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Ting Zhang

Research Assistant Professor

Ting Zhang is a Research Assistant Professor of The Jacob France Institute in the Merrick School of Business. Her research has been focused on labor, entrepreneurship, regional economy, and aging.

Ms. Zhang has been a winner of the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship grants, finalist title in the Charles Tiebout Prize for Regional Science, Public Policy Paper Competition by Virginia Department of Transportation, and several other awards, grants, and fellowships. Immediately after completing her Ph.D., Ms. Zhang has published two books on the topic of elderly entrepreneurship and an aging knowledge economy.

Before joining The Jacob France Institute, Dr. Zhang has conducted extensive research at George Mason University, the World Bank, the Urban Institute, and the Council of Graduate Schools, and served as a lecturer at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Dr. Zhang holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University, a M.A. from University of Maryland, and a B.A. from China (East China Normal University).

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Publications

BOOKS

• Zhang, T. (2008), Elderly Entrepreneurship in an Aging US Economy: It's Never Too Late. London, Singapore, New Jersey: World Scientific. ISBN: 978-981-281-449-4, 981-281-449-3.
• Zhang, T. (2008), Aging in the "Knowledge Economy": Crises or Opportunities? Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM (Verlag Dr. Mueller). ISBN: 978-3-639-07612-7.
• Zhang, T. and Stough, R. (2009) (Eds). Entrepreneurship & Economic Growth in China. Forthcoming, London, Singapore, New Jersey: World Scientific.

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Sowell, R., Zhang, T., Bell, N. Redd, K. (2008), "Ph.D. Completion Project: Analysis of Baseline Demographic Data," CGS Communicator. Vol. 41. Issue 6, July 2008.
• Zhang, T. (2007), "The Role of Graduate Education in Regional Economic Growth," CGS Communicator. Vol. 40. Issue 5, June 2007.
• Acs, Z., Armington, C, and Zhang, T. (2007), "The Determinants of New Firm Survival in Regional Economies: the Role of Regional Human Capital Stock and Knowledge Spillovers," Papers in Regional Science, vol. 86, issue 3: 367-391.
• Sowell, R., Zhang, T., Redd, K., Newbig, E. (2007), "Ph.D. Completion Project: Analysis of Baseline Program Data," CGS Communicator. Vol. 40. Issue 10, December 2007.
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Later Retirement for an Aging Workforce in the Knowledge Economy." IMPLAN National User's Conference 6th Biennial Conference Proceeding. IMPLAN: Indianapolis.
• Zhang, T., (2004), "Traveler Information for an Aging Population." Journal of Intelligent Transportation Society of Virginia, 4th Qtr, 2004, pp. 4-11.
• Ruth, S., Booppanon, S., and Zhang, T. (2004), "Using Accessible Data Sources to Determine Telecom Diffusion Capabilities of Developing Nations: a MENA Perspective". Annual Review of Communications, 2004, Volume 57 (Chicago,IEC,2004), pp 485-495, ISBN: 1-931695-28-8.

PROJECT MONOGRAPHS

• Sowell, R., Zhang, T., Bell, N. and Redd, K. (2008), Ph.D. Completion and Attrition: Analysis of Baseline Demographic Data of the Ph.D. Completion Project, Washington, D.C.: Council of Graduate Schools. ISBN: 1-933042-18-4.
• Sowell, R., Zhang, T., and Redd, K. (2007), Ph.D. Completion and Attrition: Analysis of Baseline Program Data of the Ph.D. Completion Project, Washington, D.C.: Council of Graduate Schools. ISBN: 1-933042-13-3.

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Conference Presentation

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

• Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?

  Presented at the June 29 - July 4, 2009 Western Economic Association International 84th Annual Conference. Vancover, Canada by Ting Zhang and David Stevens

• The Labor and Social Security Impacts of Elderly Entrepreneurship

  Presented at the February 2009 Western Regional Science Conference by Ting Zhang

• WIA Title 1B Common Measures Performance Expectations: A Two-Cycle Historical Perspective 1990-2007 (March 2009)

  David Stevens and Ting Zhang

• Workforce Development Research @ The Jacob France Institute (July 20, 2009)

  David Stevens and Ting Zhang

• Upper Shore WIB Employment & Business Dynamics: 2004-2008 (May 5, 2009)

  David Stevens and Ting Zhang, In partnership with the Office of Workforce Information and Performance, DLLR

• Maryland Dept of Transportation - On the Map Workshop presentation
  Ting Zhang - May 28, 2009

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• Zhang, T. (2008), "The Role of Elderly Entrepreneurship in Metropolitan Economic Growth," Western Regional Science Association 46th Annual Meeting. Waikoloa, Hawaii, February 17-20, 2008.
• Redd, K. and Zhang, T. (2007), "Baseline Program Data Analysis of the Ph.D. Completion Project." the National Science Academic Seminar. Washington, D.C.
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Later Retirement for an Aging Workforce in the Knowledge Economy.", Mid-continental Regional Science Association 37th Annual Conference and RSAI Commission on PRSCO and Chinese RSA Workshop, April 3-5 2006, Shanghai, China.
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Advanced Traveler Information Systems in the Era of Population Aging: A Tool Compatible for Senior's Travel Safety and Flexibility." New Scholars Conference on Sustainable Transportation. May 14-16 2006, Bloomington, Indiana.
• Zhang, T. (2004), "Advanced Traveler Information Systems and US Aging Population." the 53rd Virginia Transportation Conference. Roanoke, Virginia: October 18, 2004.

SELECTED OTHER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Zhang, T., Stevens, D. (2008), "Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?" the Western Economic Association International 84th Annual Conference. Vancouver, Canada, June 29—July 4, 2009.
• Zhang, T. (2008), "Baseline Demographic Data Analysis of the Ph.D. Completion Project." SARA meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Zhang, T. (2007), "Baseline Program Data Analysis of the Ph.D. Completion Project." Research Luncheon Series on Higher Education, Washington, D.C.; New Deans Institute, San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Council of Graduate Schools Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Entrepreneurship on the Elderly? Elderly Self-employment in the Aging Knowledge Economy," 53rd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Toronto, Canada: November 15. 2006.
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Regional Disparities and Dynamics of Elderly Entrepreneurship," Third Annual Conference on Entrepreneurship Research at Mason, Fairfax, VA, December 8, 2006
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Advanced Traveler Information Systems in the Era of Population Aging: A Tool Compatible for Senior's Travel Safety and Flexibility." 53rd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Toronto, Canada: November 15. 2006.
• Zhang, T. (2006), "Later Retirement for the US Aging Workforce in the Knowledge Economy." Twenty-Eighth Annual APPAM Research Conference. Madison, WI: 2-4 November, 2006.
• Zhang, T. (2006,) "Competitive Advantages or Core Competence? Source of Long-term Success for High-Tech Clusters across Economic Shift." IPS - USA 2006 California. Palo Alto, CA. Jan 8-10, 2006, ISBN: 86-7466-117-3.
• Zhang, T. (2005), "Entrepreneurship in Regional Development: from core-periphery pattern in polycentric pattern." Regional Growth Agendas, Gateway 4. Aalborg, Denmark, 28th-31st May 2005.
• Zhang, T. (2005), "Entrepreneurship in Polycentric Regional Development." 44th Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association, April 7-9, 2005.
• Zhang, T. (2004), "Entrepreneurship and Trust." International Conference on Social Science Research. New Orleans, Louisiana: November 11-13, 2004.
• Zhang, T. (2004), "Pluralism in No Child Left Behind Act." Civic Education Research. Reno, Nevada: September 26-28, 2004

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Contact Information

Ting Zhang
Research Assistant Professor
Jacob France Institute
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-5779
Phone: (410)837-6551, Fax: (410)837-5814
tzhang@ubalt.edu

 

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