Ph.D., urban planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005.
M.S., human geography, Beijing University, 2000.
B.S., economic geography, Beijing University, 1997.
Jiawen Yang teaches courses including transportation planning methods and investment decisions, transportation modeling and GIS, and economics for planning. He researches on urban transportation and land use planning, urban information systems, urban and regional development, and international planning. He has also worked on consulting projects for the World Bank and the Energy Foundation.