Fengxiu Zhang

Van Metre Hall 3351 Fairfax Dr. 
Arlington, VA 22201 Email: fzhang22@gmu.edu 
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Fall 2020 --

Core Faculty Member, Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities (C-RASC), George Mason University, Fall 2020 –

Faculty affiliate, Center of Intelligent Spatial Computing for Water and Energy Science, George Mason University, Fall 2022 -

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy (2020),School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

Dissertation: “Public Organization Adaptation to Extreme Events: Evidence from the Public Transportation Sector”

Committee: Eric Welch (Chair),Michael Barton, Stuart Bretschneider, Mary Feeney, Spiro Maroulis

Master of Public Administration (2015), School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

University of Michigan, 2017 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research II (ICPSR), Courses in Empirical Modeling of Social Science Theories and Bayesian Data Analysis.

Arizona State University, 2018 International Winter School, Agent-Based Modeling of Social- Ecological Systems

Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, Online Course Development Primer,2020, George Mason University

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Resilience, EV transition, Social Justice, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty, Technology in Government, Stakeholder Engagement

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (* denotes student at the time of writing)

1. Zhang, Fengxiu, Xiang, Tianyi, “Why and how do local governments plan for access and functional needs in climate risk reduction”, Environmental Science and Policy (Forthcoming)
2. Zhang, Fengxiu (2023), “Disaster-driven climate adaptation: Bringing institutions in”, Urban Climate(IF: 5.73, 2021).
3. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu, and Welch, Eric W (2023), “How contracting decreases internal organization communication: Evidence from U.S. Transit Agencies”, American Review of Public Administration (IF: 5.13, 2021).
4. Li, Yitong*, Ji, Wenying, Zhang, Fengxiu (2023), “Automated Integration of Infrastructure Component Status for Realtime Restoration Progress Control: Case Study of HighwaySystem in Hurricane Harvey”, Journal of Management in Engineering (IF: 6.85, 2021).
5. Miao, Qing and Zhang, Fengxiu (2023), “Drivers of Household Preparedness for Natural Hazards: The Mediating Role of Perceived Coping Efficacy”, Natural Hazard Review (IF: 3.72, 2021).
6. Zhang, Fengxiu and Marvel, John (2022), “COVID-19 Morbidity, Vaccine Side Effects, and Vaccine Hesitancy among African Americans”, Natural Hazards Review (IF: 3.72, 2021).
7. Zhang, Fengxiu, Welch, Eric W. (2022), “Explaining Public Organization Adaptation to Climate Change: Configurations of Macro-and Meso-Level Institutional Logics”, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (IF: 6.16, 2021).
8. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu, Liang, Jiaqi (2022), “Unveiling environmental justice through open government data: Work in progress for most US states”, Public Administration (IF: 4.01, 2021).
9. Zhang, Fengxiu (2022). “Not all extreme weather events are equal: Impacts on risk perception and adaptation in public transit agencies”, Climatic Change(IF: 6.06, 2021).
10. Zhang, Fengxiu, Maroulis, Spiro (2021), “Experience is Not Enough: A Dynamic Explanation of the Limited Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Public Organizations”, Global Environmental Change (IF: 11.16, 2021).
11. Zhang, Fengxiu (2021), “Evaluating Public Transit Performance under Extreme Weather: Does Organizational Adaptive Capacity Matter?”, Journal of Environmental Management (IF: 8.91, 2021).
12. Zhang, Fengxiu, Welch, Eric W. (2021), “More than just managerial self-efficacy: conceptualizing and predicting public managers’ means efficacy about the organization under extreme events”, Journal of Managerial Psychology (IF: 4.09, 2021).
13. Xiang, Tianyi, Gerber, Brian and Zhang, Fengxiu (2021), “Disaster Management and the ‘Whole Community’ Strategic Approach: Assessing Planning and Preparedness Efficacy for Language Access Services”, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IF: 5.05, 2021).
14. Zhang, Fengxiu, Stritch, Justin and Welch, Eric W. (2019), “Tensions in Democratic Administration: Does Managerial Confidence in Administrative Capacity Reduce Democratic Participation in Organization Decision Making?”, Public Administration (IF: 4.01, 2021).
15. Feeney, Mary K., Fusi, Federica, Leonor Camarena and Fengxiu Zhang (2019), “Toward More Digital Cities? Change in Technology Use and Perceptions across Small and Medium- Sized US Cities”, Local Government Studies (IF: 2.06, 2021).
16. Zhang, Fengxiu and Feeney, Mary K. (2019),Engaging throughTechnology: The Role of Administrative Culture and Mandates, Public Management Review (IF: 6.00, 2021).
17. Zhang, Fengxiu, Welch, Eric W. and Miao, Qing (2018),“Public Organization Adaptation to Extreme Events: Mediating Role of Risk Perception”, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory (IF: 6.16, 2021), 28(3), 371-387.
18. Zhang, Fengxiu and Feeney, Mary K. (2018),“Managerial Ambivalence and Electronic Civic Engagement: The Role of Public Manager Beliefs and Perceived Needs”, Public Administration Review (IF: 8.14, 2021), 78(1), 58–70. 
    2019 Honorable Mention, William E. Mosher and Frederick C Mosher Award, Public Administration Review
19. Miao, Qing, Welch, Eric W., Zhang, Fengxiu and Sriraj, P.S. (2018), “What Drives Public Transit Organizations to Adapt to Extreme Weather”, Journal of Environmental Management (IF:8.91, 2021) , 225, 252-260.
20. Miao, Qing, Feeney, Mary. K., Zhang, Fengxiu, Welch, Eric. W., & Sriraj, P. S. (2018). “Through the Storm: Transit Agency Management in Response to Climate Change”, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (IF: 7.04, 2021), 63, 421–432.
21. Fusi, Federica and Zhang, Fengxiu(2018). “Social Media Communication in the Workplace: Evidence from Public Employees’ Networks”, Review of Public Personnel Administration (IF: 4.07, 2021).
22. Dumortier, Jerome, Zhang, Fengxiu and Marron, John (2017). “State and Federal Fuel Taxes: The Road Ahead for U.S. Infrastructure Funding”, Transportation Policy (IF: 6.36, 2021),53, 39-49.

UNDER REVIEW

1. Zhang, Fengxiu, Siddiki, Saba, Wong, David, Xu, Jie, Choi, Green, “Advancing electric vehicle infrastructure development: Policy actions and energy justice considerations”, Transport Policy (Under review)
2. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu, Liang, Jiaqi, “From a civic tech to a problem-driven model: Pathways towards the implementation of open data portals for environmental justice”, Public Administration Review (Resubmitted)
3. Tysbine, Eve, Lebakula, Viswadeep, Zhang, Fengxiu, Hu, Qian, Lasky, Kathryn B, “Smart Cities: the Data to Decision Imperative”, Nature Cities (Resubmitted)

WORKING PAPERS

1. Wong, David, Zhang, Fengxiu, Siddiki, Saba, “Spatial variabilities in factors affecting electric vehicle adoption across Virginia: a county-level analysis” (Full draft)
2. Zhang, Fengxiu, Cook, Nathan, Vallury, Sechindra, “Toward Equitable Resilience: Evaluating Justice Integration in U.S. State and City Climate Adaptation Plans (Data analysis)
3. Zhang, Fengxiu, Valkengoed, A.M. (Anne), “What drives climate adaptation in public organizations: a meta-analysis” (Manuscript draft)
4. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu, Liang, Jiaqi, “Integrating an Equity Logic into Open Government Data: A Practice-Based Framework” (Data analysis)
5. Li Qingchun, Zhang, Fengxiu, “Evaluating Mobility Factors under Extreme Heat: Advancing Well-being for Individuals with Access and Functional Needs”(Data analysis)
6. Chen, Yifan, Zhang, Fengxiu,“Advancing Equity in Sustainability: An Institutional Perspective” (Data Collection)
7. Liang, Jiaqi, Zhang, Fengxiu, Fusi Federica, “Open Government Data, Digital Exclusion, and Environmental Equity: From the Perspective of Policy Implementation” (Data analysis)

FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS

1. “IUCRC: Planning Grant: George Mason University: Center for Climate Risks Assessment (CCRA)” (Award: $20,000), National Science Foundation (NSF), Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers(IUCRC), PI/Co-PI: Ortiz, Luis, Kinter, James, Burls, Natalie, Oughton, Edwards and Zhang, Fengxiu, July 2024 – June 2025
2. “SCC-IRG Track 1: Community-Responsive Electrified and Adaptive Transit Ecosystem (CREATE): Planning, Operations, and Management” (Award Amount: $1,500,000), National Science Foundation (NSF), Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC), PI/Co-PI: Xu, Jie, Ji, Wenying, Ji, Ran, Li, Jundong, Zhang, Fengxiu, Senior Personnel: Siddiki, Saba, Wong, David, Motti, Vivian, Duration: July 2024 – June 2028
3. “Catalyzing a transdisciplinary network to address local action on extreme heat” (Award amount: $13,500), PI/Co-PI: Ortiz, Luis, Zhang, Fengxiu, Mitcham Marybeth and Wong, David, Institute of Sustainable Earth (ISE), George Mason University, Network Catalyst Grants, June 2024 – June 2025
4. “From Data to Defense: Designing Social Cyber Vulnerability Measures to Protect Older Adults Online” (Award Amount: $50,000), PI/Co-PI: Hemant Purohit, Fengxiu Zhang, Jin-Hee Cho and Chang-Tian Lu, Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority, Addressing Inclusion and Accessibility in Cybersecurity Program, Duration: May 2024 – May 2025
5. “Evaluating Mobility Factors under Extreme Heat: Advancing Well-being for Individuals with Access and Functional Needs” (Award Amount: $5,000), PI/Co-PI: Li, Qingchun,
6. Zhang, Fengxiu, Institute for a Sustainable Future (ISF), Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship, Purdue University, Duration: May 2024 – August2024
7. “Collaborative: SAI-R: Strengthening American Electricity Infrastructure for an Electric Vehicle Future: An Energy Justice Approach” (Award Amount:$749,999, Personal Quota: $139,832), National Science Foundation, the Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) program, PI/Co-PI: Xu, Jie (PI), Saba Siddiki, Wenying Ji, Fengxiu Zhang, Senior personnel: Wong, David, Yang, Chaowei, Qiu, Feng, Duration: January 2023 – December 2025
8. “Inclusive Open Government Data Implementation for Environmental Justice: Enhancing Community Stakeholders’ Voice”, Civic Engagement Research Fund Awards for FY2022 (Award Amount: $18,940), Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois at Chicago, PI/Co-PI: Fusi, Federica (PI), Liang, Jiaqi, Zhang, Fengxiu, Collaborator: Becerra, Marisol, Duration: August 2021 – May 2022
9. “Emergency response network for critical infrastructure protection under extreme events: Data-driven network approach”, 2021 Seed Grant, Center for Resilient and Sustainability Communities(Award Amount: $10,000), George Mason University, PI/Co-PI: Ji, Wenying (PI) and Zhang, Fengxiu, Duration: August 2021 – May 2022.
10. “Surviving COVID-19: Risk factors and Risk Perception in Black Communities”, Quick Response Research Award Supported by the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder with the support of the National Science Foundation (Award amount: $2,000), PI/Co-PI: Zhang, Fengxiu (PI) and John Marvel, December 2020
11. Anthony Grubesic (PI), Eric Welch, Fangwu Wei and Fengxiu Zhang, “An Integrative Approach to Adaptive Management and Collaborative Governance: Linking Extreme Weather and Transportation Vulnerability Using a Geodesign Platform to Visualize and Facilitate Decision Making”, College of Public Service & Community Solutions Internal Grant (Award Amount: $50,000), Arizona State University, May 2018

SUBMITTED RESEARCHGRANTS/LETTERS OF INTENT

1. “BREATHE: Mobility-based prediction of respiratory hazards from biomass burning for rural Health decision making” (Budget: $1,125,000), PI/Co-PI: Fan, Chao, Zhang, Fengxiu, Lacey, Forrest, He, Cenlin, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), A.43 Earth Action: Health and Air Quality, submitted August 2024
2. (Conceptual outline) “RAPID: Evaluating cooling centers as an adaptation strategy for compounding hazards: lessons from Hurricane Beryl (2024)”, PI/Co-PI: Li, Qingchun, Zhang, Fengxiu, Human, National Science Foundation (NSF), Humans, Disasters and the Built Environment (HDBE) program, Submitted July 2024
3. “JUST-CARE: A Justice and User-centered System for Toxic-free Communities and Air Regulation Enhancement” (Budget: $1,250,000), PI/Co-PI: Fan Chao, Metcalf, Andrew, Zhang, Fengxiu, Huang, Yan, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality Information: Making Sense of Air Pollution Data to Inform Decisions in Underserved Communities Overburdened by Air Pollution Exposures Funding Opportunity, Submitted June 2024
4. (Conceptual Outline) “RAISE: Modeling human-scale activity in urban climate models to evaluate community-driven adaptation to extreme heat”, National Science Foundation (NSF), Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet (CHIRRP), PI/Co-PI: Ortiz Luis, Zhang, Fengxiu, Ermagun, Alireza, Submitted May 2024
5. “CIVIC-PG Track B: Building Virtual Infrastructure to Advance Hearing Health for Seniors with Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss in Rural America” (Budget: $75,000), PI/Co-PI: Li, Qingchun, Kim, Noori, Zhang, Fengxiu, Civic Innovation Challenge, National Science Foundation, Submitted May 2024
6. (LOI) “Advancing Urban Heat Resilience: AI-Enabled Holistic Framework for Evaluating Planning and Implementation of Urban Heat Adaptation”, PI/Co-PI: Zhang, Fengxiu, Ortiz Luis, Ji, Wenying and Li, Qingchun, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Climate Program Office, Climate and Societal Interactions Division AdSci program, Submitted December 2023
7. “Smart Recycle: Leveraging Analytics to Enhance Waste Recycling in Rural Communities” (Budget: $156,029), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Solid Waste Management Grants, PI/Co-PI: Ji, Ran, Tian, Kuo and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted December 2023
8. “IUCRC: Planning Grant: George Mason University: Center for Climate Risks Assessment (CCRA)” (Budget: $20,000), National Science Foundation (NSF), Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers(IUCRC), PI/Co-PI: Ortiz, Luis, Kinter, James, Burls, Natalie, Oughton, Edwards and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted December 2023
9. “Collaborative Research: Frameworks: A community-based Open Science Platform for Weather, Climate, and Social Impacts from Changing Arctic Sea Ice (ArcCI2)” (Budget: $1,436,810), National Science Foundation (NSF), Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI), PI/Co-PI: Xie, Hongjie, Cassano, John, Yang, Chaowei, Miao, Xin and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted December 2023
10. "Future-proofing Coastal Communities: Equitable Climate Adaptation for Road Transportation Infrastructure” (Budget: approximately $2,425,105), 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition, New Frontier in Research Fund, Government of Canada, Co-PI: Yang, Hao, Yang, Cancan, El- Sherif, Lucy, Du, Lili, Wu, Teng, Soper, David, Sterling, Mark, Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted September 2023
11. “Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: Towards Inclusive Approach to Analyze Risk from Online False Information for Effective Decision Making in Crisis Response and Recovery” (Budget $ 1,199,974), National Science Foundation (NSF), Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC),PI/Co-PI, Purohit, Hemant, Cho, Jin-Hee, Lu, Chang-Tien, Zhang, Fengxiu and Hong, Michin, Submitted May 2023
12. “SCC-IRG Track 1: Community-Responsive Electrified and Adaptive Transit Ecosystem (CREATE): Planning, Operations, and Management” (Budget $2,459,831), National Science Foundation (NSF), Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC), PI/Co-PI: Xu, Jie, Ji, Wenying, Ji, Ran, Li, Jundong and Zhang, Fengxiu, Senior Personnel: Siddiki, Saba, Wong, David, Yang, Chaowei, Motti, Vivian, Submitted April 2023
13. “Measuring community access to electric vehicle infrastructure following flooding: Adaptive data-driven approach” (Budget: $10,000), 2023 ORIEI Seed Funding: Building the Foundation – Early Stage Research Seed Funding, PI/Co-PI: Ji, Wenying (PI), Xu, Jie, Zhang, Fengxiu, submitted April 2023
14. “Community-Responsive Electrified and Adaptive Transit Ecosystem (CREATE): Planning, Operations, and Management” (Budget:$100,000), 2023 ORIEI Seed Funding: Take It to the Next Level – Multidisciplinary Research Seed Funding, PI/Co-PI: Xu, Jie, Ji, Wenying (PI), Zhang, Fengxiu, Ji, Ran, Motti, Wong, David and Motti Vivian, submitted April 2023
15. “Collaborative Research: Frameworks: A community-based Open Science Platform for Weather, Climate, and Social Impacts from Changing Arctic Sea Ice (ArcCI2)” (Budget: $4,068,785), National Science Foundation (NSF), Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI), PI/Co-PI: Xie, Hongjie, Cassano, John, Yang, Chaowei, Miao, Xin and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted December 2022
16. “Collaborative Research: Enhancing Knowledge and Practice of Emergency Response Networks for Infrastructure Restoration: Data-Driven Network Approach” (Budget: $630,240, Personal quota:$75,497), National Science Foundation, the Humans, Disasters and Built Environment (HDBE) program, PI/Co-PI: Ji, Wenying (PI), Li, Jundong, Zhang, Fengxiu, Gerber, Brian, Submitted March 2022
17. (White paper)“Organizational Mobility in Response to Climate Change”, Minerva Research Initiative (FOA #WHS-AD-FOA-21), Department of Defense, PI/Co-PI: Welch, Eric W. (PI) and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted June 2021
18. “Reducing disaster response inequity: Public satisfaction-driven relief resource allocation”, 2021 Seed Grant, Center for Resilient and Sustainability Communities (Budget $10,000), George Mason University, PI/Co-PI: Ji, Ran (PI), Ji, Wenying and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted April 2021,
19. “Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Black communities in the UK and US: Less fear, more hope”, joint call from the British Academy, Social Science Research Council and UK Science & Innovation Network on “Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy through Community and Place” (Budget $47,329), PI/Co-PI: Zhang, Fengxiu and Marvel, John, Submitted February 2021
20. “RaSC Practice Pilot Survey: Refining a Conceptual Framework to Facilitate Local Government Initiatives for Building Resilient and Sustainable Communities (RaSCs)” (Budget $2,400),American Political Science Association Centennial Center Research Grant, PI/Co-PI: Dolan, Dana and Zhang, Fengxiu, Submitted June 2020

AWARDS & HONORS

1. 2023 Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
2. 2019 NASPAA Emerging Scholar Award. Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affair and Administration (NASPAA)
3. 2019 Honorable Mention, William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award, Public Administration Review
4. 2019 Digital Governance Junior Scholar, Section on Science & Technology in Government (SSTIG), American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)
5. 2019 Best Student Paper, Section on Transportation Policy and Transportation (STPA), American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)
6. Dissertation Completion Fellowship 2019 Spring ($10,000), Graduate College, Arizona State University
7. Outstanding Doctoral Student2018-2019, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
8. Outstanding Doctoral Paper 2017-2018, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University
9. Best Reviewer, Organizations and Natural Environment (ONE) Division, Academy of Management Annual Conference 2017
10. Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Certificate 2017: Bayesian Modeling for the Social Sciences II
11. Best Paper Award, Doctoral Student Research Conference 2016, College of Public Service & Community Solutions, Arizona State University (with Federica Fusi)
12. Graduate College Travel Award, Fall 2016 & Summer 2019

OTHER SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Zhang, F. & Marvel, J. (2021) Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Communities: Less Fear, More Hope. Natural Hazards Center Quick Response Grant Report Series, 331. Boulder, CO: Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder.
2. Annual Evaluation Report: Year 1 for Kansas EPSCoR, Track 1 Microbiomes of Aquatic Habitats, Plants and Soils Project (MAPS),Eric Welch, Fengxiu Zhang, Steven Maynard- Moody and Genna Hurd (2018), presented to National Science Foundation
3. Data Sharing, Civic Engagement, and Technology Use in Local Government Agencies: Findings from a National Survey, Mary K. Feeney, Eric Welch, Fengxiu Zhang, Leonor Camarena, Seong K. Cho and Federica Fusi (2017), CSTEPS, ASU, Phoenix AZ, bit.ly/2rk7YZO
4. Contested Resource Inputs to Science: How Institutional Provisions on the Access and Use of Materials and Data Affect Research Collaboration Structures and Outcomes, Eric Welch, Mary K. Feeney, Michael Siciliano, Federica Fusi and Fengxiu Zhang (2017). CSTEPS, ASU, Phoenix AZ.
5. National Survey of US Public Transit Agency Experience with and Response to Extreme Weather Events. Eric Welch, Qing Miao, Fengxiu Zhang and Sriraj P.S. (2016),Washington, D.C.: National Transportation Library.

MEDIA

1. City Managers Matter in How Cities Engage with Citizens, USApp-American Politics and Policy Blog, Fengxiu Zhang and Mary Feeney, November 2017, London School of Economics and Political Science, US Center.
2. E-participation for Public Managers in Small and Medium Sized US Cities, Dusseldorf Institute for Internet and Democracy, Heinrich Heine University, Mary Feeney, Federica Fusi, Fengxiu Zhang and Leonor Camarena, February 2018

INVITED TALKS

1. “Structural Equation Modeling: Techniques and Applications for Complex Data”, Summer Workshop for Social Science Research in Public Administration and Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, August 2024
2. “Survey research essentials in Public Administration”, Research Method Workshop in Public Policy 2024, School of Public Affairs, Huazhong University of Science and Technology & Chinese Policy Scholar Group, May 2024
3. “From a civic-tech to a problem-driven model for open government data: Implementation lessons from the environmental justice case”, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, May 2024
4. “Adapting to climate change: Insights from a social science perspective”, Technical Committee on Future Weather and Climate Extremes, American Society of Civil Engineering, October 2023
5. “Extreme weather driven climate adaptation in public organizations”, Open Modeling Foundation, October 2023
6. “Unveil environmental justice through open government data: Work in progress for most US States”, Research in Public Administration: A Seminar of Contributions from Chinese Scholars, Public Administration, August 2022
7. “Peer Review Process and Tips”, Doctoral Consortium, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), May 2022
8. “Not all extreme weather events are equal: Impacts on risk perception and adaptation in public transit agencies”, Young Professional in Foreign Policy (YPFP), May 2022
9. “What is A Good Paper? What is A Bad Paper?”, Academic Writing and Publishing Webinar Series, University of Raparin, May 2020, Raparin Iraq
10. “Navigating the Job Market”,PAF620 Professional Development, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Spring 2021, Spring 2022

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Wong, David, Chaowei, Yang, Zhang, Fengxiu, Siddiki, Saba, “Spatial variabilities in factors affecting electric vehicle adoption across Virginia: a county-level analysis”, AGX Annual Conference, October 2024, San Marcos
2. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu, Liang, Jiaqi, “Integrating an Equity Logic into Open Government Data: A Practice-Based Framework” , Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), June 2024, Seattle
3. Zhang, Fengxiu, Cook, Nathan, Vallury, Sechindra, “Toward Equitable Resilience: Evaluating Justice Integration in U.S. State and City Climate Adaptation Plans, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), June 2024, Seattle
4. Liang, Jiaqi, Zhang, Fengxiu, Fusi, Federica, “Open Government Data, Digital Exclusion, and Environmental Equity: From the Perspective of Policy Implementation”, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference (APPAM), November 2023, Atlanta
5. Li, Yitong, Ji, Wenying and Zhang, Fengxiu, “Automated Integration of Infrastructure Component Status for Real-Time Restoration Progress Control: Case Study of Highway System in Hurricane Harvey”, Winter Simulation Conference, December 2022, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
6. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu and Liang, Jiaqi, “Inclusive Open Government Data for Environmental Justice: Enhancing Community Stakeholders' Voices”, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), May 2022, Phoenix
7. Fusi, Federica, Liang, Jiaqi and Zhang, Fengxiu, “Implementation of Open Data for Environmental Justice: An Analysis of State-level Political and Organizational Conditions”, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), June 2021, Virtual
8. Zhang, Fengxiu, Maroulis Spiro, “Experience is Not Enough: A Dynamic Explanation of the Limited Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Public Transit Organizations”, in both Lectern and Poster Session, Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, January 2021, Virtual
9. Zhang, Fengxiu, Welch, Eric W., “Does the configuration of macro- and micro- institutional contexts affect public organization adaptation to extreme events?”, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference (APPAM), November 2020, Virtual
10. Fusi, Federica, Liang, Jiaqi, Zhang, Fengxiu, “Implementation of Open Data for Environmental Justice: An Analysis of State-Level Political and Organizational Conditions”, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference (APPAM), November 2020, Virtual
11. Zhang, Fengxiu,“Performance Evaluation of Public Transit Systems under Extreme Weather Events: Does Organizational Adaptive Capacity Matter?”, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Conference, January 2020, Washington, D.C.
12. Liang, Jiaqi, Zhang, Fengxiu, “Open Data, Digital Exclusion, and Environmental Equity : From the Perspective of Policy Implementation”, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference (APPAM), November 2019, Denver
13. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu, “The Effects of Contracting out on Organizational Communication: Evidence from the U.S. Transit Agencies”, APPAM, November 2019, Denver
14. Zhang, Fengxiu,“What Explains the Emerging Yet Limited Adaptation to Extreme Events in Transit Agencies: An Agent-based Modeling Approach”, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC), June 2019, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
15. Zhang, Fengxiu, “Public Organization Adaptation to Extreme Events: Connecting Managerial Cognition to Institutions”, APPAM, November 2018, Washington D.C.
16. Fusi, Federica, Zhang, Fengxiu and Feeney, Mary K., “A Relational Approach to Investigate Twitter Use in Small and Medium US City Government”, APPAM, November 2018, Washington D.C.
17. Gerber, Brian, Xiang, Tianyi and Zhang, Fengxiu,“Disaster Management and the ‘Whole Community’ Strategic Approach: Assessing Planning and Preparedness Efficacy for Language Access Services”, 2^nd Conference of International Network of Disaster Studies, July 2018, Morioka, Japan.
18. Gerber, Brian, Xiang, Tianyi and Zhang, Fengxiu,“Disaster Management and the ‘Whole Community’ Strategic Approach: Assessing Planning and Preparedness Efficacy for Language Access Services”, Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), April 2018, Chicago.
19. Miao, Qing, Welch, Eric W. and Zhang, Fengxiu. “How Public Organizations Tackle Weather Risks: A Study of U.S. Transit Agencies”, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Conference, January 2018, Washington, D.C.
20. Zhang, Fengxiu, Nelson, Jake and Welch Eric W., “Simulating Public Organization Response to Extreme Events”, APPAM, November 2017, Chicago.
21. Zhang, Fengxiu and Feeney, Mary K. “Engaging the Public: Do Organizational Values Predict Electronic Engagement?”, APPAM, November 2017, Chicago.
22. Zhang, Fengxiu,Welch, Eric W. and Stritch, Justin “Does Organizational Response Capacity Reduce Political Oversight and Participative Governance?”, MPSA, 2017 April, Chicago.
23. Miao, Qing, Zhang, Fengxiu, Eric Welch and P. S. Sriraj, “What Are Public Transit Agencies Doing to Manage Extreme Weather Events in the U.S.? Evidence from a National Survey”, 2017 TRB Annual Conference, January 2017, Washington, D.C.
24. Fusi, Federica and Zhang, Fengxiu, “Professional Networks in Public Organizations and Social Media Use”, Doctoral Student Research Conference 2016, College of Public Service & Community Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix.
25. Zhang, Fengxiu and Feeney, Mary K., “Social Media and Citizen Engagement: What Do Bureaucrats Think?”, APPAM, November 2016, Washington, D.C.
26. Miao, Qing, Welch, Eric W. and Zhang, Fengxiu, “How Public Organizations Manage Weather Risks: A Study of U.S. Transit Agencies”, APPAM, November2016, Washington, D.C.
27. Zhang, Fengxiu, Welch, Eric W. and Miao, Qing, “Assessing Organizational Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events: Evidence from The U.S. Public Transportation Sector”, Duck Family Graduate Workshop on Environmental Politics and Governance, May 2016, Seattle.
28. Miao, Qing, Welch, Eric W. and Zhang, Fengxiu.“Assessing Climate Change and Extreme Weather: What Are Public Agencies Doing?”, Urban Affairs Associated Annual (UAA) Conference, March 2016, San Diego

SELECTED PROJECTS

1. Project Manager. National Study on Transit Agency Weather Response and Preparedness, Federal Transit Administration, US Department of Transportation, September 2015 – September 2019 

   Responsibilities: sampling strategy, sample frame development, IRB, coordinating and conducting interviews, survey pretest, survey design and administration, project report writing, developing journal manuscripts, dissemination of research outputs 
    

2. Project Manager: Annual Evaluation Report: Year 1 and Year 2 for Kansas EPSCoR, Track 1 Microbiomes of Aquatic Habitats, Plants and Soils Project (MAPS), National Science Foundation, August 2017 – August 2019 

   Responsibilities: survey instrument design, IRB, coding interviews, survey pretest, survey administration, data analysis and visualization, project report writing 
    

3. Project Manager. National Survey of Technology and Civic Participation in Local Government. August 2016 – August 2017 

   Responsibilities: survey design and administration, data cleaning and analysis, codebook development, writing project report and policy memos, developing journal manuscripts 
    

4. Project Manager. An Integrative Approach to Adaptive Management and Collaborative Governance: Linking Extreme Weather and Transportation Vulnerability Using a Geodesign Platform to Visualize and Facilitate Decision Making, May 2018 – May 2019 

   Responsibilities: IRB, data scraping, sampling strategy, coordinating and conducting interviews with key stakeholders, survey design, coordinating interactive decision- making workshops, report writing, grant application development assistance.

SERVICE

Panel Reviewer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2024 Panel reviewer, National Science Foundation, 2024

Chinese Policy Scholars Group (CPSG) Annual Meeting, American Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) annual conference, November 2024

Chair, Local Organizing Committee, International Symposium of Spatiotemporal Data Science, 2024

Member, Advisory Committee, Virginia Climate Center, George Mason University, 2024 - Chair, Best Student Paper Committee, Chinese Policy Scholar Group, Spring 2024

Chinese Policy Scholars Group (CPSG) Annual Meeting, American Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) annual conference, November 2023

Proposal reviewer of Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Competition, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fall 2023

Moderator, Digital Twins Webinar Series 4: Using AI and geophysical models to simulate and forecast Air Quality, NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, Fall 2023

Author of FY2024 Research Needs Statement, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Fall 2022

Member, Best Student Paper Committee, Chinese Policy Scholar Group, Spring 2022, Fall 2022

Public Policy Doctoral Qualifying Examination Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government, 2021-2022

MPA Diversity and Inclusion Assessment, MPA program, Schar School of Policy and Government, 2020 Fall – 2021 Spring, 2022 Spring-Summer

TEACHING INTERESTS

Public Policy Process, Organization Theory, Organizational Behavior, Public Management, Research Methods, Data Analytics

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

PUAD 520: Organization Theory and Management Behavior, MPA program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Spring 2022

GOVT364: Public Policy Making, Undergraduate Program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023

PUAD 540: Public Policy Process, MPA program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023

PAF 200: Public Service and Public Policy in the 21st Century, Undergraduate Program, School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

ANALYTIC SKILLS

Generalized Linear Models, Structural Equation Modeling, Panel Data Analysis, Agent- based Modeling, Social Network Analysis, Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Stochastic Frontier Analysis, Conjoint Analysis, Data Visualization Software used: R, Python, Mplus, Stata, Netlogo

JOURNAL AND CONFERENCE REVIEW SERVICE

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Policy Sciences, Policy Studies Journal, Disasters, Business & Society, Local Government Studies, Journal of Transport Geography, Journal of Environmental Management, Public Performance & Management Review, Review of Public Personnel Administration, American Review of Public Administration, Urban Governance

Academy of Management Annual Conference, Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Public Management Research Conference (PMRC)