JONĖ VITKAUSKAITĖ RAMANAUSKIENĖ

PhD student and teaching assistant, Civil Society and Sustainability Research Group, Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology. 
Jonė has experience working as an economic-social analysis consultant in various projects related to environmental policy. In addition to her doctoral research, she is currently also involved in other researches that analyse the environmental behaviour of individuals. Jonė also shares her knowledge by lecturing at Kaunas University of Technology.
Jonė studies individual travel behaviour. She is specifically interested in a way individuals choose commuting travel modes, and with her research, she aims to scientifically substantiate, test and evaluate an intervention model that would encourage people working in the city of Kaunas to reduce their car commuting trips. Jonė is interested in this topic, because changes in travel behaviour is the fastest way to a reduced ecological footprint of societies. Jonė’s research insights are extremely valuable for students and young entrepreneurs who are developing future urban mobility ideas and solutions. Therefore, she’s mentoring talents and teams during entrepreneurship promotion events, such as hackathons, ideation workshops.