Miriam Magdolen, M.Sc.
- Research Assistant
- room: 318
CS 10.30 - phone: +49 721 608-47738
- miriam magdolen ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Education and Work Experience
| since 01/2018 |
Research Assistant at the Institute for Transport Studies at KIT |
| 09/2021 - 12/2021 | Research Scholar at the University of Florida |
| 10/2015 - 12/2017 | Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at KIT |
| 01/2014 - 06/2014 | Semester abroad at Lund University (LTH) in Sweden |
| 10/2011 - 05/2015 | Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at Technical University of Munich (TUM) |
Research
- Travel Behaviour
- Long-Distance Travel
- Design of Travel Surveys
Memberships
- Member of the German Association of Transport Sciences (DVWG)
| Project Title | Funding | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empirische Nachfragedaten für einen Urban Travel Monitor | Bayerische Motorenwerke AG |
2016 |
2018 |
| Klimawirksame Emissionen des deutschen Reiseverkehrs | Umweltbundesamt Dessau (IFEU Institut für Energie und Umweltforschung als Hauptauftragnehmer) |
2018 |
2019 |
| Mobility Solutions for BMW Group: Classification of Car Usage Patterns | BMW Group |
2019 |
2020 |
| Options for the Ecological Design of Long-distance Passenger Transport and Choice of Means of Transportation in Freight Transport | Umweltbundesamt (Kantar Deutschland als Hauptauftragnehmer) |
2018 |
2021 |
| MOP - German Mobility Panel | Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) |
1994 |
2024 |
| Evaluation of the 2021 amendment to the Passenger Transportation Act | Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt) |
2023 |
2025 |
| Travel Behavior Research (mobility solutions) for the BMW-Group: The Travel Skeleton | BMW-Group |
2015 |
running |
Publications
Behren, S. von; Puhe, M.; Magdolen, M. (2024). Social aspects of long-distance travel - a study of two survey designs. Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 361–372. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.061
Chlond, B.; Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Vallée, J.; Vortisch, P. (2024). The German Mobility Panel: – Lessons Learned from a Longitudinal Travel Behavior Survey over 30 Years. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. doi:10.1177/03611981241252782
Ecke, L.; Hilgert, T.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2024). Checking Data Quality of Longitudinal Household Travel Survey Data. Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 258–268. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.053
Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Jaquart, S.; Andre, R.; Vortisch, P. (2024). A case study of checking national household travel survey data with machine learning. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 24, Art.-Nr.: 101078. doi:10.1016/j.trip.2024.101078
Kagerbauer, M.; Magdolen, M. (2024). Workshop synthesis: Measuring attitudes and perceptions in large scale (quantitative) surveys. Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 617–623. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.082
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Vallee, J.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2024). Response bias in Likert-style psychological items – an example from a large-scale travel survey in China. Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 349–360. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.060
Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2024). The Many Definitions of Long-Distance Travel – a Discussion. 103rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 7th-11th January 2024.
Schulz, A.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Kuhnimhof, T.; Köhler, K. (2024). Identifying and understanding long-distance travel demand by combining official transport statistics and survey data. Transportation Research Procedia, 76, 458–469. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.12.068
Barthelmes, L.; Behren, S. von; Magdolen, M.; Soylu, T.; Chlond, B.; Kagerbauer, M. (2023). Insights into public transit use in Berlin – The role of autonomy and public transit privacy. 7th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium WMCAUS 2022, Article no: 190002, AIP Publishing. doi:10.1063/5.0170513
Reiffer, A.; Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Vortisch, P. (2023). Longitudinal Analysis of Changes in Telecommuting Behavior and Associated Changes in Travel Behavior. 102nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 8-12, 2023.
Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2022). How the COVID-19 pandemic changes daily commuting routines – Insights from the German Mobility Panel. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10 (4), 2175–2182. doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2022.10.001
Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Jaquart, S.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Machine learning-based framework for data reviewing of a national household travel survey. 10th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART 2022), Leuven, BE, June 1-3, 2022.
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Long-distance travel in tension with everyday mobility of urbanites – A classification of leisure travellers. Travel behaviour and society, 26, 290–300. doi:10.1016/j.tbs.2021.10.010
Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Schulz, A.; Nobis, C.; Blechschmidt, J.; Reher, J.; Thaller, C.; Liedtke, G.; Jödden, C.; Sauer, A.; Führer, M.; Kotzagiorgis, S.; Frick, R. (2022). Options for action for an ecological design of long-distance mobility in passenger and freight transport : Executive summary. (T. Janitzek & M. Douglas, Eds.), Umweltbundesamt (UBA).
Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Schulz, A.; Nobis, C.; Jödden, C.; Sauer, A.; Führer, M.; Frick, R. (2022). Handlungsoptionen für eine ökologische Gestaltung der Langstreckenmobilität im Personenverkehr : Abschlussbericht. Umweltbundesamt (UBA).
Reiffer, A.; Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Effects of COVID-19 on Telework and Commuting Behavior: Evidence from 3 Years of Panel Data. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2677 (4), 478–493. doi:10.1177/03611981221089938
Vallee, J.; Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2022). Combining Two Types of Data to Analyze the Effects of Covid-19 on Car Usage. 101st Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 9-13, 2022.
Ecke, L.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2021). Tracing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on car usage in Germany - an analysis of the German Mobility Panel. European journal of transport and infrastructure research, 21 (3), 64–81. doi:10.18757/ejtir.2021.21.3.5467
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Burger, L.; Chlond, B. (2021). Mobility Styles and Car Ownership - Potentials for a Sustainable Urban Transport. Sustainability, 13 (5), Article: 2968. doi:10.3390/su13052968
Magdolen, M.; Bönisch, L.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2021). Long-Distance Travel as an Extension of Everyday Life: Understanding Distinct Traveler Types. 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 05 - 29, 2021.
Niklas, U.; Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Vortisch, P. (2021). Identifying Trip Purposes on Trip Level for Vehicle Sensor Data. 100th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 05 - 29, 2021.
Reiffer, A.; Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Vortisch, P. (2021). Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf das Arbeiten von Zuhause – eine Analyse auf Basis der Daten des Deutschen Mobilitätpanels. Journal für Mobilität und Verkehr, (10). doi:10.34647/jmv.nr10.id72
Briem, L.; Buck, H. S.; Magdolen, M.; Lange, L.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Incident management in public transport - surveying dispatchers’ actions. Association for European Transport.
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Traveling Long-Distance with Bad Conscience? Discrepancies Between Everyday and Long-Distance Travel of Urbanites. 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12 - 16, 2020.
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Hobusch, J.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Comparison of Response Bias in an Intercultural Context – Evaluation of Psychological Items in Travel Behavior Research. Transportation Research Procedia, 48, 2891–2905. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2020.08.231
Magdolen, M.; Ecke, L.; Hilgert, T.; Chlond, B.; Vortisch, P. (2020). Identification of Non-Routine Tours in Everyday Travel Behavior. 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12 - 16, 2020.
Magdolen, M.; Wörle, T.; Hilgert, T.; Behren, S. von. (2020). Influences of Norm and Excitement on Bike Use Behavior of High-Income People in China. 99th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 12 - 16, 2020.
Schulz, A.; Kuhnimhof, T.; Nobis, C.; Chlond, B.; Magdolen, M.; Bergk, F.; Kämper, C.; Knörr, W.; Kräck, J.; Jödden, C.; Sauer, A.; Führer, M.; Frick, R. (2020). Klimawirksame Emissionen des deutschen Reiseverkehrs. Umweltbundesamt (UBA).
Magdolen, M.; Behren, S. von; Chlond, B.; Hunecke, M.; Vortisch, P. (2019). Combining attitudes and travel behavior - A comparison of urban mobility types identified in Shanghai, Berlin and San Francisco. TRB 98th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers - January 13 - 17, 2019, Washington, D.C.
Behren, S. von; Minster, C.; Magdolen, M.; Chlond, B.; Hunecke, M.; Vortisch, P. (2018). Bringing travel behavior and attitudes together: An integrated survey approach for clustering urban mobility types. TRB 97th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers. Ed.: Transportation Research Board, Art.-Nr. 18–04546.