ZHOU YU
Associate Professor
Family & Consumer Studies
- Associate ProfessorFamily & Consumer Studies
BIO
Zhou Yu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah, where he serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies. His research focuses on housing economics, with a particular emphasis on immigrants and urban contexts. His work addresses topics such as homeownership, household formation, consumer fraud, and sustainability. His research has been supported by organizations including the Russell Sage Foundation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCKF). Recent publications of his have appeared in journals such as Habitat International, Housing Policy Debate, and International Journal of Urban Sciences. He serves as an Academic Editor for Sustainability, Sage Open, and PLOS ONE. Under his leadership, the financial planning program received the Ameritrade Institutional NextGen Grant. He holds a Ph.D. in Planning from the University of Southern California
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Associate ProfessorFamily & Consumer Studies1 Jul 2012 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- InstructorUniversity of Utah, Family & Consumer Studies1 Jul 2005 - 31 Aug 2005
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Utah, Family & Consumer Studies1 Sep 2005 - 2 Dec 2012
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture, ArchitectureBeijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China1996
- MURP, Urban Affairs and PlanningVirginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA1999
- PhD, Price School of Public Policy / PlanningUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States2005
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review