About

Dr. Shuai Zhou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work and an Affiliated Assistant Professor in the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences at University of South Alabama. His research focuses on population-environment dynamics to promote human well-being and sustainable development in the context of global environmental change and social transformations. With dual Ph.D. training in Rural Sociology and Demography and expertise in environmental science, health research, sustainable development, and geospatial analysis, his research bridges multiple disciplines to deepen understanding of population-environment interactions and inform policy development.

Dr. Zhou has published in Nature Sustainability, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Global Food Security, Regional Environmental Change, Demographic Research, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Population Research and Policy Review, among other journals.

Dr. Zhou’s teaching mainly focuses on population science and quantitative methods in the social sciences.

Dr. Zhou currently serves as an Associate Editor of World Development Sustainability , a peer-revised journal focusing on sustainable development.

     

Contact information

Email: szhou@southalabama.edu

Address: 5991 USA Drive N., Humanities Room 11, Mobile, AL 36688-0002