Personal Summary
Andrew is a Project Director at the Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC:Rural). His work focuses on issues related to rural disability in America such as transportation, healthcare access, community living, and housing.
He is currently interested in how disability is conceptualized, defined, and measured in population surveys, and how this information could be used to address demographic and spatial disparities. In addition to his work at RTC:Rural, Andrew serves on the and is pursuing a PhD in at Washington State University.
Education
2015, M.A. Geography, 猎奇重口
2010, B.S. City and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Projects
RTC-Rural: Expanding Rural Capacity (2023 - 2028)
- Secondary Data Analyses to Inform Practice and Policy
- Rural Transportatoin Voucher Capacity Building
RTC:Rural - Place-based Solutions (2018-2024)
- Rural Transportation Options
- Impacts of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities
Rural Disability Hub for COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach (2021-2022)
Effort Capacity & Choice: Investigating a Dynamic Model of Participation (2016-2021)
Field of Study
Geography
Demography
Sociology
Disability & health
Rehabilitation
Selected Publications
Myers, A. & Standley, K. (2024). “Patiently waiting”: How do non-driving disabled adults get around in rural America? .
Hall, J.P., Kurth, N.K., Ipsen, C., & Myers, A., & Goddard, K. (2022). Comparing Measures of Functional Difficulty with Self-Identified Disability: Implications for Health Policy. .
Myers, A., Ipsen, C., & Standley, K. (2022). Transportation Patterns of Adults with Travel-Limiting Disabilities in Rural and Urban America. .
Myers, A., Ipsen, C., & Lissau, A. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Americans with disabilities aged 18-65: An exploratory analysis. .
Ipsen, C., Myers, A., & Sage, R. (2021). A cross-sectional analysis of trust of information and COVID-19 preventative practices among people with disabilities. .
Myers, A., Ward, B., Wong, J., & Ravesloot, C. (2020). Health status changes with transitory disability over time. .
Myers, A., Greiman, L., Hogg, B., Sage, R., & Ravesloot, C. (2019). Community starts at home: Toward equitable housing for people with disabilities. In V. Wadhwa & J. Pomeroy (Eds.), . Lexington Books: Lanham, MD.
Sage, R., Ward, B., Myers, A., & Ravesloot, C. (2019). Transitory and enduring disability among urban and rural people. .
Ward, B., Myers, A., Wong, J., & Ravesloot, C. (2017). Disability items from the Current Population Survey (2008–2015) and permanent versus temporary disability status. .
Myers, A. & Ravesloot, C. (2016). Navigating time and space: How Americans with disabilities use time and transportation. .
Affiliations
Washington State University, Sociology