14 journal articles · 1 book chapter · 8 conference papers & presentations · 1 public commentary
Yan, M., Fu, C., Du, H., Conlon, D., Zhao, S., Chen, R., Nogueira de Melo, S., Li, Y., & Xu, Y. (2026). Protector or provocateur? Analysis of U.S. overseas military bases and terrorism. Applied Geography. 194 · Article 104123
Soto-Jiménez, M. F., Jaffer, E., Zhao, S., Soto-Morales, S., Roos-Muñoz, S., & Morton-Bermea, O. (2026). Sustained airborne lead exposure in an arid city: The roles of legacy emissions, meteorology, and topographic trapping in Torreón, Mexico. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. 19 · Article 131
Soto-Jiménez, M. F., Zhao, S., Jaffer, E., & Jocobi-Aguilar, C. L. (2026). Atmospheric dry and lead deposition in an arid Mexican city: Legacy of smelting and leaded gasoline. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 90(3) · Article 16
Amiri, A., Dong, X., Amiri, A., Zhao, S., & Fox, M. (2026). Total toxic releases from electric utilities and mining facilities and their relationships with human health in the United States. Air. 4(2) · Article 11
Stone, B., Amiri, A., Zhao, S., Hamidi, S., Johnson, P., & Bruns, D. (2025). Food insecurity, walkability, and social determinants of health: A cross-sectional, county-level study of associations with maternal and infant mortality in the United States. Healthcare. 13(19) · Article 2407
Glasgow, D., Rai, S., Zhao, S., Taylor, J., & Haider-Markel, D. P. (2025). Beyond group membership: New way of measuring environmental interest group strength in the American states. State Politics & Policy Quarterly. 25(2) · 237–259
Glasgow, D., Zhao, S., & Rai, S. (2021). Rethinking climate change leadership: An analysis of the ambitiousness of state GHG targets. Review of Policy Research. 38(4) · 398–426
Zhao, S., Zhou, S., & Noonan, D. (2019). Environmental justice and green schools—Assessing students and communities’ access to green schools. Social Science Quarterly. 100(6) · 2223–2239
Amiri, A., & Zhao, S. (2019). Environmental justice screening tools: Implications for nursing. Public Health Nursing. 36(3) · 411–421
Castner, J., Amiri, A., Rodriguez, J., Huntington-Moskos, L., Thompson, L. M., Zhao, S., & Polivka, B. (2019). Advancing the symptom science model with environmental health. Public Health Nursing. 36(5) · 716–725
Amiri, A., & Zhao, S. (2019). Working with an environmental justice community: Nurse observation, assessment, and intervention. Nursing Forum. 54(2) · 270–279
Kaulfus, A., Alexander, S., Zhao, S., O’Keefe, L., Oster, R., & Bartlucci, A. (2017). The inherent challenges of using large data sets in healthcare research: Experiences of an interdisciplinary team. Computers, Informatics, Nursing. 35(5) · 221–225
Glasgow, D., & Zhao, S. (2017). Has the Clean Air Interstate Rule fulfilled its mission? An assessment of federal rule-making in preventing regional spillover pollution. Review of Policy Research. 34(2) · 186–207
Chan, K. N., & Zhao, S. (2016). Punctuated equilibrium and the information disadvantage of authoritarianism: Evidence from the People’s Republic of China. Policy Studies Journal. 44(2) · 134–155
Zhao, S., & Kennedy, S. (2012). China’s frustrating pursuit of market economy status: Implications for China and the world. Book chapter. In S. Kennedy & S. Cheng (Eds.), From rule takers to rule makers: The growing role of Chinese in global governance. RCCPB & ICTSD.
Cai, D., Zhao, S., Fan, C., Shi, D., & Wang, F. (2026). Data-driven spatiotemporal analysis and machine learning attribution of CONUS power grid outages (2015–2024). Conference paper · In press. 2026 IEEE 14th International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE) · Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Zhao, S., & Heming, A. (2020). Green school & social equity: Understanding effective green school advocacy. Paper presentation. U.S. Green Building Council Equity Summit · Virtual · October
Zhou, S., Zhao, S., & Noonan, D. (2019). Why do schools go green? Assessing policy impacts on green school building adoption in the United States. Paper presentation. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Annual Research Conference · November
Zhao, S., Zhou, S., & Noonan, D. S. (2018). Environmental justice and green schools—Assessing students and communities’ access to green schools. Paper presentation. Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management Annual Research Conference · November
Glasgow, D., Zhao, S., & Rai, S. (2017). Livin’ on a prayer? Gauging the effectiveness of state GHG emission reduction policies. Paper presentation. Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference · January
Zhao, S., & Glasgow, D. (2016). Do regulators allow bordering facilities to emit more air pollution? An empirical assessment of the interstate free riding problem. Paper presentation. Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference · January
Zhao, S., & Noonan, D. (2015). Assessing the equity of access to green buildings: LEED-certified schools and libraries, their surrounding neighborhoods, and who owns them. Paper presentation. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Annual Research Conference · November
Zhao, S. (2014). Environmental regulation, globalization and the adoption of green supply chain management. Paper presentation. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting · Seattle, Washington · April 17–19
Zhao, S. (2023). Guest opinion: Sunday was a sad Mother’s Day for Chinese Alabamians. AL.com · Opinion. May 18, 2023