Chih-Yu Lai

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Ph.D. Student

(405) 325-7535,

Chih-Yu Lai
Center for Spatial Analysis
3100 Monitor Ave, Ste 180
Norman, OK 73072-7807

Education

Education
M.S. in Geography, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, June 2006 GPA: 3.54
M.S. thesis: ”Crime Mapping and Location Analysis of Residential Burglaries in Taipei City”
M.S. Advisor: Dr. Kang-Tsung Chang
B.A. in Geography, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, June 2002 GPA: 3.81

Research Interests

Geographic Information Science
Spatially Integrated Social Science
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Statistics

Teaching Experience in Geography:

GIS Teacher, Taipei County San-Chong High School, Taiwan, September, 2006
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to GIS, University of Oklahoma, 2008

Grants & Awards

Award
·   Dean’s Award, College of Science, National Taiwan University, 2006
·   Distinguished Graduate Thesis Award for GIS, The Geographical Society of China in Taipei, 2006
·   Golden Map Award for Master’s Thesis, Taiwan Geographic Information Society, 2006
Grants
·   “The design, analysis and application of digital maps”. National Science Council of Taiwan, July 2001 ~ February 2002. (US＄: 1200)

Conference Presentations & Papers

Kuo-Chen Chang, Chih-Yu Lai, and I-Hsun Cheng (2001) Geographic Information System and Urban Environment Hazard Management, Proceedings of the Taiwan Geographic Information Conference, Taiwan Geographic Information Society, Taipei, Taiwan, September, 2001 (in Chinese)

Publications

Chih-Yu Lai, Ping-Wu Chang, and Kang-Tsung Chang (2005) Analyzing Hotspots and Socioeconomic Factors of Residential Burglary in Taipei City, Journal of Crime Prevention and Correction, Volume 6: 29~54, Central Police University, Taiwan (in Chinese)

Personal Interests

Jogging, Cycling, Badminton, Travel