Social Transformations and Urban Transitions in China

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Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Tim Oakes is Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is former Director of the Colorado Center for Asian Studies, and from 2018 to 2023 served as Project Director for China Made, an international research collective exploring sociotechnical dimensions of China's infrastructure-driven model of development.

Professor of Geography, University of British Columbia
Jamie Peck, FRSC, FBA, FAcSS is Professor of Geography, University Killam Professor, and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of British Columbia, Canada. With long-term research interests in economic geography, urban and regional studies, and institutional political economy, his recent books include Variegated economies (2023, Oxford), Urban studies inside/out: theory, method, practice (2020, Sage, coedited with H Leitner & E Sheppard), Market/place: exploring spaces of exchange (2020, Agenda, coedited with C Berndt & NM Rantisi), and Offshore: exploring the worlds of global outsourcing (2017, Oxford). Peck is the recipient of the Prix Vautrin Lud (“le Nobel de Géographie”), the American Association of Geographers’ Distinguished Scholarship Award, the Regional Studies Association’s Sir Peter Hall Award, and the Royal Geographical Society’s Back Award. He is the Managing Editor of the journal "EPA: Economy & Space" and the founder of the Summer Institute in Economic Geography.

University at Albany, SUNY, Associate Vice Provost, Professor
Youqin Huang is a Professor of Geography and Planning, and Associate Vice Provost at University at Albany, SUNY. She received her Ph.D. in Geography from University of California, Los Angeles. Her research aims to understand the impact of socioeconomic transformation and government policies, focusing on housing, migration, and health/wellbeing. She is the (co-)author of ten books, including Housing Inequality in Chinese Cities, and Chinese Cities in the 21st Century. She has also published many papers in leading journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The China Quarterly, Annals of American Association of Geographers, Urban Studies, and Housing Studies. She has received many accolades, including “Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activities” by SUNY, “President’s Excellence Award in Research and Creative Activities” and “President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement” by University at Albany, and “Outstanding Service Award” by American Association of Geographers China Geography Specialty Group.

University of Michigan, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Lan Deng is a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan. She has been studying housing and real estate development in both the U.S. and China. Her research examines the different types of interventions the two countries have developed to provide decent housing and quality neighborhoods for their residents. In the U.S., the interventions she studied include major government housing programs as well as community-based initiatives. Her work in China examines the changing role of the state versus the development of private market in shaping the country’s housing and urban development. Professor Deng recently served as the Associate Director for the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies at Michigan and is currently an editor for the international journal of Housing Studies. Professor Deng holds a Ph.D. in city and regional planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.S. and B.S. from Peking University, China.

Professor of Geography, UCLA
Cindy Fan is Professor of Geography and also Vice Provost for International Studies and Global Engagement at UCLA. She provides strategic leadership for the university’s international partnerships and agreements, represents UCLA globally, promotes international education and research, and oversees the International Institute. Dr. Fan received her PhD from the Ohio State University, and is internationally known for her research on migration, split households, gender, and regional development in China. She has numerous publications and has delivered keynotes across the world. Dr. Fan is formerly co-editor of the international journals Regional Studies and Eurasian Geography and Economics. She has received the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award, Distinguished Scholar Awards from the American Association of Geographers, major grants from the Mellon Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation and National Science Foundation, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Bristol. Dr. Fan is an elected member of the National Academy of International Education.