Faculty Profiles

Dr. F Benjamin Zhan

Professor — Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies

ELA 319

phone: (512) 245-8846

fz01@txstate.edu

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Yang, M., Narasimhan, V. M., & Zhan, F. B. (2023). High polygenic risk score is a risk factor associated with colorectal cancer based on data from the UK Biobank. PLoSON. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295155
Yang, M., Yuan, Y., & Zhan, F. B. (2023). Explore Urban Interactions based on Floating Car Data – A Case Study of Chengdu, China. Annals of GIS. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2023.2166109
Fulton, L. V., Dong, Z., Zhan, F. B., Kruse, C. S., & Stigler Granados, P. E. (2019). Geospatial-Temporal and Demand Models for Opioid Admissions, Implications for Policy. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8, 993. https://doi.org/doi:10.3390/jcm8070993
Yang, M., Yuan, Y., & Zhan, B. F. (2023). Urban Interactions based on Floating Car Data – A Case Study of Chengdu, China. Annals of GIS, 29(1), 37–53.
Zou, B., Li, S., Liu, X., Guo, Y., & Zhan, F. B. (2023). PM2.5 exposure and associated premature mortality to 2100 in China under climate and socioeconomic change scenarios. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003416

Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Mentor Award, The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS), USA. 2017
Award / Honor Recipient: Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award, Texas State University. 2016
Award / Honor Recipient: Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Education International Office, Texas State University. 2012
Award / Honor Recipient: Golden Apple Award for Scholarship (senior level) College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University. 2011
Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities (professor/associate professor rank), Texas State University. 2011

Zhan, F Benjamin (Principal). Coordinating Center for Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas (CONNECT)-Subaward to TxState, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), State, $63858. (Funded: August 31, 2023 - August 31, 2028). Grant.
Dong, Zhijie (Principal), Wang, Feng (Co-Principal), Zhan, F Benjamin (Co-Principal). Determine Evacuation Planning Design for Disaster Resilience (Extension), Texas Department of Transportation, State, $79809. (Funded: December 2021 - Present). Grant.
Pignone, Michael P (Principal), Zhan, F Benjamin (Co-Principal), Olmstead, Todd A (Co-Principal). Dissemination of a mailed stool testing program for colorectal cancer prevention in underserved communities in Texas, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), State, $300000. (Funded: August 1, 2021 - July 30, 2023). Grant.
Dong, Zhijie (Principal), Wang, Feng (Co-Principal), Zhan, F Benjamin (Co-Principal). Determine Evacuation Planning Design for Disaster Resilience, Texas Department of Transportation, State, $220819. (Funded: September 2020 - August 2022). Grant.
Zhan, F Benjamin. A Spatially Enhanced Multi-Faceted Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Vulnerable Populations in Travis County, LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes, University of Texas Dell Medical School, Other, $25000. (Submitted: February 15, 2018, Funded: September 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019). Grant.

Member

International Editorial Advisory Board, Asian Geographer

2011-Present

Member

Editorial board, Journal of Transport Geography

2005-Present

Board Member

Villas at Commander's Point HOA

February 1, 2021-January 31, 2025

Member

Alumni Reunion and Student Celebration Committee

2023-2024

Member

Instructor Review Committee

August 2022-May 2024