Kerry Fang

Kerry Fang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on economic development, land use policy, and their socio-environmental consequences, with interdisciplinary methods spanning economics, statistics, geography, sociology, and computer science. She examines global contexts including the U.S., China, Australia, and Russia.

Education:

• PhD, Urban and Regional Planning and Design, University of Maryland, College Park (2018)
• MA, Land Management, Zhejiang University (2013)
• BA, Land Management, Zhejiang University (2011)

Research Interests:

• Corruption in economic development projects
• Land use programs for coastal resilience
• Text-mining of planning literature

Her work bridges theory and practice, addressing questions like regional inequality and policy efficacy in job creation and innovation.

Her recent articles explore topics such as communication networks in development projects, minority-owned business data utilization, and integrating urban data science into economic development curricula. These contributions highlight interdisciplinary approaches to urban challenges.

No scientific awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Teaching and Advising: Teaches courses like UP 545: Economic Development Policy and Land Use and Environmental Planning. She advises students on topics intersecting economic development and spatial policy, though specific advisee names are not listed.

Labs/Teams: No specific lab or team affiliations were detailed, though her work likely involves collaborations with interdisciplinary research groups.