CURRICULUM VITAE RUOJING WANG SCHOLZ. Department of Geography, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Name Affiliation RUOJING WANG SCHOLZ Department of Geography, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX, Address 851 E. Belleview St., Apt. 103, Winona, MN, Mobile Phone EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Geography - Geographic Information Science Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, US, Aug May 2015 (expected) Dissertation title: Space-time modeling and analysis of population travel-activity patterns using GPS trajectory data. Master of Engineering in Cartography & Geographic Information Engineering Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Provice, China, Aug Jun 2009 Thesis title: A Research on the Evacuation Simulation Technology of Stadium Populations based on GIS Bachelor of Engineering in Geographical Information System Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, Aug Jun 2006 Thesis title: Microscopic Traffic Simulation System based on GIS TEACHING AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS Appointments at Department of Geography, Texas State University: Graduate Instructor Jan May 2013 Fundamentals of GIS. Served as an instructor for a one semester course on introductory GIS. Topics include: geographic data, vector and raster data models, coordinate systems and map projections, tables and attribute data, vector spatial analysis, raster analysis, data entry and mapmaking, GIS applications. Enrollment: 30 students.

2 Graduate Teaching Assistant Jan Dec 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant Jan May 2012 Graduate Teaching Assistant Aug Dec 2011 Aug Dec 2010 Jan May 2010 Aug Dec 2009 Geographic Information Systems. Taught lab sections in advanced GIS analysis. Topics include: GPS data collection and input, geocoding, spatial interpolation, cartographic modeling, location analysis, least-cost path analysis, DEM and surface modeling, network analysis, diffusion modeling, and hydrologic modeling. Location Analysis. Designed and presented a class project using various GIS based analysis for location decision of business, industry, housing and other facilities. Fundamentals of GIS. Taught lab sections in introductory GIS. Topics include: GIS data sources and basic editing, mapping and presenting GIS data, coordinate systems and map projections, tables and queries, spatial join, geoprocessing, geocoding, and basic raster analysis. Commuting Pattern Analysis in Central Texas. Adapted spatial autocorrelation techniques on commuting trips to identify clusters of high volume commuting trips. Campus Crime Mapping Project. College students' cognitive fear of crime maps are compared with crime statistics on a university campus. Texas Health Atlas. Mapping the distributions of health facilities and diseases by county and ZIP code in Texas. Appointments at Department of Geographical Information System, Transportation College, Southeast University: Graduate Instructor Sep Jan 2007 Aug Oct 2006 Map Projection. Served as an instructor for a one semester course on the design and properties of various map projections. Database Construction for Jiaxing City Police Geographic Information System

3 Other appointments: Instructor May 2008 Database Design. Training Center of Surveying and Mapping, Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. Served as an instructor for a 3 day intensive training course on database design. REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Scholz, R.W. and Lu, Y. In review. Uncertainty in geographic data on bivariate maps: an examination of visualization preference and decision making. International Journal of Geo-Information. Scholz, M.A., Huynh, N.T., Brysch, C., and Scholz, R.W., An evaluation of university World Geography textbook questions for components of spatial thinking. Journal of Geography, 113(5), Scholz, R.W. and Lu, Y., Detection of dynamic activity patterns at a collective level from large-volume trajectory data. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 28(5), Fuhrmann, S., Huynh, N. T., and Scholz, R., Comparing Fear of Crime and Crime Statistics on a University Campus. In: M. Leitner, ed. Crime Modeling and Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies. Netherlands: Springer, Wang (Scholz), R. and Cai, X., A Design of Evacuation Simulation Model for Stadium Population based on GIS. Journal of Geomatics, 34(2), (In Chinese) MANUSCRIPTS IN FINAL PREPARATION Scholz, R.W. and Lu, Y. In final preparation. Space-time modeling and visualization of individual daily travel-activity patterns from GPS trajectory data. Abstract accepted by Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Target submission date: Nov PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Scholz, R. and Lu, Y., Space-time modeling and visualization of individual daily travelactivity patterns from GPS trajectory data. Annual Meeting of the Association of

4 American Geographers, April 8-12, Tampa, Florida. Scholz, R. and Scholz, M., Public awareness of privacy issues in cell phone tracking services. Annual Conference of the National Council for Geographic Education, August 1-4, Denver, Colorado. Scholz, R. and Lu, Y., Detection of dynamic activity patterns at collective scale from large volume trajectory data. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 9-13, Los Angeles, California. Wang (Scholz), R. and Lu, Y., Visualization of uncertainty: perception and decision making. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, February 24-28, New York, New York. Lu, Y. and Wang (Scholz), R., Local analysis of vector autocorrelation and commuting patterns. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, February 24-28, New York, New York. Wang (Scholz), R., Income and accessibility to public transportation. Support Women in Geography Organization (SWIG), Department of Geography, Texas State University. Wang (Scholz), R., Lu, Y., and Cai, X., Evacuation simulation for large-scale assembly. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 14-18, Washington, D.C. GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS 2014 Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School Student Travel Grant, Texas State University, to present at the st Place John Odland Student Paper Award, Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Specialty Group, 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, $400. Department of Geography Graduate Student Travel Grant, Texas State University, to present at the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Council for Geographic Education, $500. Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School Student Travel Grant, Texas State University, to present at the 2013

5 The Rising Scholarly Travel Activity and Research (S.T.A.R.) Grant, Associated Student Government, Texas State University, to present at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, $ Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School Student Travel Grant, Texas State University, to present at the Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School Student Travel Grant, Texas State University, to present at the Graduate Student Tuition Exemption, Southeast University Outstanding Student Award, Southeast University. Outstanding Student Award, Transportation College, Southeast University Outstanding Academic Performance Awards, Southeast University, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2011 Coordinate GIS workshops for Support Women In Geography (SWIG) Organization, Department of Geography, Texas State University Student Officer in charge of social events, Student Organization, Department of Geographical Information System, Transportation College, Southeast University. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Association of American Geographers Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group Transportation Geography Specialty Group Economic Geography Specialty Group Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group Energy and Environment Specialty Group