Shiguo Jiang

Associate Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability
Shiguo Jiang - CV
Shiguo Jiang.

Contact

Arts & Sciences 227

Office Hours

Dr. Jiang is on sabbatical in Fall 2025 and will not be hosting office hours during that time.
Education

PhD, Geography, Ohio State University, 2012

MS, Geography, Peking University, China, 2004

BS, Geography, Peking University, China, 2001

BA, Economics, Peking University, China, 2001

About

Schedule

Dr. Jiang is on sabbatical in Fall 2025.

Email: The best way to contact me is by email: [email protected]I try to check emails at least three times a day, normally in the early morning, midday and late afternoon.

Appointments: Schedule an appointment.

Professional History

2022 to Present: Associate professor (tenured), Department of Geography, Planning, and Sustainability, University at Albany

2020 to 2022: Assistant professor (tenure track), Department of Geography and Planning, University at Albany

2019 to 2020: Visiting Assistant professor (maternity cause), Department of Geography and Planning, University at Albany

2016 to Present: Affiliated Faculty, PhD in Information Science program, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany

2015 to 2019: Affiliated Faculty, MS in Biodiversity, Conservation, and Policy (MSBCP) program, Department of Biological Sciences, University at Albany (The MSBCP program was merged into my home department in Fall 2019).

2015 to Present: Research Associate, Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at Albany

2014 to 2019: Assistant professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University at Albany

2013 to 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University

2004 to 2007: Urban Planner, Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute, Beijing, China

Additional Information

Questionnaire for Recommendation Letters

Research

Research Interests

My research focuses on understanding land use/land cover change, forest/agriculture ecosystem dynamics, and human-environment systems through the integrated use of geospatial information technologies (GIS, remote sensing, GPS) and spatial statistical methods.

Instruction & Advising

Courses

Fall

  • Dr. Jiang is on sabbatical in Fall 2025.

Spring

  • GOG494 / GOG594 / PLN594 Artificial Intelligence with Geospatial Big Data
  • GOG529 / BIO534: Spatial Statistics