Her interests include transportation planning, public transportation, and intelligent transportation systems. Her research focuses on understanding how new information and communication technologies can be used to improve public transportation systems. Prior to working in the transportation field, Brakewood was a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia. She has a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, dual master of science degrees in transportation and technology policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. For more information on Brakewood’s research, please visit her website: candacebrakewood.com