Xi Gong

Gong CV 2025.08.27

Xi Gong

Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health

Summary Statement

Xi Gong investigates how environmental and social factors affect human health using geospatial data science, with a focus on exposure modeling, social sensing big data, and spatial-temporal analytics to address health and social challenges.

Department

Biobehavioral Health - BBH
Environmental Health

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Education

Texas State University, PhD, Geographic Informational Science, 2016
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, MSc, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 2011
Wuhan University, B.Eng., Spatial Informatics and Digitalized Technology, 2008

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Currently Accepting Graduate Students

Phone

814-863-9148

xigong@psu.edu

Office Address

229 Biobehavioral Health Building

Additional Websites

https://xigong.wordpress.com/

Gong CV 2025.08.27

Affiliations

Institute of Computing and Data Sciences (ICDS) Faculty Co-Hire

Interests

Health and the Environment, Geographic Information Science, Big Data Science and Analytics, Spatio-Temporal Data Mining, GIS-Based Modeling

Additional Information

Dr. Gong is looking for motivated Ph.D. students (starting Fall 2026), postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate researchers to join his team. His lab works at the intersection of Geospatial Data Science, Environmental Health Sciences, and Spatially Integrated Social Science, tackling real-world challenges with cutting-edge data and methods. If you’re passionate about making an impact through innovative, data-driven research, this could be the perfect place for you! Learn more about Dr. Gong’s work and opportunities in his lab here:https://xigong.wordpress.com