Education

  • 2007, Ph.D, Urban and Regional Science, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
  • 2000, M.S. Soil Science, Department of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
  • 1997, B.S. Land Management, Department of Resources and Environment, Hunan Normal University, China

Professional Certificates

  • 2006, Certificate for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University
  • 2007, Certificate for Environmental Hazard/Emergency Management, Texas A&M University
  • 2001, Certificate for Geographical Information System, ESRI Techniques and Training Center of China

Invited Reviewer

National/International Services

Federal Scientific Research Proposal Reviewer
U.S. Department of State (2010)
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (2008)
U.S. National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) (2010)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2012)

International Journal Reviewers
Journal of Environmental Management (2008); Local Environment (2008); International Journal of Environmental Pollution (2008); Population and Environment (2008; 2009); Environmental Management (2009; 2011; 2012); In. Form Journal (2008); Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2009; 2010); Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (2010; 2011); Sustainability Journal (2010); Journal of Planning Education and Research (2010); Journal of Planning Literature (2010; 2011); Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (2011); International Journal of Disaster Risk Science (2010; 2012); African Journal of Agricultural Research (2010; 2011; 2012); Natural Hazards Review (2011; 2012); Carbon Management (2011); Environment and Planning A (2011); Educational Research Journal (2011); Natural Hazards (2011; 2012); Landscape and Urban Planning (2011; 2012); International Journal of Climatology (2011); Computers and Geosciences (2011); The Social Science Journal (2012);

International Scientific Publisher Reviewer
Journal Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, by Springer Publisher (2011-Present)
Invited Book Proposal Reviewer, Ashgate Publisher (2010)

International Conference Recognition
Program Chair, the 2nd International Conference on Information and Multimedia Technology (ICIMT 2010), Hong Kong.
Invited Participant, 2010’s AIMES Young Scholar's Network Summer Institute at Cornell University.
Invited Official Observer, 2012 Invitational Drought Tournament (IDT), The Agri-Environment Services Branch (AESB) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC-AAC), Saskatoon, Canada.