Shan Zhou

Shan Zhou is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on the politics of environmental and energy policy. The goal is to assess, identify and explain public policy designs for accelerating clean energy transition and enhancing sustainability.

Shan has published 28 peer-reviewed articles in leading public policy and multi-disciplinary journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Policy Studies Journal (PSJ), Review of Policy Research, Energy Policy, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning (JEPP), and Journal of Cleaner Production. Her research has been supported by internal and external grants, amounting to over $630,000 from NOAA, NASA and Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

Shan received a B.S. in Environmental Science from Beijing Normal University, and a master’s and Ph.D. in Public Policy from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Specialization

Policy Processes, Policy Design, Policy Analysis, Environmental and Energy Policy, Sustainability