Expertise

My research applies the recently developed techniques in spatial statistics and geographic information systems (GIS) to identify hotspots in cancer incidence and mortality rates and to test hypotheses regarding the effects of various geographic and environmental variables.


Research: Geography – Studies geographic differentials in cancer incidence and mortality rates using spatial statistics and geographic information systems (GIS) technology


Research:

  • Population geography, population and environment, spatial statistics, GIS, regional development, China.
Communities
Geography
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University, 1996
Keywords
geography
Associations
Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographical Information Systems (CPGIS)