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Hon Assoc Professor Siqin Wang
Hon Assoc Professor

Siqin Wang

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Overview

Background

Dr Wang is currently appointed as Honorary Research Fellow / Lecturer at UQ, double affiliated to RMIT University as Senior Lecturer. She is holding Ph.D in Geography, University of Queensland, Australia, 2018; M.S. in GIS, Northern Illinois University, USA, 2011; B.S. in Urban Planning, Sun Yat-Sen University, China, 2009. Before joining UQ in 2015, she worked as a Geographic Information System (GIS) analyst (2011-2012) in Arizona State Government, USA, and a GIS manager (2012-2015) eTour International, a private IT sector in Hawaii, USA. She has been working as an Australian Research Council (ARC) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2018-2020) and as an Associate Lecturer (2021-2022) at UQ. She was nominated by the Australia Academy of Sciences as the Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2021. I have been involved in teaching in six courses at UQ: GEOM 2001 Introduction of Geographic Information Analysis (lecturer and course coordinator); GEOM 3003/7002 Spatial Modelling and Analysis (lecturer and course coordinator); GEOM 1001 Fundamentals of Geographic Information and Technologies (lecturer and tutor); GEOG2001 Human Mobility and Migration, GEOG 2205/7205 Global Population Issue, and GEOG 3205 Applied Demography.

Availability

Hon Assoc Professor Siqin Wang is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • GIScience

    Developing and applying framework and methods of GIScience (i.e., urban modelling, remote sensing, and spatial analysis) and spatiotemporal big data analytics (e.g., geospatial artificial intelligence, geoinformatics, and big data mining) to understand computational social science and human-environment interactions in the domain of digital health geography, human settlement, human mobility and migration, social vulnerability and inequality, human responses to climate change.

Research impacts

Since Dr Wang's PhD conferral in 2018, she has published +50 journal articles (as the leading and corresponding author in 35), four book chapters, and one media outlet. She has been working on four Australian Research Council projects and international projects with collaborators from +20 universities in the USA, UK, Canada, China, Japan, UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Qatar. Her publications include the Top One Journal in Human Geography Progress in Human Geography (IF 6.766, 1/84 in Human Geography), Journal of Environmental Management (IF 5.647, 6/128 in Environmental Science), Cities (IF 4.802, 7/65 in Urban Studies), Transport Policy (IF 3.382, 16/149 in Tranportation), Applied Geography (IF 3.508, 10/84 in Geography), and Environment and Planning A (IF 2.855, 12/84 in Geography).

Dr Wang is the principal investigator and co-investigator in research projects funded by the Australian Urban Research Institute and Network and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. She was awarded as the Top 20 Global Cutting-edge Technology Young Scientist 2022; First Prize and People’s Choice in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Poster Competition, University of Queensland, 2015; Honour Membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, the International Geographic Honour Society (since 2011), AAG First Prize Award (2011) and AAG Travel Fund (2011). She currently acts as the Associated Chair, Spatial Data Lab affiliated to Centre of Geographic Analysis, Harvard University; the Vice Chair of the Young Scientist Innovation Network for Digital Earth of ISDE (International Society for Digital Earth); the editorial board member of the International Journal of Digital Earth (08/2022), the guest editor in International Journal of Earth Observation and Geoinformatics, and the reviewer in 20+ international journals.

Works

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92 works between 2009 and 2026

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2022

Book Chapter

The inequities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

Huang, Xiao, Wang, Siqin and Li, Xiao (2022). The inequities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. The geographies of COVID-19: geospatial stories of a global pandemic. (pp. 85-96) edited by Melinda Laituri, Robert B. Richardson and Junghwan Kim. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-11775-6_8

The inequities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

Journal Article

COVID-19 Infection and Contact Tracing Among Refugees in the United States, 2020–2021

Zhang, Mengxi, Payton, Colleen, Gurung, Ashok, Anglewicz, Philip, Subedi, Parangkush, Ali, Ahmed, Ibrahim, Anisa, Haider, Mahri, Hamidi, Navid, Atem, Jacob, Thang, Jenni, Wang, Siqin, Kim, Curi, Kimball, Sarah L., Karaki, Fatima, Nazhat, Najib, Abouagila, Mouammar and Yun, Katherine (2022). COVID-19 Infection and Contact Tracing Among Refugees in the United States, 2020–2021. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 25 (6), 1239-1245. doi: 10.1007/s10903-022-01441-6

COVID-19 Infection and Contact Tracing Among Refugees in the United States, 2020–2021

2021

Journal Article

The effects of the built environment on the general health, physical activity and obesity of adults in Queensland, Australia

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan, Lam, Jack and Kwan, Mei-Po (2021). The effects of the built environment on the general health, physical activity and obesity of adults in Queensland, Australia. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 39 100456, 100456. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2021.100456

The effects of the built environment on the general health, physical activity and obesity of adults in Queensland, Australia

2021

Journal Article

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among refugees in the United States

Zhang, Mengxi, Gurung, Ashok, Anglewicz, Philip, Subedi, Parangkush, Payton, Colleen, Ali, Ahmed, Ibrahim, Anisa, Haider, Mahri, Hamidi, Navid, Atem, Jacob, Thang, Jenni, Wang, Siqin, Kim, Curi, Kimball, Sarah L., Karaki, Fatima, Nazhat, Najib, Abouagila, Mouammar and Yun, Katherine (2021). Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among refugees in the United States. Public Health Reports, 136 (6), 774-781. doi: 10.1177/00333549211045838

Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among refugees in the United States

2021

Journal Article

Access to urban parks: comparing spatial accessibility measures using three GIS-based approaches

Wang, Siqin, Wang, Mingshu and Liu, Yan (2021). Access to urban parks: comparing spatial accessibility measures using three GIS-based approaches. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 90 101713, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2021.101713

Access to urban parks: comparing spatial accessibility measures using three GIS-based approaches

2021

Journal Article

Revealing public opinion towards COVID-19 vaccines with Twitter data in the United States: spatiotemporal perspective

Hu, Tao, Wang, Siqin, Luo, Wei, Zhang, Mengxi, Huang, Xiao, Yan, Yingwei, Liu, Regina, Ly, Kelly, Kacker, Viraj, She, Bing and Li, Zhenlong (2021). Revealing public opinion towards COVID-19 vaccines with Twitter data in the United States: spatiotemporal perspective. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (9) e30854, e30854. doi: 10.2196/30854

Revealing public opinion towards COVID-19 vaccines with Twitter data in the United States: spatiotemporal perspective

2021

Journal Article

Chronic illness, subjective wellbeing, and health services availability: a study of older adults in Australia

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan, Lam, Jack and Gao, Zhe (2021). Chronic illness, subjective wellbeing, and health services availability: a study of older adults in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (15) 7718, 7718. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157718

Chronic illness, subjective wellbeing, and health services availability: a study of older adults in Australia

2021

Journal Article

Human mobility data in the COVID-19 pandemic: characteristics, applications, and challenges

Hu, Tao, Wang, Siqin, She, Bing, Zhang, Mengxi, Huang, Xiao, Cui, Yunhe, Khuri, Jacob, Hu, Yaxin, Fu, Xiaokang, Wang, Xiaoyue, Wang, Peixiao, Zhu, Xinyan, Bao, Shuming, Guan, Wendy and Li, Zhenlong (2021). Human mobility data in the COVID-19 pandemic: characteristics, applications, and challenges. International Journal of Digital Earth, 14 (9), 1126-1147. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2021.1952324

Human mobility data in the COVID-19 pandemic: characteristics, applications, and challenges

2021

Journal Article

To move or stay? A cellular automata model to predict urban growth in coastal regions amidst rising sea levels

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan, Feng, Yongjiu and Lei, Zhenkun (2021). To move or stay? A cellular automata model to predict urban growth in coastal regions amidst rising sea levels. International Journal of Digital Earth, 14 (9), 1213-1235. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2021.1946178

To move or stay? A cellular automata model to predict urban growth in coastal regions amidst rising sea levels

2021

Journal Article

Understanding residential relocation choices in coastal cities in the face of climate change

Wang, Haiyun, Searle, Glen, Wang, Siqin and Liu, Yan (2021). Understanding residential relocation choices in coastal cities in the face of climate change. Findings. doi: 10.32866/001c.23722

Understanding residential relocation choices in coastal cities in the face of climate change

2021

Journal Article

A bibliometric analysis and network visualisation of human mobility studies from 1990 to 2020: emerging trends and future research directions

Wang, Siqin, Zhang, Mengxi, Hu, Tao, Fu, Xiaokang, Gao, Zhe, Halloran, Briana and Liu, Yan (2021). A bibliometric analysis and network visualisation of human mobility studies from 1990 to 2020: emerging trends and future research directions. Sustainability, 13 (10) 5372, 5372. doi: 10.3390/su13105372

A bibliometric analysis and network visualisation of human mobility studies from 1990 to 2020: emerging trends and future research directions

2021

Journal Article

Identification and mechanisms of regional urban shrinkage: a case study of Wuhan city in the heart of rapidly growing China

Gao, Zhe, Wang, Siqin and Gu, Jiang (2021). Identification and mechanisms of regional urban shrinkage: a case study of Wuhan city in the heart of rapidly growing China. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 147 (1) 05020033. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000643

Identification and mechanisms of regional urban shrinkage: a case study of Wuhan city in the heart of rapidly growing China

2021

Journal Article

Equity of public transport costs before and after a fare policy reform: an empirical evaluation using smartcard data

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Equity of public transport costs before and after a fare policy reform: an empirical evaluation using smartcard data. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 144, 104-118. doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2020.12.010

Equity of public transport costs before and after a fare policy reform: an empirical evaluation using smartcard data

2021

Journal Article

Using WeChat data to understand residential mobility of mainland China-born migrants in Australia: a segmented assimilation perspective

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan, Sigler, Thomas and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Using WeChat data to understand residential mobility of mainland China-born migrants in Australia: a segmented assimilation perspective. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 14 (3), 703-729. doi: 10.1007/s12061-020-09368-x

Using WeChat data to understand residential mobility of mainland China-born migrants in Australia: a segmented assimilation perspective

2021

Journal Article

A season for complaints: How does weather affect noise complaints between neighbors?

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). A season for complaints: How does weather affect noise complaints between neighbors?. Weather, Climate, and Society, 13 (4), 753-768. doi: 10.1175/WCAS-D-21-0020.1

A season for complaints: How does weather affect noise complaints between neighbors?

2020

Journal Article

Examining the change of human mobility adherent to social restriction policies and its effect on COVID-19 cases in australia

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan and Hu, Tao (2020). Examining the change of human mobility adherent to social restriction policies and its effect on COVID-19 cases in australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (21) 7930, 7930-17. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217930

Examining the change of human mobility adherent to social restriction policies and its effect on COVID-19 cases in australia

2020

Journal Article

Public participation in smart-city governance: a qualitative content analysis of public comments in urban China

Gao, Zhe, Wang, Siqin and Gu, Jiang (2020). Public participation in smart-city governance: a qualitative content analysis of public comments in urban China. Sustainability, 12 (20) 8605, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/su12208605

Public participation in smart-city governance: a qualitative content analysis of public comments in urban China

2020

Journal Article

Constructing a sense of home: older Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land

Liu, Shuang, Liu, Yan and Wang, Siqin (2020). Constructing a sense of home: older Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land. Journal of Sociology, 57 (3), 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1440783320927083

Constructing a sense of home: older Chinese migrants ageing in a foreign land

2020

Journal Article

Spatially-explicit modeling and intensity analysis of China's land use change 2000–2050

Feng, Yongjiu, Lei, Zhenkun, Tong, Xiaohua, Gao, Chen, Chen, Shurui, Wang, Jiafeng and Wang, Siqin (2020). Spatially-explicit modeling and intensity analysis of China's land use change 2000–2050. Journal of Environmental Management, 263 110407, 110407. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110407

Spatially-explicit modeling and intensity analysis of China's land use change 2000–2050

2019

Journal Article

Modelling urban change with cellular automata: Contemporary issues and future research directions

Liu, Yan, Batty, Michael, Wang, Siqin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2019). Modelling urban change with cellular automata: Contemporary issues and future research directions. Progress in Human Geography, 45 (1), 030913251989530-24. doi: 10.1177/0309132519895305

Modelling urban change with cellular automata: Contemporary issues and future research directions

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