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Wei Song

Professor

A&S Natural Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0001-6240-5706
  • Professor
    A&S Natural Sciences
  • 502-852-2690 (Work)
  • University of Louisville, Geographic and Environmental Sciences, 208 Lutz Hall, Louisville, KY, 40292, United States

BIO

Dr. Wei Song is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Geographic and Environmental Sciences at the University of Louisville (UofL). He is also a Ph.D. faculty in Urban and Public Affairs and an affiliated faculty in Asian Studies.

 

Dr. Wei Song is a human-economic geographer. The central theme of his research is the spatial heterogeneity in social, economic and demographic processes, primarily at urban and regional scales. His research activities have been largely focused on three interrelated concentrations: spatial interaction and transportation; urban social issues; and spatial dynamics of urbanization and urban structure. Dr. Song’s research expertise includes location and transportation analysis, economic geography, urban (crime) issues, spatial statistics, and GIS applications.


ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chair
    University of Louisville, Geographic and Environmental Sciences, USA2021
  • Professor
    University of Louisville, Geographic and Environmental Sciences, USA2018
  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisville, Geographic and Environmental Sciences, USA2009 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Louisville, Geographic and Environmental Sciences, USA2003 - 2009
  • Ph.D. faculty of Urban and Public Affairs
    University of Louisville, Urban and Public Affairs, USA2010
  • Affiliated faculty of Asian Studies
    University of Louisville, USA2011

DEGREES

  • PHD, Transportation Geography, Location Analysis
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
  • M.A., Geography & Regional Sciences
    The George Washington University, Washington D.C., United States
  • B.S., Economic Geography
    Peking University, Beijing, China

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review