of Tulsa, United States
2009	Dean's List for Academic Honors The University of Tulsa, United States

Other distinction

2014	Student Internship Support Grant The University of Oklahoma, United States
2014	Travel Grant The University of Oklahoma, United States