Dr. Youqin Huang is a Professor of Geography and Planning, and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Success at University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). She received her Ph.D. in Geography from University of California, Los Angeles in 2001. Her research aims to understand the impact of socioeconomic transformation and government policies, focusing on housing, migration, and health and wellbeing. She is the (co-)author/(co-)editor of ten books, including Housing Inequality in Chinese Cities (2014), Confronting the Challenges of Urbanization in China: Insights from Social Science Perspectives (2016), and Chinese Cities in the 21st Century (2020). She has also published many papers in leading journals in geography, housing, and urban studies, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), The China Quarterly, Annals of American Association of Geographers, Urban Studies, Cities, Housing Studies, Environment and Planning A and B. Her research was supported by different agencies, including NIH, NSF and AAAS, and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. She received many awards, including “Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activities” by SUNY (2024), “President’s Excellence Award in Research and Creative Activities” (2023), “President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement” (2020) by the University at Albany, and “Outstanding Service Award” by the American Association of Geographers China Geography Specialty Group (2019).
