Academic Positions
2013 – Present: Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2008 – 2013: Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2003 – 2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2010 – Present: Visiting Professor, Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2009 – Present: Visiting Professor, School of Geographic Science, Harbin Normal University, China
Administrative Positions
2015-Present: Vice-Chair, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2014-2015: Chair, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2013 – 2014: Chair, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2010 – 2013: Vice-Chair, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
2010 – 2013: Graduate Program Chair, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Education
2003 – Ph.D., Geography, The Ohio State University
1999 – M.S., Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
1995 – B.S., Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China