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TING ZHANG, PH.D.

Assistant Professor, College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore

Associate Director, Jacob France Institute, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore

tzhang@ubalt.edu, 410-837-6551

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Entrepreneurship, Regional Science, and Public Policy, 2008, George Mason University,

US Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration Research Fellowship Award, 2009,

U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration, $7,500.

Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Award, 2007, $15,000.

22nd Paper Competition for the Charles M. Tiebout Prize in Regional Science, 2008.

Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship PhD Seminar grant award, 2007, $1,500

Cambridge-MIT Regional Innovation research grant award, 2006, Cambridge University.

Dissertation: It’s Never Too Late: Elderly Entrepreneurship for an Aging U.S. Economy

Dissertation Committee: Zoltan Acs, Maryann Feldman, Roger Stough, Laurie Schintler,

David Wong. Other contributing faculty members: Richard Florida, Naoru Koizumi, Kingsley

Haynes, Steven Fuller, Jeremy Mayer.

M.S., Finance, 2013, Johns Hopkins University.

M.A., Intercultural Communication, 2003, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

B.A., International Business and Foreign Languages (English), 2001, East China Normal

University, P.R. China.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)

2014-current, Associate Director, Jacob France Institute, Merrick School of Business, University

of Baltimore.

2013-current, Assistant Professor, School of Public and International Affairs, University of

Baltimore.

2008-current, Research Assistant Professor, Jacob France Institute, Merrick School of Business,

University of Baltimore.

2007-2008, Lead Researcher, Council of Graduate Schools, Washington D.C.

2003-2007, Graduate Research Associate, School of Public Policy, George Mason University,

Fairfax, VA

2005, Research Analyst, The Urban Institute, Tax Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

2004, World Bank Consultant, The World Bank, World Bank Institute, Washington, D.C.

2004-2006, Assistant to the Editor, International Journal: The Annals of Regional Science.

2003, Program Coordinator, Maryland Office for New Americans, Maryland Depart of Human

Resources.

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TEACHING

Summer 2014, School of Public and International Affairs, College of Public Affairs, University of

Baltimore, PUAD 709, Individual Research, graduate courses.

Fall 2013, Spring 2014, School of Public and International Affairs, College of Public Affairs,

University of Baltimore, PUAD 630, Analytic Techniques in Public Administration,

graduate courses.

Fall 2013, Spring 2014, School of Public and International Affairs, College of Public Affairs,

University of Baltimore, PUAD 628, Statistical Application in Public Administration,

graduate courses.

Spring. Summer 2012, & Summer 2013, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore,

ECON 504, Economics, graduate course;

Fall & Spring 2011, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, OPRE 202, Statistical

Data Analysis, undergraduate course;

Fall & Spring 2009, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, OPRE 540, Business

Statistics, graduate course. OPRE 330, Statistical Data Analysis, undergraduate course;

Fall 2006, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, PUBP 705, Advanced Statistical

Methods in Policy Analysis, graduate course, Guest Lecturer,

Spring 2006, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, PUBP 720, Managerial

Economics and Policy Analysis, graduate course, Course Academic Advisor,

2001-2003, Dept. of Modern Languages and Linguistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County,

CHN 101, 102, 210, 202, Chinese Language and Culture, undergraduate course.

2001, Dept. of English, Huaxia College, Shanghai, China, ENG 202, ENG 210. Intensive literature,

undergraduate course

RESEARCH AWARDS, GRANTS, AND HONORS

RESEARCH GRANTS FOR PROJECTS AS A CO-PI OR PI Time Project Funders Amount

2014-2015 Administrative Record Task

grant for technical assistance and

research

Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation

$265,963

2014 Ex-Offender Re-Entry

Experience of Johns Hopkins

Hospital

The Abell Foundation $24,265

2013-2014 Baltimore Renaissance Scholars

Seed Fund FY 2014

University of Baltimore $3,900

2011-2013 Workforce Data Quality

Initiative grant

US Department of Labor;

Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation

$970,000

2013-2014 Administrative Record Task

grant for Business Closure

Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation

$297,545

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report, Job Creation, Worker

Flow, and Welfare Research

2012-2013 Administrative Record Task

grant for Worker Flow, Jobs, and

Welfare Research

Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation

$346,900

2011 Carroll County Business and

Employment Dynamics

Research grant

Carroll County Economic

Development

$2,450

2010-2011 Research, Evaluation and

Technical Assistance grant: for

Job Creation and Worker Flow

Research

Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation

$125,000

2010-2011 Community Development

Technical Assistance (CDTA)

grant

US Department of Housing and

Urban Development; ICF

Incorporated, LLC

$94,454

2010 Howard County Business and

Employment Dynamics

Research grant

Howard County Economic

Development Authority

$2,000

2009-2010 Research and technical

assistance grant for research

studies

Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation

$75,000

2007-2008 PhD Completion Project (As a

Lead Researcher)

Council of Graduate School,

Pfizer, and Ford Foundation

$500,000

INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS AND HONORS

2009, US Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration 2009 Research

Fellowship Award, U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration,

$7,500.

2008, 22nd Paper Competition for the Charles M. Tiebout Prize in Regional Science, Finalist.

Paper title: “The Role of Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Economic Growth”.

2007, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation “Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship

Award”, $15,000.

2007, Ph.D. Entrepreneurship Seminar Fellowship, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the

Summer Intensive PhD Seminar in Entrepreneurship led by Scott Shane, $1,500.

2006, Marie Curie EST Fellowship, Recipient funded by European Commission, August 2006,

(though I rejected it due to other commitments), University of Antwerp, Belgium and

Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany.

2006, Cambridge-MIT Regional Innovation grant award, invited to the Interdisciplinary Regional

Innovation Workshop, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, $2,000

2004, Public Policy Student Paper Winner, 53rd Virginia Transportation Conference Paper

Competition, Roanoke, VA, $2,000.

2006, National Science Foundation grant award: invited to the New Scholars Conference on

Sustainable Transportation May 2006, Bloomington, Indiana, $1,000.

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OTHER RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED

2014: Baltimore Renaissance Seed Scholars Fund, University of Baltimore, $3,900.

2009: The Ford Foundation Workforce Development research meeting grant award, New York,

MDRC, July 2009, $2,000.

2006: Regional Science Association International (RSAI) grant awards: grant awarded and

invited to Mid-Continental Regional Science Conference and RSAI Commission on PRSCO

and Chinese RSA Workshop, June 2006, Indianapolis, IN, and April 2006, Shanghai, China,

respectively, $1,000.

2006: Virginia Local Government Management Association grant award: invited as a student

representative to their 2006 Winter Conference, February 2006, Charlottesville, VA, $200.

2006: University Transportation Centers (UTC) grant award (in collaboration of George Mason

University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech University): selected and funded to

attend the transportation conference of EXPO 2006, Orland, FL, $1,600.

2005: Easter Seals Project Action and Federal Transit Administration grant award: invited as

one of the 12 U.S. student leaders to a conference on Universal Design”, July, 2005,

Washington, D.C., $1,000.

2005-2007: George Mason University conference travel grant recipient: for several conferences

in from April 2005 to December 2007, $2,000.

2003-2007: Tuition Scholarship and Graduate Research Assistantship Award: George Mason

University, $88,000.

2001-2003: Tuition Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship Award: University of Maryland,

Baltimore County, $24,000.

PUBLICATIONS

PEER REVIEWED BOOKS

Zhang, T. and Stough, R. (2013) (Eds). Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in China. New

Jersey, London, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

Zhang, T. (2008), Elderly Entrepreneurship in an Aging U.S. Economy: It's Never Too Late. New

Jersey, London, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 978-981-281-449-4, 981-281-

449-3. Reviewed by Wassel, J., “Older Entrepreneurs as the New Economic Frontier.” The

Gerontologist, 2010, 50 (6), the review is available at the World Wide Web

http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/50/6/863.extract

Zhang, T. (2008), Aging in the “Knowledge Economy”: Crises or Opportunities?. Saarbrücken,

Germany: VDM. ISBN: 978-3-639-07612-7.

PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS

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Zhang, T. Gerlowsk, D, and Ford, D. (2014) “Housing Price Variability: National and Local

Impacts,” Applied Economics, Volume 46, Issue 28. Page 3494-3502, DOI:

10.1080/00036846.2014.929628.

Zhang, T. and Carr, D. (2014) “Does Working for Oneself, not Others, Improve Older Adults’

Health? An Investigation on Health Impact of Self-Employment”, American Journal of

Entrepreneurship. Volume 7(1). Page 142–180.

Zhang, T. (2014). “The Retired, the Resigned, or the Laid-off? Who Are the Urban Self-employed?”

Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Volume 14 Issue 4.

Zhang, T. (2014). “Do Socially Responsible Investment Funds Under-perform The Market?

Evidence from China”. International Journal of Management Research and Business Strategy.

Vol. 3, No. 1. Page 112-131.

Zhang, T. (2014). “A Two-Cycle Historical Perspective of Workforce Investment Act Common

Measures Performance Expectations”, International Journal of HRM and Organizational

Behavior, October 2014 issue.

Zhang, T. (2014, accepted) “What Drives Post-Retirement Age Self-Employment? An Investigation

of Social, Policy and Individual Factors,” in N. Sappleton and F. Lourenço

(ed). Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Retirement, Palgrave MacMillan.

Zhang, T. (2014, under review). “Existing and New Business Origins of Employment Growth—

Recovery from a Recession: What Should We Expect This Time?” in E. Mack and H. Qian

(ed). Geography of Entrepreneurship, Routledge.

Zhang, T. (2013). “Culture Matters to Entrepreneurship Policies: Entrepreneurship Policies in the

U.S. versus China,” in Zhang, T. and Stough, R. (Ed), Entrepreneurship and Economic

Growth in China, New Jersey, London, Singapore: World Scientific.

Zhang, T., Stough, R. and Song, C. (2013). “Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in China:

Introduction,” in Zhang, T. and Stough, R. (Ed), Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in

China, New Jersey, London, Singapore: World Scientific.

Zhang, T. (2011), “Workforce Investment Act Training for Older Workers: Toward a Better

Understanding of Older Worker Needs during the Economic Recovery,” US Department of

Labor Employment and Training Administration Research & Publication, No. ETAOP 2011-

10.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009). “Business age, another source of employment growth,” Federal

Committee on Statistical Methodology Papers. Available at

http://www.fcsm.gov/09papers/Zhang_XI-B.pdf.

Sowell, R., Zhang, T., Bell, N. and Redd, K. (2008), “PhD Completion Project: Analysis of Baseline

Demographic Data,” CGS Communicator. Vol. 41. Issue 6, July 2008.

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, Blackwell Publishing, Vol. 86, Issue 3: 367-391.

Zhang, T. (2007), “The Role of Graduate Education in Regional Economic Growth,” CGS

Communicator. Vol.40. Issue 5, June 2007.

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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.

Acs, Z., Armington, C, and Zhang, T. (2006). "The Determinants of New-firm Survival across

Regional Economies," Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy. 2007-04, Max

Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group. Available

at http://ideas.repec.org/p/esi/egpdis/2007-04.html.

Zhang, T. (2006), “Later Retirement for an Aging Workforce in the Knowledge Economy,” IMPLAN

National User’s Conference 6th Biennial Conference Proceeding, 2006.

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, Vol. 57 (Chicago, IEC, 2004), pp 485-495, ISBN: 1-

931695-28-8.

PEER REVIEWED MONOGRAPHS & WHITE PAPER REPORTS

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2014), “Toward A Business Case for Sustained Investment in State

Longitudinal Integrated Data Systems,” U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training

Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, Division of Strategic Planning

and Performance, Washington DC. An abbreviated version of the report is published at

http://www.workforcedqc.org/sites/default/files/images/JFI%20wdqi%20research%20report%

20January%202014.pdf.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2013), “Neglecting the “L” in a Longitudinal integrated Data System Can

be a Costly Mistake,” U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,

Office of Policy Development and Research, Division of Strategic Planning and Performance,

Washington DC. University of Taxes Research Series:

http://www.utexas.edu/research/cshr/pubs/pdf/Longitudinal_Data_Systems_DStevens.pdf.

Also available at http://www.jacob-france-institute.org/documents/DLLR-WDQ-1-4-13.pdf.

Zhang, T., Li, J., and Stevens, D. (2013), “Maryland Business Births: Prior Employment and Social

Program Participation of the New Hires,” Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and

Regulations.

Zhang, T., Li, J., and Stevens, D. (2013), “What Happens to Employees when a Business Closes?

Post-closure Employment and Social Service Profiles,” Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulations.

Zhang, T., Stevens, D. and Li, J. (2013), “Maryland Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2012,” Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2012), “Integrated Data System Person Identification: Accuracy

Requirements and Methods,” U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training

Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research, Division of Strategic Planning

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and Performance, Washington DC. 19 pp.; http://www.jacob-france-

institute.org/documents/MD-WDQI-Person-Identification-Report.pdf.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2012), “Repeated and Combined Participation in Workforce, Education

and Social Program Services: Preliminary Evidence from Maryland Administrative Data

Sources,” U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of

Policy Development and Research, Division of Strategic Planning and Performance,

Washington DC. Maryland State Publications:

http://mdstatedocs.slrc.info/cdm/ref/collection/mdgov/id/4519; Also available at Maryland

Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation:

http://www.dllr.maryland.gov/wdplan/wdqirepeated.pdf.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2011), “Job Creation in Maryland, 2004-2009: An Overview,” Maryland

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations Publication, available at

http://www.dllr.state.md.us/lmi/mdjobcreation.pdf.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2011), “Maps of Maryland Employment Dynamics before, during, and

after the Recession,” Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations Publication,

available at http://www.dllr.state.md.us/lmi/mapsmdemployment.pdf.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2011), “What Happens to the Employees when a Business

Closes?” Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of

Workforce Information and Performance. Available at http://www.jacob-france-

institute.org/documents/Zhang-Stevens-Business-Closure-Report.pdf.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2009). “WIA Title 1B Common Measures Performance Expectations: A

Two-Cycle Historical Perspective 1990-2007,”submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor.

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.

MEDIA CITATIONS /INTERVIEWS AND JOURNAL REFERENCES

Time, July 17, 2014. “3 Tips for Launching Your Labor-of-Love Business,” by Chris Farrell.

http://time.com/money/3001781/changing-careers-midlife-entrepreneurs/.

University of Baltimore News, July 21, 2014. “Business Professor: It's Never Too Late to Start a

New Career,” by University Relations. http://www.ubalt.edu/news/news-

releases.cfm?id=2047.

Retriever Net, April, 2014. “Stories about UMBC's Alumni,” by UMBC Alumni Community,

http://umbcalumni.wordpress.com/2014/04/16/career-qa-ting-zhang-03-m-a-intercultural-

communications-professor/.

Yahoo Finance, October 30, 2013 “Media Advisory: Noted Experts on Entrepreneurship to Speak at

National Press Club Conference on the Entrepreneurship Imperative for Engaging People 50

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and Older”, by Center for Productive Longevity, available from the World Wide Web

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/media-advisory-noted-experts-entrepreneurship-

115500666.html.

Epoch Times, November 13, 2013, “Public Policy Experts Want Older Entrepreneurs”, by Gary

Feuerberg, available from the World Wide Web http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/358349-

public-policy-experts-want-older-entrepreneurs/.

Cardhub, November 12, 2013, “Ask The Experts: Starting a Business in Retirement,” by John

Kiernan, available from the World Wide Web http://www.cardhub.com/edu/ask-the-experts-

starting-a-business-in-retirement/.

National Public Radio –WEAA station, Marc Steiner show interview, June 10, 2013-Segment 3,

“China’s economic and political growth,” retrievable from the World Wide Web

http://www.steinershow.org/podcasts/international-politics/chinas-economic-and-political-

growth/.

Newswise and University of Baltimore News, December 2012, “Professor's Book Explores Dynamics

Between Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in China,” retrievable from the World Wide

Web http://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/news-

events/index.cfm?news_id=1684#.UMIJi9Wf1bc.email, and

http://www.newswise.com/articles/professor-s-book-explores-dynamics-between-

entrepreneurship-and-economic-growth-in-china.

Employment & Training Reporter, November 19, 2012, by editor Hess, R., “Job Search: Studies

Find Maryland, Detroit Reemployment, Hunt Lesson--Free State Recovery,” Washington

DC:.MII Publications Inc. retrievable from the World Wide Web http://www.jacob-france-

institute.org/wp-content/uploads/ETR111912.pdf.

The Bloomberg BusinessWeek, April 30, 2012, by editor Farrell, C. “Older Entrepreneurs Start

Companies Too,” available at the World Wide Web

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-30/older-entrepreneurs-start-companies-too.

The Baltimore Sun, March 13, 2012, by Mirabella, L., “Md. adds 5,000 jobs in Jan. as

unemployment hits 3-year low: Jobless rate in state falls to 6.5 percent,” available at the

World Wide Web http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-job-numbers-january-

20120313,0,6145578.story.

The Gerontology Society of America, Aging Means Business Newsletter, Vol 2, No. 2, Fall 2012,

available at the World Wide Web http://www.geron.org/Publications/E-Newsletters/aging-

means-business-e-newsletter/article/1385.

The Baltimore Sun, December 17, 2011, by Hopkins, J. and Calvert, S.“Tax credit for homeowners

means big break for some, nothing for thousands: Homestead credit, created with tax relief in

mind, has had unintended effects in Baltimore for years,” available at the World Wide Web

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-baltimore-homestead-credits-

20111217,0,5608651.story.

The Gerontologist, 2010, 50 (6), book review by Wassel, J., “Older Entrepreneurs as the New

Economic Frontier.” available at the World Wide Web

http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/50/6/863.extract

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Business Opportunity, May 3, 2012, by Lanza, C.“Baby Boomers, the Time to Start Your Own

Business Is Now!” available at the World Wide Web

http://www.businessopportunity.com/Blog/baby-boomers-time-to-start-your-business-is-now/.

Southern Gerontologist, Vol. XXII, No. 3-4, Fall / Winter 2010, by Wassel, J., “President’s

Message: New Aging Enterprise,” available at the World Wide Web

http://www.southerngerontologicalsociety.org/sgs/newsletter/SoGe22-3-4.pdf.

PubMed, 2010, PMID:21051464, book review by Wassel, J.: “Older Entrepreneurs as the New

Economic Frontier.” available at the World Wide Web

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21051464.

The Mason Gazette, Mar 25, 2008, by Rappaport, J.: “SPP Alumna Wins Book Contract with Elderly

Entrepreneurship Research,” http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/11728/.

Public Policy Currents, Vol 9, Issue 1, Feb 2008: “SPP Alumna Wins with Elderly

Entrepreneurship”.

The Patriot Entrepreneur, Spring 2007, Vol. 1 Issue 4: “PhD Student awarded Kauffman Grant to

study entrepreneurship.” http://patriotentrepreneur.gmu.edu/issues/apr_2007/kauffman.html.

The Mason Gazette, Standout Students, Dec, 6, 2006, by Andrews, D., “Public Policy PhD Student

Awarded Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship,” http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/9419/.

Public Policy Currents, Vol 6, Issue 4, Dec 2006: “PhD Student Zhang awarded Kauffman

Dissertation Fellowship.”

State Science & Technology Institute Digest, Special Digest Edition as Part of Entrepreneurship

Week, issue; Feb 26, 2007, “Recent Research: Does Education Drive New Firm Survival?”

OTHER PROJECT REPORTS

Zhang, T., Stevens, D., and Stack, T. (2012), Labor Market Forum: Maryland Business and

Employment Dynamics, submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and

Regulation.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2012), “Anne Arundel County Business and Employment Dynamics:

2004-2011,” submitted to Anne Arundel County Workforce Development Corporation.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2011), “Carroll County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2010,” submitted to Carroll County Department of Economic Development.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2010), “Baltimore City Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Baltimore City Workforce Investment Board, Youth Council Meeting, and

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of Workforce Information

and Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Baltimore County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Baltimore County Workforce Development Council and Maryland

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of Workforce Information and

Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Howard County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Howard County Economic Development Authority Board of Directors.

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Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2010), “Southern Maryland Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Southern Maryland Workforce Investment Board and Maryland

Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of Workforce Information and

Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Mid-Maryland Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Mid-Maryland Workforce Investment Board and Maryland Department of

Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of Workforce Information and Performance.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2010), “Montgomery County Business and Employment Dynamics:

2004-2009,” submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of

Workforce Information and Performance.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2010), “Prince George’s County Business and Employment Dynamics:

2004-2009,” submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of

Workforce Information and Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Frederick County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of

Workforce Information and Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Lower Shore Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-2009,”

submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of Workforce

Information and Performance.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2010), “Harford County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of

Workforce Information and Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “West Maryland Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of

Workforce Information and Performance.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009), “Cecil County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-2008,”

submitted to Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Office of Workforce

Information and Performance.

Nicogossian, A., Schintler, L., Mutone-Smith. D. Zhang. T. et al. (2005) “Critical Infrastructure

Protection in the National Capital Region: Risk-Based Foundations for Resilience and

Sustainability,” University Consortium for Infrastructure Protection. In fulfillment of:

Department of Homeland Security Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant 03-TU-03;

and Department Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant

2003CKWX0199.

WORKING PAPERS/BOOK CHAPTERS

Zhang, T. Naylor, L. (2014 Submitted). Missing Women of China: Persistence of Gender Inequity in

China. In Richard Greggory Johnson III (Ed.), China’s New 21st Century Public Affairs:

Human Rights in a Time of Change. Peter Lang Publishing.

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Zhang, T. (2014, submitted) “What Drives Post-Retirement Age Self-Employment? An Investigation

of Social, Policy and Individual Factors,” in N. Sappleton and F. Lourenço (ed).

Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Retirement, Palgrave MacMillan.

Zhang, T. (2014, submitted). “Existing and New Business Origins of Employment Growth—

Recovery from a Recession: What Should We Expect This Time?” in E. Mack and H. Qian

(ed). Geography of Entrepreneurship, Routledge.

Zhang, T., Molinari, C., "“Long-Term Care" chapter, Planning, Scholarly

Zhang, T. Central Baltimore’s Post-recession Socioeconomic Environment and Local Job Access for

Work-eligible Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Recipients: a Locational

Approach for Welfare-to-work Examination. Funded by University of Baltimore, Baltimore

Renaissance Seed Scholars Fund FY 2014.

Tan, R., Molinari, C., Zhang, T., "Dim the lights and breathe deeply: A way to promote intrapersonal

communications and minimize conflict among online learners working on group

assignments.", Planning, Scholarly.

Zhang, T. and Carr, D. “Does Working for Oneself, not Others, Improve Older Adults’ Health? An

Investigation on Health Impact of Self-Employment,” targeted to International Journal of

Human Resource Management.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. “What Happens to Employees When a Business Closes?” targeted to the

Journal of Policy Analysis & Management.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. “Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?” targeted to

Contemporary Economic Policy.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. “WIA Title 1B Common Measures Performance Expectations: A Two-

Cycle Historical Perspective 1990-2007,” targeted to the Journal of Policy Analysis &

Management.

Zhang, T. “Age and Elderly Entrepreneurship,” targeted to the Journal of Evolutional Economics.

Zhang, T. “Social and Policy Factors for Elderly Entrepreneurship,” targeted to the Journal of Policy

Analysis and Management.

Zhang, T. “The Role of Elderly Entrepreneurship in the Metropolitan Economy,” targeted to Small

Business Economics.

INVITED POLICY DECISION-MAKER PRESENTATIONS

Zhang, T. (2014). “Entrepreneurship, Aging, and Knowledge Economies: USA-China

Similarities and Differences.” 2014 International Conference on Globalization,

Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, Washington DC. January 5.

Zhang, T. (2013). “Older + Entrepreneurship = Gold,” National Conference On The

Entrepreneurship Imperative for Engaging People 50 and Older to Achieve

Economic Growth. National Press Club, Washington DC, November 7.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2012), “1984 Community College Cohort: Key Observations

using Linked Administrative Data,” 2012 State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) P-

20W and Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) Best Practice Conference.

Ting Zhang

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Zhang, T. (2012). “Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in China”, Johns Hopkins

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, Johns Hopkins University.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2011), “What Happens to the Employees when a Business

Closes?” Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2011), “Job Creation in Maryland 2004-2009: An Overview,”

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2011), “Carroll County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2010,” Carroll County Department of Economic Development, Westminster, MD, May 26th

.

Zhang, T. (2011), “The Labor and Social Security Impacts of Elderly Entrepreneurship,” 32nd

annual

meeting, Southern Gerontology Society.

Zhang, T. (2010), “Workforce Investment Act Training for Older Workers: Toward a Better

Understanding of Older Worker Needs during the Economic Recovery,” the US Department

of Labor ETA Coffee Housing Briefing, Washington D.C., June 29, 2010.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Baltimore County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” Baltimore County Workforce Development Council.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Howard County Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” Howard County Economic Development Authority Board of Directors meeting.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Southern Maryland Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” Southern Maryland Workforce Investment Board, California, MD, June 8, 2010.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Mid-Maryland Business and Employment Dynamics: 2004-

2009,” Mid-Maryland Workforce Investment Board, April 21, 2010.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2010), “Local Workforce Investment Board Area Employment &

Business Dynamics: 2004-2009,” Maryland Economic Development Association Winter

Conference, Annapolis, MD.

Zhang, T. (2009), “Elderly Entrepreneurship: Economic Growth and Data,” 2009 Business Creation

Symposium, Kauffman Foundation, Arlington, VA, October 23-24, 2009.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009). “Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?” Ford

Foundation Scholarly Workforce Forum, New York City, NY.

Zhang, T. (2009). “Workforce Investment Act Training for Older Workers: Toward a Better

Understanding of Need and Successful Response in the Next Stages of the Economic Cycle,”

the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Research

Conference, Washington DC, September 15-16, 2009.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2009), “Anne Arundel WIB Employment & Business Dynamics: 2004-

2008,” Anne Arundel Workforce Investment Board, Glen Burnie, MD, September 11, 2009.

Zhang, T. (2009). “Workforce Development Research at The Jacob France Institute,” the Ford

Foundation, MDRC, New York, July 20, 2009.

Zhang, T. (2009), “OnTheMap3 Workshop: Case Studies,” Maryland Department of Labor,

Licensing and Regulation, Maryland Department of Transportation, Hanover, MD, May 28,

2009.

Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2009), “Upper Shore WIB Employment & Business Dynamics: 2004-

2008,” Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board, Easton, MD, May 5, 2009.

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Stevens, D. and Zhang, T. (2009). “WIA Title 1B Common Measures Performance Expectations: A

Two-Cycle Historical Perspective 1990-2007,”the U.S. Department of Labor, Washington,

D.C., March 2009.

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.

OTHER SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Zhang, T. (2014). “Post-recession Socioeconomic Environment and Local Job Access

for Work-eligible Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Recipients.” The 17th

Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, Washington DC, May 28-30.

Zhang, T. (2014). “Impact of Availability of Post-recession Local Jobs for Impact of

Availability of Post-recession Local Jobs for Work-eligible Temporary Cash

Assistance (TCA) Recipients: A Locational Approach for Welfare-to-work

Examination.” Presented at the American Society for Public Administration Annual

Meeting in Washington DC, March 14-18.

Zhang, T. (2013). “Impact of Availability of Post-recession Local Jobs for Work-eligible Temporary

Cash Assistance (TCA) Recipient,” The 60th

North American Meetings of the Regional

Science Association International, Atlanta, GA, November 13-16, 2013.

Zhang, T. (2013). Does Self-employment Improve Seniors' Health? The Implication of Health Impact

of Self-employment. Presented at The 27th Annual Conference of the American Evaluation

Association in Washington DC, October 16-19, 2013.

Molinari, C., Tan, R., Zhang, T. (2013 October 18). Dim the Lights and Breathe Deeply. Presented at

UB's Teaching & Learning Day in UB.

Zhang, T. (2013). “Impact of Availability of Post-recession Local Jobs for Work-eligible Temporary

Cash Assistance (TCA) Recipient,” 2013 National Association for Welfare Research and

Statistics Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug 18-21, 2013.

Zhang, T. (2013). A Two-Cycle Historical Perspective on WIA Title 1B Common Measures

Performance: 1990-2009. Presented at The 9th Trans-Atlantic Dialogue in Baltimore, MD,

June 12-15, 2013.

Ting Zhang

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Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2012), “The Employees' New Employment Dynamics When A Business

Closes”, 2012 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research

Conference, Baltimore, MD, Nov 8-10, 2012.

Zhang, T. (2011), “Workforce Investment Act Training for Older Workers: Toward a Better

Understanding of Older Worker Needs during the Economic Recovery,” the 86th Western

Economic Association International Annual meeting, San Diego, June 29-July 3, 2011

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009), “Business Policy Strategy in the Recession: Establish More New

Businesses or Expand Existing Businesses?” 56th North American Meetings of the Regional

Science Association International, San Francisco, November 18-21, 2009.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009). “WIA Title 1B Common Measures Performance Expectations: A

Two-Cycle Historical Perspective 1990-2007,” presented at the Association for Public Policy

Analysis and Management 2009 Annual Conference and Journal of Policy Analysis &

Management., Washington DC, November 5-7, 2009

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009). “Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?” 2009

Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Research Conference, Washington DC,

November 2-4, 2009.

Zhang, T. and Stevens, D. (2009). “Recession Priority: New Firms or Survival of the Current?” the

Western Economic Association International 84th

Annual Conference. Vancouver, Canada,

June 2009.

Zhang, T. (2009). “The Labor and Social Security Impact of Elderly Entrepreneurship,” Western

Regional Science Association 47th Annual Meeting. Napa, CA, February, 2009.

Sowell, R. and Zhang, T. (2007),”Baseline Program Data Analysis of the Ph.D. Completion

Project,” New Deans Institute, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Council of Graduate Schools Annual

Meeting, Seattle, WA., and Research Luncheon Series on Higher Education, Washington,

D.C.

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), “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.

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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.

SERVICES

JOURNAL EDITOR AND REFEREE

Editorial Board Member:

Review of Public Administration and Management

Referee:

Journal of Regional Science

Annals of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Annals of Regional Science

Small Business Economics

International Journal of Peace and Development Studies

Eastern Economic Journal

Regional Studies

Regional Science, Policy and Practice

OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICES

2014, Invited Speaker & PhD Dissertation Advisor, University of Lisbon, September 1-2, 2014:

Lisbon, Portugal.

2014, Invited Speaker at the 2014 International Conference on Globalization, Entrepreneurship, and

Economic Development, January 22-23, 2014: Washington DC.

2013, Invited Speaker at the National Press Club, National Conference On The Entrepreneurship

Imperative for Engaging People 50 and Older to Achieve Economic Growth. Nov 6-8, 2013:

Washington DC.

2013, Invited Interview, by the National Public Radio –WEAA station, the Marc Steiner show, June

10, 2013-Segment 3, “China’s economic and political growth,” retrievable from the World

Wide Web http://www.steinershow.org/category/podcasts/

2013, Invited Interview, by Cardhub, “Ask The Experts: Starting a Business in Retirement,” by John

Kiernan, available from the World Wide Web http://www.cardhub.com/edu/ask-the-experts-

starting-a-business-in-retirement/.

2013, Invited TV interview on older people’s entrepreneurship, Al Jazeera America. (invited, but I

did not go).

2012, National Thought Leader in aging and business, Gerontological Society of America and

National Academy on an Aging Society.

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2012, Invited Speaker on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in China at the Johns Hopkins

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, Johns Hopkins University.

2011-2012, Founding planner for the national Aging Means Business initiative, Gerontological

Society of America and National Academy on an Aging Society

2009-current, Faculty Senate Member, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore.

2008-2010, Board Member, East China Normal University American Alumni Association.

2006, Conference Coordinator, 9th Uddevalla Symposium (on entrepreneurship and innovation),

Fairfax, VA.

2004-2006, Conference Coordinator, Internal entrepreneurship conferences sponsored by School of

Public Policy, School of Management, and Department of Economics.

2003-2006, Conference Coordinator, Several international entrepreneurship and leadership training

programs in the Mason Enterprise Center and School of Public Policy.

2005, Graphic Designer, Participated in designing the official web page of the School of Public

Policy

2005, Graphic Designer, Designed the logo for the Office of International Medical Policy, George

Mason University.

2001-2003, Moderator, emcee, and designer, Annual Chinese New Year’s Performing Arts

Celebrations sponsored by Chinese Scholars and Students Association at University of

Maryland, Baltimore County.

2002, Conference Coordinator, 2nd National Conference on Heritage Language in America, Tyson

Corner, VA

2000, Translator and Interpreter, CLIO International Advertisement Conference, Shanghai, China.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Entrepreneurship, Later life entrepreneurship,

Aging and Social Gerontology

Workforce Development

Welfare to work

Research Methodology

Spatial/Geographic Econometrics

Geographic Information System and Applications

Regional Science

Public Policy

Administrative Records and Probabilistic Matching

Public and Non-profit Administration

RESEARCH MODELING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

ECONOMETRIC, STATISTICAL, AND SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS MODELING SKILLS Spatial econometrics, econometric, economic geography, economic, and statistical modeling;

probabilistic matching, large database management, data acquisition, manipulation, and

analysis; social network analysis; survey design; computation and simulation.

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Software & programing skills: GIS (Geographic Information System: ArcGIS and ArcView),

Stata, SPSS, SAS, Matlab, UCINET, Geoda, Space Stat, Crime Stat, Link King, Link

Plus.

OTHER COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Visio, Project, etc), Webpage design

(Composer and Dreamwaver), Sakai, Blackboard, WebTycho, FoxPro Programming,

and Photoshop.

LANGUAGES English: Excellent; Chinese: Native; German: Fair.

ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

2002-2003, Co-founder of Jasmine Pearl Milk Tea retail store.

2000-2001, Marketing Director, Good Luck Travel Agency, Shanghai, China.

2000-2001, Founder, Established Shanghai Tourism League for College Students, Shanghai,

China

1999-2001, Founder and Director of East China Normal University Fitness League.

OTHER HONORS

1st Prize for the East China Normal University Teaching Practice Contest (2001)

1st Prize for National Standard Chinese Speaking Skills Competition (2001)

1st Prize for Speech Competition at East China Normal University (11/2000)

“Excellent Student Leader” awards: of Anhui Province (1996); East China Normal

University (2000, 2001)

Head Coach for the College Debate Competition at East China Normal University

(03/1999-05/1999)

3rd

Prize for Solo Competition of English Songs for Shanghai College Students (01/1998)

2nd

National Prize for Chinese Literature Competition (1995).