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Portrait of Dr. Yongmei Lu

Dr. Yongmei Lu

  • Professor at College of Liberal Arts, College of Liberal Arts
  • Professor at Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Evaluation Team for TXST Selection of Grant Management Platform. January 2025 - Present.
  • Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts. August 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Honors Committee of the American Association of Geographers. February 2023 - Present.
  • Member, Board of Directors, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science. July 1, 2022 - Present.
  • Member, Internatonal Board, Graduate School of Creative Approaches for Public Spaces, University of Rennes 2, France. September 2020 - Present.
  • Member, Board of Directors, Race, Ethnicity and People Conference. 2018 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 2018 - Present.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Council. August 2018 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Central Texas Food Bank. 2017 - Present.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Study Abroad Council. 2016 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Grant Reviewer for National Science Foundation. 2013 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Computer, Environment and Urban Systems. 2012 - Present.
  • Volunteer, EANES Independent School District. 2010 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Proceedings of GeoInformatics: international Conferences. 2007 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Sustainable Society (IJSSoc). 2007 - Present.
  • Volunteer, Austin Great Wall Chinese School. 2004 - Present.
  • Delegate of Texas State University, University Consortium of Geographic Information Science (UCGIS). 2003 - Present.
  • Participant, GIScience Faculty Group. 2001 - Present.

2025

  • Member, Instructors Review Committee. August 2024 - May 2025.

2024

  • Member, Academic Governance Committee. 2022 - 2024.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee for GeoInfromatics' 2024. December 2023 - August 2024.
  • Member, Search Committee for Research Scientist - Research Division. January 2024 - May 2024.

2023

  • Chair, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. August 2018 - December 2023.
  • Member, Texas State University Council of Chairs. August 2018 - December 2023.

2022

  • Chair, Search Committee for the Director of the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology. 2022.
  • Chair, Research Committee, University Consortium of Geographic Information Science. July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022.

2021

  • Reviewer / Referee, External Review for Faculty Tenure & Promotion, University of North Texas. 2021.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF), Food and Health Bureau (FHB) of Hong Kong. 2021.
  • Member, External Member on the College of Science and Engineering Tenure and Promotion Review Group. 2021.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee, The 28th International Conference on Geo- Informatics. 2020 - November 2021.
  • Member, Conference Planning Committee, 2021 REP/MAD-AAG Conference: Justice and the City in an Age of Social Division. 2020 - October 23, 2021.

2020

  • Reviewer / Referee, External Review for faculty promotion to full professor, University of South Florida. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Czech Science Foundation. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Canada Foundation for Innovation: John R. Evans Leaders Fund. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, La Caixa Foundation Research. 2020.
  • Member, Search Committee for University Ombudsman. 2020.
  • Member, Search Committee for the Executive Director for the Meadows Center for Water and the Environement. 2019 - 2020.
  • Member, Conference Planning Committee, Xth REP Conference: Race, Ethnicity, and Place 2020 Online Conference. 2019 - October 23, 2020.

2019

  • Chair, Research Awards Committee of the University Consortium of Geographic Information Science. 2019.
  • Consultant and Technical Advisor, Children's Optimal Health. August 2018 - 2019.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee, The 27th International Conference on Geo- Informatics: Remote Sensing and Big Social Data. 2018 - July 3, 2019.
  • Member, Conference Scientific Program Committee, The 2019 Environmental Crime and Crime Analysis (ECCA) and The 6th Crime Geography and Crime Analysis (CGCA) Joint Conference. 2019 - June 17, 2019.
  • Member, Geography, GIScience, and Health: Building an International Geospatial Health Research Network (IGHRN), American Association of Geographers Annual Conference. September 2018 - April 2019.

2018

  • Chair, Alumni Reunion and Student Celebration Committee. 2017 - 2018.
  • Member, Scholarship and Award Committee. 2017 - 2018.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee. 2017 - 2018.
  • Member, College of Liberal Arts Tenure and Promotion Review Group. 2017 - 2018.
  • Faculty Mentor, Mentored 4 tenure-track faculty members in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. 2010 - 2018.
  • Member, Faculty Fellow, Service Learning Initiative. 2010 - 2018.
  • Member, Asian Studies Board of Advisors. 2006 - 2018.
  • Member, Planning Committee for the XI Race, Ethnicity, and People Conference. 2017 - October 2018.
  • Member, Liberal Arts College Curriculum Committee. August 2017 - August 2018.
  • Alternative Member, College of Liberal Arts Faculty Tenure & Promotion. August 2017 - August 2018.
  • Associate Chair, Department Associate Chair. August 2017 - August 2018.
  • Member, Conference Scientific Program Committee, The 5th International Conference on. April 2018 - July 2018.
  • Member, International Steering Committee and Conference Program Committee, GeoInformatics 2018. July 2017 - June 2018.
  • Member, Conference Organization Committee for GIS& Health Conference. March 2017 - May 2018.

2017

  • Reviewer / Referee, Faculty Promotion, University of Louisville. 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Faculty Promotion, Oregon State University. 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Faculty Hiring & Promotion, National Cheng Kung University. 2017.
  • Graduate Advisor, Graduate Program Coordinator. 2015 - 2017.
  • Member, Texas State University Graduate and Doctoral Councils. 2015 - 2017.
  • Chair, Graduate Committee. 2015 - 2017.
  • Member, Texas State University Graduate Council and Doctoral Council. 2015 - 2017.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. 2011 - 2017.
  • Member, Conference Site Selection Committee, International Association of Chinese Professionals in GIScience. 2007 - 2017.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committees. 2001 - 2017.
  • Chair, Conference Program Committee, the 25th International Conference on GeoInformatics. January 2017 - August 2017.
  • Member, Texas State University Graduate and Doctoral Council. August 2015 - August 2017.
  • Member, Program Committee, the 13th APRU Multi-Hazards Symposium. December 2016 - August 29, 2017.
  • Co-Chair, Conference Organizing Committee and Program Committee (Co-Chair), the 25th International Conference on GeoInformatics. September 2016 - August 4, 2017.
  • Member, Conference Scientific Committee, the 4th International Symposium on Crime. April 2017 - July 2017.

2016

  • Member, Communication and Recruitment Committee. 2014 - 2016.
  • Faculty Liaison, GIS to the Undergraduate Committee. 2012 - 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed around 30+ papers for internaitonal journals. January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016.
  • Member, Conference Program and Steering Committee, the 24th International Conference. August 2015 - August 2016.

2015

  • Reviewer / Referee, Reviewed around 20 papers for 10+ internaitonal journals. 2015.
  • Chair, the 7th Annual International Research Conference for Graduate. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External Reviewer for Promotion to Full Professor, Georgia Southern University. 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, External Reviewer for Promotion to Full Professor, San Francisco State University. 2015.
  • Member, Search Committee: Endowed Chair Professor in Water Studies. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committees. 2014 - 2015.
  • Member, Research Committee, University Consortium of Geographic Information Science. 2012 - 2015.
  • Member, Women and Gender Research Collaborative. 2011 - 2015.
  • Chair, the 7th Annual International Research Conference for Graduate. November 17, 2015 - November 18, 2015.
  • Member, Conference Scientific Guidance Committee, International Symposium of Crime. July 3, 2015 - July 5, 2015.
  • Member, Conference Organizing Committee, the 5th International Symposium on Integrated Spatial Studies of Humanity and Social Sciences. June 28, 2015 - June 30, 2015.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee, the 23rd International Conference on GeoInformatics. June 19, 2015 - June 21, 2015.

2014

  • Member, Academic Program Review Team for the School of Criminal Justice. 2014.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committees. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee, the 22nd International Conference on GeoInformatics. June 25, 2014 - June 27, 2014.

2013

  • External Reviewer, Tenure and Promotion, College of Liberal Arts. 2013.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committees. 2012 - 2013.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committees. 2012 - 2013.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Society Systems and Science. 2007 - 2013.
  • Member, Conference Technical Program Committee, GRMSE 2013: International Conference on Geo-Informatics in Resource Management & Sustainable Ecosystem. November 8, 2013 - November 10, 2013.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee, the 21st International Conference on GeoInformatics. June 20, 2013 - June 22, 2013.

2012

  • Chair, Faculty Search Committees. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committees. 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Technical Advisory Committee for Children’s Optimal Health. 2009 - 2012.
  • Member, Conference International Steering Committee, GeoInformatics 2012: The 20th International Conference. June 15, 2012 - June 17, 2012.

2011

  • Member, Colloquium Committee. 2010 - 2011.
  • Chair, Faculty Search Committee. 2010 - 2011.
  • Chair, The International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences. 2010 - 2011.
  • Member, Service Learning Initiative Advisory Board. 2009 - 2011.
  • Member, Evaluation Committee. 2009 - 2011.
  • Member, The International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences. 2007 - 2011.
  • Member, Conference Program Committee, GeoInformatics 2011: The 19h International Conference. June 24, 2011 - June 26, 2011.

2010

  • Member, Research Enhancement Program Review Committee, College of Liberal Arts. 2009 - 2010.
  • Organizer, Departmental Brown-Bag Talk. 2009 - 2010.
  • Member, Diversity Committee. 2009 - 2010.
  • Organizer, Geography Brown Bag Talk Series. 2009 - 2010.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Proceedings of ICNAAM. 2009 - 2010.
  • President, The International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences. 2007 - 2010.
  • Member, Conference Organizing Committee and International Steering Committee, GeoInformatics 2010: The 18th International Conference. June 18, 2010 - June 20, 2010.

2009

  • Undergraduate Advisor, Faculty Coordinator for the Revision of Undergraduate and Master-level GIS. 2005 - 2009.
  • Co-Chair, Conference Program Committee, GeoInformatics 2009: The 17th International Conference. August 12, 2009 - August 14, 2009.
  • Chair, Organizing Committee, CPGIS 2009 Summer Research Workshop. June 18, 2009 - June 19, 2009.

2008

  • Member, Equipment Committee. 2007 - 2008.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committees. 2001 - 2008.
  • Member, Faculty Search Committees. 2001 - 2008.

2007

  • Member, MS/MAG Issues Ad Hoc Committee. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Scholarship and Award Committee. 2004 - 2007.
  • Delegate of Texas State University, Texas Geographic Information Council. 2003 - 2007.

2006

  • Member, Evaluation Committee. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Colloquium Committee. 2004 - 2006.

2004

  • Faculty advisor, Cibolo Nature Center at the City of Boerne for their GIS related activities. 2004.
  • Member, Equipment Committee. 2003 - 2004.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. 2001 - 2004.
  • Graduate Advisor, Faculty advisor for graduate students with concentration in GIS / Cartography. 2001 - 2004.

2003

  • Member, Travel Committee. 2002 - 2003.

2002

  • Project advisor, Developing Distance Learning Courses in Geographic Information Science at Southwest Texas State University. 2001 - 2002.

1925

  • Editor, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Annals of GIS. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Annals of the Association of American Geography. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Armed Forces & Society. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Cartographica. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Cartography and Geographic Information Science. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Cities. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Cureus. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Discrete Dynamics of Nature and Society. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Environment and Planning B. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Geographical Analysis. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Geographic Information Science. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Geographical Information Systems and Crime. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, GeoInformatica. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment Through Earth Observation. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Health Geographics. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Society Systems and Science (IJSSS). 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, International Journal of Sustainable Society (IJSSoc). 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Criminal Justice. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Location Based Services. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Transport Geography. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Kartographische Nachrichten. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Papers of Applied Geography Conferences. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Social Science & Computer Review. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Journal of Forensic Sciences. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, The Professional Geographer. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Transactions in GIS. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Urban Geography. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Urban Studies. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation: BCS – Geography and Spatial Sciences program (CAREER). 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation: SES – Law and Social Sciences Program. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation: BCS – Geography and Regional Science program. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, National Science Foundation: SES – Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics. 1925.
  • Reviewer / Referee, University Transportation Research Center, City College of New York. 1925.