Civil and Environmental Engineering
Regan Patterson
Assistant Professor
- 5731F Boelter Hall
- reganfp@ucla.edu
- (310) 206-6260
Faculty Information
Research and Interests
environmental justice; air pollution, air quality modeling; exposure assessment; sustainable transportation; transportation equity
In the News
- TSU Rapid response team tours Shiloh community amid mitigation project construction | WDHN abc, September 2026
- What the Abundance Agenda Could Mean For Equitable Transportation | Streetsblog, January 2026
- Freeways and floodwaters, UCLA researchers model climate risks of highway expansion | UCLA ITS, December 2025
- Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds | NY Times, April 2025
- Mega-warehouses Heap More Pollution on Hard-Hit Illinois Neighborhoods | The Guardian, April 2024
- Science Leads in Addressing Climate Crisis | US Black Engineer, April 2024
- EPA Tightens Rules on Some Air Pollution for the First Time in Over a Decade | National Public Radio, February 2024
- Reckoning 375: How New Orleans Prioritized People Over Pavement | WDET 101.9, October 2023
- Biden’s Big Plan for Environmental Justice May Actually Increase the Racial Pollution Gap | Capital B News, July 2023
- Four Professors Receive 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars | UCLA Newsroom, July 2023
- Transportation equity scholar joins UCLA ranks as mentor professor | UCLA ITS, December 2022
- Driving Toward Justice: Transportation and Equity, with Regan Patterson | Resources Magazine, June 2022
Education
- Ph.D. (2019), University of California, Berkeley
- M.S. (2014), University of California, Berkeley
- B.S. (2013), University of California, Los Angeles
Awards and Recognition
- Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, 2026 Inspiring Intergenerational Justice Gala Inaugural Honoree (Research & Policy Pillar)
- ASCE at UCLA, 2025 Professor of the Year
- 2023: UCLA Chancellor's Award for Community-Engaged Scholars