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Scarlett Jin

Post Doctoral Associate
Scarlett Jin
243 Wallace Hall (0115)
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA
24061
scarlettj@vt.edu

I moved from Ohio to Virginia Tech in the summer of 2021. As an urban geographer, I focus on the social, environmental, and economic dynamics of urban development using a mix of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Currently, I have two major research areas: shared mobility in North American cities and shrinking industrial cities in China. I am also interested in the broader theme of how the sharing economy and new economic and technological development will change our human society.  

Areas of Expertise:

  • Urban geography, GIS, spatial analysis
  • Sharing economy and shared mobility
  • Shrinking cities
  • Urban China   

Education:

  • Ph.D. - The Ohio State University
  • M.Phil. - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2016
  • B.Sc. - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

  • Chao, H., Xu, M., Jin, S. T., & Kong, H. (2024). Understanding temporary residential mobility during urban renewal: Insights from a structured community survey and machine learning analysis. Applied Geography, 172, 103425. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103425
  • Jin, S. T., & Sui, D. Z. (2024). A comparative analysis of the spatial determinants of e-bike and e-scooter sharing link flows. Journal of Transport Geography, 119, 103959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103959
  • Jin, S. T., & Sui, D. Z. (2024). Shared micromobility and equity: A comparison between station-based, hybrid, and dockless models. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 129, 104113. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104113
  • Jin, S. T., & Sui, D. Z. (2024). Bikesharing and equity: A nationwide study of bikesharing accessibility in the US. Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 181, 103983.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.103983
  • Zhou, Z., Jin, S. T., Jiang, J., & Kong, H. (2023). The spatial-temporal evolution of public bike-sharing systems in China: The disruption of dockless bike-sharing emergence. Transactions in Urban Data, Science, and Technology, 2(4), 223-240.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/275412312311962
  • Jin, S. T., Wang, L., & Sui, D. (2023). How the built environment affects E-scooter sharing link flows: A machine learning approach. Journal of transport geography, 112, 103687. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103687
  • Kong, H., Jin, S. T., & Sui, D. Z. (2023). Can transportation network companies improve urban air quality?. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 119, 103767. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103767
  • Jin, S. T., & Sui, D. Z. (2021). Do central state interventions cause urban shrinkage in China?. Journal of Urban Affairs, 43(9), 1310-1329. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2020.1730696
  • Kong, H., Jin, S.T., & Sui, D. Z. (2020). Deciphering the relationship between bikesharing and public transit: Modal substitution, integration, and complementation. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 85. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2020.102392.
  • Jin, S.T., & Sui, D. Z. (2020). Do central state interventions cause urban shrinkage in China? Journal of Urban Affairs. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2020.1730696
  • Liu, Y.Q., Zhang, Y.P., Jin, S.T., & Liu, Y. (2020). Spatial pattern of leisure activities among residents in Beijing, China: Exploring the impacts of urban environment. Sustainable Cities and Society, 52. 
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101806.
  • Jin, S.T., Kong, H., & Sui, D.Z. (2019). Uber, public transit and urban transportation equity: A case study in New York City. The Professional Geographer, 71(2), 315-330. 
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2018.1531038. (Joint first author).
  • Jin, S.T., Kong, H., Wu, R., & Sui, D.Z. (2018). Ridesourcing, the sharing economy, and the future of cities. Cities, 76, 96-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2018.01.012.
  • Jin, S.T., Lin, V. S., & Hung, K. (2014). China's Generation Y's expectation on outbound group package tour. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 19(6), 617-644. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2013.806939.
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