Peng Chen
Curriculum Vitae
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program of Urban Design & Planning
# 418, Gould Hall, 3949 15th Ave NE, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195
Tel: (206) 321-8034 | Email: chenp5@uw.edu
EDUCATION
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Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program of Urban Design & Planning, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA, 09/2011~ 12/2015
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Bicycling Behavior and Risks of Bicycle Use in Urban Environments
Master of Science, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Transportation), University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA, 09/2011~ 12/2015
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Certificate, Ph.D. Track for Statistics in the Social Sciences, Seattle, University of Washington, USA,
09/2011~ 06/2014
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Certificate, Global Injury & Violence Prevention, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA,
09/2013~ 06/2015
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Master of Science, Human Geography (Urban & Regional Planning), Peking University, Beijing,
China, 09/2007~06/2010
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Bachelor of Engineering, Architecture, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 09/ 2002~06/ 2007
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Land Use and Transportation Planning, and Travel Demand Management
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Travel Behavior Modeling, and Transportation Safety
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Urban Form, and Urban Economics
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Quantitative Analysis, and Geo-spatial Analysis
AWARDS AND HONORS
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University of Washington: Graduate Fellowship | PacTrans Research Assistant | Teaching Assistant,
2011~2015
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Peking University: Top / Runner Up Student Scholarship | Peking University Dean Research Grant,
2007~2010
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Wuhan University: Top / Runner Up Student Scholarship, 2002~2007
EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP
Post Graduate Research Associate (postdoc)
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Pacific NW Transportation Consortium: Safety Data Management and Analysis: Addressing the
Continuing Education Needs for the Pacific Northwest, 05/2016~08/2016
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Pacific NW Transportation Consortium: Identifying High-Risk Built Environments for Severe
Bicycling Injuries, 01/2015~04/2016
Teaching Assistant
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UW URBDP 520 Quantitative Methods in Urban Design and Planning 2013 | 2014 Fall [Student
Evaluation: 4.25/5.0, 3.80/5.0]
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UW URBDP 506 Planning Studio 2014 Winter [Student Evaluation: 3.94/5.0]
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UW URBDP/PBAF 561 Urban Economics and Public Policy 2013 | 2014 | 2015 Spring [Student
Evaluation: 4.14/5.0, 4.93/5.0]
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UW URBDP 598 Intro to GIS 2015 Fall [Student Evaluation: pending]
Research Assistant
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Pacific NW Transportation Consortium: Bicycle Route Choice: GPS Data Collection and Travel
Model Development, 09/2012~08/2013
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China’s 985 Research Grant: The Role of Planning in Developing Mitigation and Adaptation
Strategies for Tackling Climate Change, 09/2011~08/2012
Administrative Staff
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Department of Planning and Land Resource, Shenzhen Municipality, Canton, 06/ 2010~08/2011
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Responsibilities: Organizing meetings, replying to inquiries, supporting transportation surveys,
tracking planning and policy programs, proofreading projects (maps + documents), managing
webpage, hosting online public participation.
Research Assistant
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Peking University Urban Study Center, Beijing, 09/ 2007~08/2009
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The environmental and ecological effects of regional urbanization and the control mechanism in
the Great Pearl Delta Region
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The temporal-spatial evolvement of urban villages on informal real-estate market
Assistant Urban Planner
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Peking University Urban Study Center, Beijing, 09/ 2007~06/2010
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The coordinated development of the Great Pearl River Delta Townships, Canton | Hong Kong |
Macau
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Demolishing and compensation of urban renewals in Shenzhen
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Land use attribute transformation in Shenzhen
Interns: Assistant Urban Planner
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Turenscape Architectural Planning and Landscape Design Institute, Beijing, 12/2006~09/2007
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Shenzhen Municipal Planning and Design Institute, Shenzhen, Canton, 10/2006~11/2006
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Sun Yat-Sen University Planning and Design Insititute, Guangzhou, Canton, 6/2004~8/2004
FORTHCOMING AND ON-GOING PUBLICATIONS (*correponding author)
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Peng Chen*, Qing Shen, “Estimating Built Environment Effects on Cyclist Injury Severity in
Automobile Involved Bicycle Crashes”, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Elsevier, (third round
review)
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Qian Liu, James Jixian Wang, Peng Chen, “Joint Effects of Land Use, Parking and Transit Provision
on Commuting Car Use”, Urban Studies, SAGE, (second round review)
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Peng Chen*, “Effects of Built Environments on Pedestrian Crash Frequencies and Risks in Seattle,
Washington”, Transport and Health, Elsevier, (first round review)
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Qing Shen, Peng Chen, Haixiao Pan, “Effects of Rail Transit Development on Suburban Residents’
Commuting Mode Choice and Car Ownership”, Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice,
Elsevier, (first round review)
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Peng Chen*, Qing Shen, Suzanne Childress, “A GPS Data-based Analysis of Built Environment
Influences on Bicyclist Route Preferences”, Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice,
Elsevier, (first round review)
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Haixiao Pan, Peng Chen*, Jing Li, “Effects of Family Composition on the Ownership of Motorized
and Non-motorized Vehicles in Shanghai: a Structural Equation Modeling Approach”, Transport
Geography, Elsevier, (first round review)
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Peng Chen*, “Bicycle parking security and built environments” , Transportation Research, Part D:
Transport and Environment, Elsevier, (first round review)
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Peng Chen*, Li Yin, Anne Moudon, Zhimin Tao (2015), “Built Environment Effects on Cycling
Crash Frequency in Beijing”, Injury Prevention, BMJ, (on-going)
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
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Peng Chen (2015), “Built Environment Factors in Explaining the Automobile Involved Bicycle Crash
Frequencies: a Spatial Statistic Approach”, Safety Science, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2015.06.016
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Xu Lu, Jie Yin, Yu Ding, Peng Chen (2010), "Investigation & Quantitative Analysis of Urban Color -A Case Study of Shennan Road in Shenzhen", Urban Planning. pp:88-93. (In Chinese)
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Jiaming Wu, Peng Chen*, Jun Zhou (2010). "Study of the spatial & temporal features of Shenzhen
Metro’s stations", Planner, (Supplement).pp.202-205. (In Chinese)
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De Tong, Changchun Feng, Guicai Li, Peng Chen (2010). Categories and characteristics of urban
villages by GIS-based analysis: A case study of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Science China,
vol 53 (Supplement I): 150-157.
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Jiadong Mi, Peng Chen (2007). "Globalization & regionalization of architecture: a view of
anthropology", Huazhong Architecture, Vol.01: pp. 10-12 (In Chinese)
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Rulin Lei, Peng Chen, Jianhong Fan (2006). "Analysis of the cultural background of Shantou city
economic development, Modern Urban Research of China". Vol.07: pp. 46-50 (In Chinese)
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER NON-JOURNAL ARTICLES
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Peng Chen, Qing Shen (2015), “Estimating Land Use and Road Environment Effects on Cyclist
Injury Severity”, Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA
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Peng Chen, Qing Shen, Suzanne Childress(2014), “A GPS Data-based Analysis of Built Environment
Influences on Bicyclist Route Preferences”, ACSP 54th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, USA
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Peng Chen, Qing Shen, Haixiao Pan(2014), " What Factors Influence Car Ownership among
Households in Suburban Areas near Metro Stations?", The 9th IACP Conference, Guangzhou, China
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Peng Chen, Peter Schmiedeskamp, Suzanne Childress, Qing Shen, Alon Bassok (2013), “A GPS
Data-based Analysis of Built Environment Influences on Bicyclist Route Preferences”, Bicycle
Urbanism Symposium, Seattle, USA
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Qing Shen, Peng Chen, Haixiao Pan (2013), "Joint Effects of Residential Relocation and Rail Transit
Development on Mode Choice and Greenhouse Gas Emissions", Joint ACSP and AESOP Congress,
Dublin, Ireland.
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Peng Chen, Qing Shen, Haixiao Pan(2013), " Joint Effects of Residential Relocation and Rail Transit
Development on Mode Choice and Greenhouse Gas Emissions", The 7th IACP Conference, Shanghai,
China
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Peng Chen, Qing Shen, Haixiao Pan(2012), "Travel mode choice of residents relocated to suburban
metro station areas", The 6th IACP Conference, Wuhan, China
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Peng Chen, James Jixian Wang, Jun Zhou (2010). "Travel-based social exclusion of socioeconomic
vulnerable group: with the evidence of Min Le district", The 12nd International Conference on
Mobility & Transport for Elderly & Disabled Persons (TRANSED2010), Hong Kong
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Peng Chen, Yu Ding (2008). "The status of ecological community development in Shenzhen", The
52nd Annual national planning conference, Dalian, China (In Chinese)
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Yajing Huang, Peng Chen, Jiadong Mi (2006). "Survey of residents living conditions in Wuhan Xima
long street community", The 50th Annual National Planning Conference, Guangzhou, China. pp. 120125. (In Chinese)
SKILLS
Language Skills: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Computer Skills
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Spatial Analysis and Mapping: ArcGIS, TransCAD
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Statistics and Data Management: R, SPSS, SQL, PostGIS, SpatiaLite, LISREL
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Design and Drafting: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop/Design, Sketch Up, Autodesk 3dMax
TEACHING COURSES
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Transportation Planning
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Travel Demand Forecasting
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Geo-spatial Analysis
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Quantitative Analysis
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Urban Economics
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Urban Form
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Urban Policy Analysis
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Urbanization, Growth Management and Transportation Policy in China
REFERENCES
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Prof. Qing Shen
Department of Urban Design and Planning
Adjunct in Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: qs@uw.edu, Tel: (206) 685-3937
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Prof. Anne Vernez-Moudon
Departments of Urban Design and Planning, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture
Adjunct in Departments of Epidemiology, and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: moudon@uw.edu, Tel: (206) 685-4057
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Prof. Cynthia Qiuzi Chen
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adjunct in Dept. of Urban Design and Planning
Email: qzchen@uw.edu, Tel: (206) 543-8974
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Prof. Linda Ng Boyle
Departments of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: linda@uw.edu, Tel: (206) 543-1427
STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS
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American Planning Association (APA)
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP)
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Transportation Research Board (TRB)
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International Association for China Planning (IACP)
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Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA)
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Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC)