Bogdan Kapatsila is an Assistant Professor in the School of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Iowa. Bogdan's research is primarily concerned with the sustainability and equity of transportation systems, particularly how land use, built environment, technology, and transport policy influence people's travel behavior and impact their well-being. Bogdan has worked in academic, private, and public sector settings at the local, regional, state, and international levels on travel satisfaction, transit safety, transit electrification, technological innovation, micromobility, and transport impact assessment.

Bogdan completed his PhD at the University of Alberta, Canada, receiving the 2024 Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR) PhD Award for his dissertation, "The Use of Behavioural Insights for Crowding Management on Public Transit.” He holds an MS in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Iowa and was a Fulbright Graduate Student, Edmond S. Muskie Professional Fellow, and Hatfield Resident Fellow during that time. Bogdan received a BS in Automation and Computer Integrated Technologies and MS in Civil Engineering at Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Ukraine.

The underlying goal of Bogdan's research is to inform effective transport policies that have low environmental impact, promote health, and allow people to reach their full potential.