Dr. Xize WANG is an assistant professor at the NUS Department of Real Estate. His research interests lie in identifying evidence-based, innovative policy tools to make cities healthier and more sustainable, with a particular focus on: (1) urban environment and health, and (2) sustainable mobility. His research establishes theoretical and empirical connections between the household-scale urban environment and mental health, as well as examines the effects on demographic and urban health factors in shaping sustainable transport policy.

He is currently an editorial board member of Journal of Urban Health and Transportation Research Part D. Prior to NUS, he has been a postdoctoral scholar at University of California, Berkeley. He received a Ph.D. in Urban Planning & Development at University of Southern California, a Master in Urban & Regional Planning at University of Minnesota, and a B.E. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in Economics at Peking University, where he was a recipient of China’s National Scholarship.