Education

BA, International Business and English, China Agricultural University, 2000
MS, Sociology, China Agricultural University, 2003
MS, Statistics. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007
PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (Environmental and Resource Sociology), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009

Specialties

Population and environment
Migration and environment
Vulnerability and adaptation
Community and natural resources
Research methods and data

Research

Trained as an environmental and resource social scientist with emphasis on human population dynamics and sustainable development, Dr. Qin has a diverse academic background in sociology and rural sociology, demography, geography, environmental science as well as mixed and spatial methodological research. His interdisciplinary training and research experience focus on analyzing social and cultural aspects of natural resources and environmental systems.

Teaching

NAT_R/RU_SOC/PEA_ST/SOCIOL 1120: Population, Environment and Sustainability
NAT_R/RU_SOC/SOCIOL 4370/7370: Society, Environment and Natural Resources
NAT_R/RU_SOC/SOCIOL 8287: Seminar on Sustainable Development
RU_SOC 8436: Community, Natural Resources and Sustainability
AAE/AG_ED_LD/RU_SOC 8510: Research Methods and Design

Affiliations

School of Natural Resources (Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Emphasis Area)
Institute for Data Science and Informatics
Department of Sociology
Department of Geography
Population, Education and Health Center
Conservation Biology Graduate Program