All posts by Jessie Sampson

About Jessie Sampson

Hello! My name is Jessie Sampson and I'm working towards a B.S. in Information Management Systems, I currently have a B.S. in Public Relations from Kansas State University. I live in Seward Nebraska, a town outside of Lincoln, and I work for the State of Nebraska as a Highway Programs Specialist for the Department of Transportation where I coordinate various strategic communications, public involvement and legislative projects. I have two sons Gram, 6, and Liam, 3, and have been married to my husband for almost 10 years. We have had a great summer going to Royals games, swimming, playing t-ball, and just got back from vacation in Colorado where we visited Colorado Springs, Canon City, Boulder and Estes Park.

W6 Article Review Electronic Vehicles

1.) Islam, B. Shareef, H.  Mohamed, A.  (2017, December 8) Improved approach for electric vehicle rapid charging station placement and sizing using Google maps and binary lightning search algorithm. PLOS ONE. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0189170 Week 6 Article PDF Jessie Sampson – Electric Charching Stations 2.) Abstract The electric vehicle (EV) is considered a premium solution to global … Continue reading W6 Article Review Electronic Vehicles

Diffusions of Innovations Article

When reading the Wikipedia entry on Diffusion of Innovation and how diffusion is described as, “the process by which innovation is communicated over time among the participants in a social system,” one of the first things that came to mind was self-driving cars. As someone who reviews Nebraska’s Innovations in Transportation report each year I … Continue reading Diffusions of Innovations Article

How Innovations in Transportation Impact the Public

I am excited to be talking this class in my final semester of obtaining my degree.  The classes I have taken so far have given me insight into managing data for strategic decision making so I think it will be exciting to get some experience.  Having the ability to assess and apply frequently used quantitative … Continue reading How Innovations in Transportation Impact the Public