Shijuan Chen
Biography
Dr. Shijuan Chen is an Assistant Professor at the School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston. She is a remote sensing scientist specializing in monitoring land system change. Her research focuses on tracking land system changes and examining their drivers and impacts. Using remote sensing and geospatial science, she studies land changes, such as forest degradation, shifting agriculture and urbanization. Her work seeks to better understand human-environment interactions.
Area of Expertise
Remote sensing and geospatial science
Land cover and land use change
Deforestation and forest degradation
Terrestrial ecosystem and carbon cycle
Urbanization and human-environment interactions
Degrees
Ph.D. in Earth and Environment, Boston University.
Professional Publications & Contributions
My publications on Google Scholar
Additional Information
Dr. Shijuan Chen is an Assistant Professor at the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is a remote sensing scientist specializing in land system change monitoring. She earned her Ph.D. in Earth and Environment from Boston University. Before joining UMass Boston, she was a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University. Her research focuses on tracking land system changes and investigating their drivers and impacts. Using remote sensing and geospatial science, she studies land changes, such as forest degradation, shifting agriculture and urbanization. She seeks to advance understanding of human-environment interactions within land systems. Her future research will extend from land system changes to coastal change.