Dr. Chi’s research is focused on socio-environmental systems, aiming to understand the interactions between human populations and built and natural environments and to identify important assets (social, environmental, infrastructural, institutional) to help vulnerable populations adapt and become resilient to environmental changes. His current work investigates climate change impacts on coastal communities in the Arctic and climate-driven migration and left-behind children in Central Asia. He is an expert in spatial and big data analytic methods and lead author of the textbook “Spatial Regression Models for the Social Sciences” (SAGE 2019).
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Recent Publications
Ecosystem services trade-offs and synergies in China, 2000–2015
Chen, W. & Chi, G., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatial mismatch of ecosystem service demands and supplies in China, 2000–2020
Chen, W. & Chi, G., Apr 2022, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 194, 4, 295.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Urbanization and ecosystem services: The multi-scale spatial spillover effects and spatial variations
Chen, W. & Chi, G., Mar 2022, In: Land Use Policy. 114, 105964.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bride kidnapping and gendered labor migration: evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Hofmann, E. T. & Chi, G., 2022, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 48, 11, p. 2493-2514 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bayesian Forecasting with a Regime-Switching Zero-Inflated Multilevel Poisson Regression Model: An Application to Adolescent Alcohol Use with Spatial Covariates
Li, Y., Oravecz, Z., Zhou, S., Bodovski, Y., Barnett, I. J., Chi, G., Zhou, Y., Friedman, N. P., Vrieze, S. I. & Chow, S. M., Jun 2022, In: Psychometrika. 87, 2, p. 376-402 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Assessing the validity of mobile device data for estimating visitor demographics and visitation patterns in Yellowstone National Park
Liang, Y., Yin, J., Pan, B., Lin, M. S., Miller, L., Taff, B. D. & Chi, G., Sep 1 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 317, 115410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An evaluation of geo-located Twitter data for measuring human migration
Yin, J., Gao, Y. & Chi, G., 2022, In: International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 36, 9, p. 1830-1852 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A multi-modal approach towards mining social media data during natural disasters -- a case study of Hurricane Irma
Mohanty, S. D., Biggers, B., Sayedahmed, S., Pourebrahim, N., Goldstein, E. B., Bunch, R., Chi, G., Sadri, F., McCoy, T. P. & Cosby, A., Jan 1 2021, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A multi-modal approach towards mining social media data during natural disasters - A case study of Hurricane Irma
Mohanty, S. D., Biggers, B., Sayedahmed, S., Pourebrahim, N., Goldstein, E. B., Bunch, R., Chi, G., Sadri, F., McCoy, T. P. & Cosby, A., Feb 15 2021, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 54, 102032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Area- and Individual-Level Correlates of Self-Rated Health: Implications for Geographic Health Disparities
Moss, J. L., Roy, S., Clebak, K. T., Radico, J., Sell, J., Scartozzi, C., Zhou, S., Chi, G. & Oser, T., 2021, In: Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 12Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exposure to anti-Black Lives Matter movement and obesity of the Black population
Park, H. J., Francisco, S. C., Pang, M. R., Peng, L. & Chi, G., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Science and Medicine. 114265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening in the U.S
Pinto, C. N., Niles, J. K., Kaufman, H. W., Marlowe, E. M., Alagia, D. P., Chi, G. & Van Der Pol, B., May 18 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Remittances and household spending strategies: evidence from the Life in Kyrgyzstan Study, 2011–2013
Wang, D., Hagedorn, A. & Chi, G., 2021, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 47, 13, p. 3015-3036 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Subway development and obesity: Evidence from China
Xiao, C., Yang, Y. & Chi, G., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Transport and Health. 21, 101065.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Differentiation and progress of urban regionalization in China: Perspectives of land use and geography
Xu, F., Wang, Z., Chi, G., Wang, D., Zhang, Z. & Zuo, D., Dec 2021, In: Applied Geography. 137, 102600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review