About Me
I’m Connor Forsythe, a Sr. Decision Scientist at Disney with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. I completed a year-long postdoctoral appointment in CMU’s Engineering and Public Policy department, where my work examined how technology and policy shape transportation choices. I build models that translate complex data into decisions that improve products, operations, and customer outcomes. My work combines discrete choice modeling, applied econometrics, and machine-learning workflows to forecast behavior, quantify tradeoffs, and evaluate interventions. I bring a strong programming toolkit—Python, MATLAB, Stata, R, SQL, and Julia—and a track record of delivering analytics that drive measurable impact. I’m always happy to connect. You can reach me at connorrforsythe@gmail.com, connect with me on LinkedIn, or view my publications on this site and my Google Scholar page.
Research
Journal Publications
- Forsythe, C. R., Gillingham, K. T., Michalek, J. J., & Whitefoot, K. S. (2023). Technology advancement is driving electric vehicle adoption. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(23), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2219396120
- Forsythe, C. R., Harper, C. D., & Michalek, J. J. (2024). Bringing home the bacon: Estimating willingness to pay for autonomous grocery delivery across U.S. households. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2024.101118
- Forsythe, C. R., Jha, A., Michalek, J., & Whitefoot, K. (2025). Externalities of Policy-Induced Scrappage: The Case of Automotive Safety Inspections. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. https://doi.org/10.1086/739286
- Burns, A., Forsythe, C. R., Michalek, J. J., & Whitefoot, K. S. (2025). Estimating the potential for dynamic parking reservation systems to increase delivery vehicle accommodation. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104380
- Forsythe, C. R., Gillingham, K. T., Michalek, J. J., & Whitefoot, K. S. (2026). Will pickup-truck buyers go electric? Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 153, 105170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.105170
- Koling, A., Michalek, J. J., Armanios, D., Forsythe, C. R., & Jha, A. (2026). Effects of Uber and Lyft on jobs, wages and GDP. Nature Cities, 3(8), 700–707. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-026-00478-0
Submitted to Journal
- Vicente, J.P., Forsythe, C. R., Gillingham, K.T., Michalek, J. J., & Whitefoot, K. S. (2025). Automotive Choice Models: A Systematic Review of the State of the Literature. Under review at Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Works in Progress
- Forsythe, C. R., Arteaga, C., & Helveston, J. P. (2025). The Mixed Aggregate Preference Logit Model: A Machine Learning Approach to Modeling Unobserved Heterogeneity in Discrete Choice Analysis. [Working Paper]
- Bruchon, M. B., Forsythe, C. R., & Michalek, J. J. (2023). Should Ridesourcing Services Pool More Ride?
- Bruchon, M. B., Forsythe, C. R., Andreasan, C., Whitefoot, K. S., & Michalek, J. J. (2023). Does Congestion Pricing for Uber and Lyft Work? Effects of Chicago’s Downtown Zone Surcharge.