• Ph.D., Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) (Forestry, 1998)

• M.Phil., The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Geography, 1992)

• B.S.Sc. (Honors), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Geography, with Biology Minor, 1989)

North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources

• • Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

    • Coordinator of State Grants, 2026 - Present

    • Director of Graduate Programs, 2014 - 2026

    • Full Professor, 2012 - Present

North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources

• • Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Associate Faculty, 2005 – Present

  • Center for Geospatial Analytics, Faculty Fellow, 2017 – Present

  • Natural Resources Masters Program, Natural Resources Faculty, 1999 – Present

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Social Science

• • Department of Geography and Resource Management, Adjunct Professor, 2012 – Present

National Taiwan University, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture

• • School of Forestry and Resource Conservation

    • Visiting Professor, 2021

    • Visiting Associate Professor, 2007-2008