Dr. Lu Wang

I hold a B.A. in Geography from East China Normal University (ECNU (external link) ) in Shanghai, China and a M.S. in Management Science from Inst. of Policy and Management Science (external link) , Chinese Academy of Sciences (external link)  in Beijing, China. I received my PhD in economic geography from York University (external link)  in Toronto, Canada in 2004. After teaching at Queen’s University (external link)  in Kingston, Ontario from 2004 to 2006, I joined Ryerson University in Toronto in August, 2006. My research focuses on the social and economic dimensions of urban experience. My research interests include health geography, health and GIS, immigrant health, transnationalism, retail and urban geography. My methodological interests include GIS and spatial analysis, statistical modeling and mixed-method approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods. My research utilizes large secondary datasets such as CCHS (The Canadian Community Health Survey) and geo-referenced Census data and special-tabulated Census data, as well as primary data collected through survey and focus groups. Some of my on-going research projects are funded by SSHRC Standard Research Grant and CERIS, the Ontario Metropolis Centre. These projects examine the health experiences of immigrant populations in Ontario, and spatial and ethnic variances in health status, and spatial and linguistic mismatch between health-care provision and demand.