Janey Camp

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt civil engineer partners with TDOT to seek ways to mitigate opioid epidemic

    One of the largest obstacles for patients seeking effective substance abuse treatment is a lack of transportation to the treatment facilities. Vanderbilt University researcher Janey Camp, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is working on a project to help clear those roadblocks. Read More

    Jan. 6, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Hazard education curriculum developed for future community leaders

    As secondary educators plan their fall course material, they will have access to new, online-friendly teaching materials focused on risk education. Their development has been lead by Janey Camp, associate research professor of civil and environmental engineering, as one component of a national disaster resilience competition. “Whether you realize it or… Read More

    Jun. 19, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Camp elected to board of Tennessee’s transportation consortium

    Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been elected to the board of directors of TennSMART, a public-private consortium whose goal is to create a technology roadmap and strategic plan for intelligent mobility issues in Tennessee. Janey Camp Her interdisciplinary research focuses on development… Read More

    Apr. 6, 2020

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    Record number of high school students compete in annual bridge challenge

    The sound of a small basswood bridge failing under a heavy load is more of a whimper than a bang. The snap is audible but subtle, and Jessica Baker listened intently for it dozens of times Saturday. Jessica, a junior at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, was among a record… Read More

    Mar. 2, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Workshop focuses on issue of Nashville’s gentrification

    Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, far right, speaks to other participants in the April 16 VISOR Workshop on Data in Gentrification and Equitable Development. From left are: Jonathan Gilligan, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, Ken Steif of the University of Pennsylvania, and Kimberly… Read More

    Apr. 19, 2018

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    VECTOR and UT study: Unscheduled lock closures cost inland waterway shipper supply chain more than $1 billion annually

    Lock & Dam 25, near Winfield, Missouri on the Upper Mississippi River, was built in 1939 Unscheduled lock closures create costly ripple effects across the shipper supply chain – adding more than $1 billion in additional transportation expenses annually and disrupting state economies along U.S. inland waterways. Those are the… Read More

    Nov. 24, 2017

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    Journalists hear from chancellor, four Vanderbilt professors on big issues ahead

    Journalists from across the country traveled to campus last week to hear from Vanderbilt’s chancellor, experts and others about big issues likely to shape the Trump administration’s second year. The reporting institute, organized by journalism think tank and training group Poynter, spanned Thursday through Saturday and met in the First… Read More

    Oct. 30, 2017

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    Vanderbilt engineering professors, students submit grade on state infrastructure report card

    Tennessee section of ASCE: Infrastructure GPA is a C Two Vanderbilt civil engineering professors helped grade Tennessee’s infrastructure, and the report card came home today. Professors Lori Troxel and Craig Philip and Vanderbilt engineering students were members of a team of professional engineers across Tennessee that assessed 10 categories of… Read More

    Sep. 27, 2016

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    Vanderbilt engineers play role in Tennessee climate change report

    The effects of climate change will have widespread impact on the state, but there are opportunities to offset it by incorporating “climate-friendly” and “climate-resilient” actions into routine management decisions, say scientists from Vanderbilt University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, University of Memphis and the Tennessee Department… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2012