Professor Emeritus
Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism
Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies, Minor
Office
Ebenezer D. Bassett Hall
Education
Geography
University of Ottawa
1995
Geography
Beijing Normal University
1986
Geography
Beijing Normal University
1983
Areas of Expertise

Geography of cancer, services for aging persons, economic geography, Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, geography of China, GIS, and cartography.

Publications, Research & Presentations
  • Books:

    Gregory Veeck, Cliffton W. Pannell, Xiaoping Shen, Youqin Huang. 2024. География Китая: Глобализация и динамика политических, экономических и социальных изменений. (China's Geography: Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change). Fourth ed. In Russian. Academic Studies Press, Boctoh.    

 Shen, Xiaoping, Shangyi Zhou, and Xiulan Zhang. 2022. Services for Aging Persons in China: Spatial Variations in Supply and Demand. Switzerland AG: Springer Nature.

Gregory Veeck, Cliffton W. Pannell, Xiaoping Shen, Youqin Huang. 2021. China's Geography: Globalization and the Dynamics of Political, Economic, and Social Change. Fourth ed. Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield.

  • Refereed publications (recent):

   Shen, Xiaoping, Limin Wang, Xiulan Zhang, Jiangmei Liu, Lijun Wang, and Li Zhu. 2022. Analysis of Forty Years of Geographic Disparity in Liver Cancer Mortality and the Influence of Risk Factors. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 112(2): 563-580. (Published online on June 16, 2021. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8GMKMDSTKEWTP4GSIYAD/full?target=10.1080/24694452.2021.1919501 )

   Shen, Xiaoping, Limin Wang, and Li Zhu. 2017. A spatial analysis of regional factors and lung cancer mortality in China, 1973-2013, Cancer, epidemiology, biomarkers, and prevention 26(4): 569-577 (Published OnlineFirst February 21, 2017).

   Zhou, Shangyi, Xiaoping Shen (Corresponding author), and Wei Jiang. 2016. Spatial Accessibility and Supply-Demand Analysis of Elderly Dining Services in Beijing. The Professional Geographer 68(4): 674-685 (Published online: 30 Mar 2016).

Shen, Xiaoping, Shangyi Zhou, and Jing Zhao. 2016. Gathering, branding, and commercialization: Development of grassroots artist clusters in China. International Journal of Business and Applied Social Sciences 2(9): 1-15.

Zhou, Shangyi and Xiaoping Shen. 2008. Local Cultural Embeddedness of the Fine Arts Industry in Beijing. Human Geography (Chinese) 23(2): 26-32.

Shen, Xiaoping; Yin, Huaiting and Zhao, Zhe. 2007. Xi’an de gongye chongzu yu chengshi tudi liyong zhuanghua yanjiu (Effects of institutional changes on urban expansion in Xi’an). In Zhuanxing yu chonggou, Zhongguo chengshi fazhan duowei toushi (Transition and restructuring, the multiple perspectives on the development of Chinese cities) Fulong Wu, Laurence J.C. Ma and Zhang Jingxiang Eds. Beijing: Southeast University Press, pp. 166-184.

Shen, Xiaoping. 2006. Eastern China’s Industrial Restructuring in 21st Century. In: Development of Coastal Region in China. Jin, Fengjun and Liu, Yi, Ed. Beijing: The Commercial Press.

Shen, Xiaoping and Laurence J.C. Ma. 2005. Privatization of rural industry and de facto urbanization from below in Southern Jiangsu. Geoforum 36(6):761-777.

 

Awards & Grants

2023      Outstanding Women of Color Award, CCSU

2016-17 Honor Roll of Excellence in Teaching, CCSU

2012-13 Honor Roll of Excellence in Teaching, CCSU

Memberships & Affiliations

American Association of Geographers

China Specialty Group, AAG

Courses Taught

AAPI 110: Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies

Geog 559: Advanced Field Studies in Regional Geography: China

Geog 544: The Geography of World Economic Development

Geog 479: GIS Applications: Business

Geog 476: Advanced Cartography

Geog 463: GIS Applications in Public Health 

Geog 437: China

Geog 435: Japan and Korea

Geog 244: Economic Geography

Geog 276: Elementary Cartography

Geog 120: World Regional Geography