Michael G. McNally • Research: Impacts of COVID-19
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Telecommuting and COVID-19 -- To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on activity, travel, and telecommuting in California, with comparisons by region and county as well as with other states.
Papers, Presentations, and Webinars:
  1. Michael G. McNally and Rezwana Rafiq (2021). "Effect of COVID-19 on Long-Term Travel Behavior." UCITS Webinar (17 June 2021) [ YouTube ]
  2. Michael G. McNally, Rezwana Rafiq, and Yusuf Sarwar (2021). "Flattening the Curve by Telework: Changes in Activity-Travel during the Pandemic." CARB and UC Davis VMT Research Retreat (11 Oct 2021) [pdf]
  3. Rezwana Rafiq, Michael G. McNally, Md Yusuf Sarwar Uddin, and Tanjeeb Ahmed (2022). "Flattening the Curve by Working from Home: Changes in Activity-Travel Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Presentation for the 101st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM-22-04118), Washington D.C.
  4. Rezwana Rafiq and Michael G. McNally (2022). "A Comparison of Time-use for Telecommuters, Potential Telecommuters, and Commuters during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Presentation for the 101st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM-22-04201), Washington D.C.
  5. Michael G. McNally, Rezwana Rafiq, and Md Yusuf Sarwar Uddin (2022). "Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telecommuting and Travel." In A. Loukaitou-Sideris et al. (eds). Pandemic in the Metropolis, Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-00147-5.
  6. Rezwana Rafiq, Michael G. McNally, Md Yusuf Sarwar Uddin, and Tanjeeb Ahmed (2022). "Impact of Telecommuting on Activity-travel Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Aggregate Structural Analysis." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 159, 35-54 [doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.03.003].
  7. Rezwana Rafiq, Michael G. McNally, and Md Yusuf Sarwar Uddin (2022). "Telecommuting and Travel during COVID-19: An Empirical Comparison of Urban and Rural Geographies in the U.S." A Special Issue of Transportation Research Record. 1-21 [doi.org/10.1177/03611981221109182/].
  8. Tanjeeb Ahmad, Rezwana Rafiq, Michael Hyland, and Michael McNally (2025). "How did Post-Pandemic Access to Telecommuting Affect VMT?" TRBAM-26-05314. Presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
  9. Hyland,M, McNally,MG, Rafiq,R and Ahmed,T (2025). "Impact of Working-from-Home on Vehicle-Miles-Traveled: Travel Efficiency and Non-work Travel as Mediators." Paper 104. Presented at Bridging Transport Researchers, August 2025.
  10. Rezwana Rafiq, Tanjeeb Ahmad, Michael McNally, and Michael Hyland (2025). "Impact of Working-from-Home on Vehicle-Miles-Traveled: Travel-Activity Efficiency and Non-work Travel as Mediators." In review with Transportation Research Part D.
  11. Rezwana Rafiq and Michael McNally (2026). "Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Time-Use and Travel: A Comparison between Telecommuters, Potential Telecommuters, and Unlikely Telecommuters." Travel Behavior and Society Manuscript Number: TBS-D-2023-00373R5. Accepted 12 March 2026

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