Dr. Yujuan Chen | Faculty & Staff
Dr. Yujuan Chen
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture

Contact Information
Office Location: 202 E Farrell-Westbrook
Office Phone: (615) 963-6653
Email: Yujuan.Chen@tnstate.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Urban Forestry, Virginia Tech
- M.S., Urban Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- B.S., Horticulture, Beijing Forestry University
Research Areas
- Urban and Community Forestry
- Urban Soils
- Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management
Selected Publications
- Schwarz K., E.L. Wohldmann, Y. Chen, R.V. Pouyat, A. Gonzalez, S. Mao and S.D. Day. 2022. Community Knowledge and Concerns About Urban Soil Science, Practice, and Process: Perspectives From the Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities Initiative in Los Angeles, CA, United States. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (28). https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.781587
- Chen, Y., R.V. Pouyat, S.D. Day, E.L. Wohldmann, K. Schwarz, G.L. Rees, M. Gonez, E. B. de Guzman, and S. Mao. 2021. Healthy Soils for Healthy Communities, Phase 1: Needs Assessment. TreePeople.
- De Guzman, E.B., L.S. Kalkstein, D. Sailor, D. Eisenman, S. Sheridan, K. Kirner, R. Maas, K. Shickman, D. Fink, J. Parfrey, and Y. Chen. 2020. Rx for Hot Cities: Climate Resilience Through Urban Greening and Cooling in Los Angeles. TreePeople.
- Salbitano, F., S. Borelli, M. Conigliaro, N. A. Yahya, G. Sanesi, Y. Chen, and G. Tovar. 2017. Chapter 11, Urban Forest Benefits in Developing and Industrializing Countries. In the Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry. F Ferrini., C.C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch, and A. Fini (Eds.) Routledge. ISBN: 9781138647282.
- FAO. 2016. Guidelines on Urban and Peri-Urban Forestry, by F. Salbitano, S. Borelli, M. Conigliaro and Y. Chen. FAO Forestry Paper No. 178. Rome, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- FAO. 2016. Towards a Greener, Healthier, and Happier Future: The 1st Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting. Y. Chen & S. Borelli (Eds.). Zhuhai, China, 6-8 April 2016. Urban and Peri-urban Forestry Working Paper No. 11. Rome.
- Layman, R.M., S.D. Day, D. K. Mitchell, Y. Chen, J. R. Harris, and W. L. Daniels. 2016. Below ground matters: Urban soil rehabilitation increases tree canopy and speeds establishment. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 16: 25–35.
- Chen, Y., S.D. Day, A.F. Wick, and K.J. McGuire. 2014. Influence of urban land development and subsequent soil rehabilitation on soil aggregates, carbon, and hydraulic conductivity. Science of The Total Environment 494: 329–336.
- Chen, Y., S.D. Day, R.K. Shrestha, B.D. Strahm, and P.E. Wiseman. 2014. Influence of urban land development and soil rehabilitation on soil-atmosphere greenhouse gas fluxes. Geoderma 226-227: 348–353.
- Chen, Y., S.D. Day, A.F. Wick, B.D. Strahm, P.E. Wiseman, and W.L. Daniels. 2013. Changes in soil carbon pools and microbial biomass from urban land development and subsequent post-development soil rehabilitation. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 66: 38–44.
Date Joined Staff: January 2022