Prior to joining Waterloo in 2004, he has had appointments with the University of Calgary and the State University of New York (Buffalo), and is a Past President of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum. His research program is primarily focused on issues related to freight transportation and logistics. He has broad experience with transportation policy issues and has previously published on subjects including climate change policy and impacts, urban freight planning, regional freight assessment, transportation demand management and deregulation of transportation provision. He is an award winning instructor, teaching methods ( GIS, statistics, regional analysis) and substantive courses with a transportation emphasis. Dr. Woudsma has degrees from McMaster (Ph.D.), Wilfrid Laurier (M.A.) and Laurentian (Hon. B.A.) Universities.