People : Faculty
Dr. Li An
Assistant Professor of Geography
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-4493
Office: Storm Hall 315
Phone: (619) 594-5932
e-mail: lan@mail.sdsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. (Systems Modeling), Michigan State University, 2003
M.S. (Probability and Statistics), Michigan State University, 2002
M.S. (Systems Ecology), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1992
B.S. (Economic Geography), Beijing University, 1989
Courses Taught
- Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Landscape Modeling and Simulation
- Landscape Ecology
Research Interests
- Methodology of quantitative modeling in land-use/cover, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity dynamics
- Complexity theory and their application in human-environment interactions
- Landscape ecology: concepts, methods, and applications in natural resource and biodiversity conservation
- Integration of social science concepts and methods with GIS/remote sensing and spatial analysis
- Population, development, and their environmental effects, especially in developing countries
Current Projects
- SDSU UGP Grant: Sampling at What Scales? A Computational Simulation Approach, PI.
- NSF PIRE Collaborative Research and Training in Social Context, Population Processes, and Environmental Change, Co-PI.