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Dr. Juan Zhang, Ph.D., ASA

Assistant Professor

Education

  • Ph.D., Temple University
  • M.S., Central University of Finance and Economics
  • B.S., Central University of Finance and Economics

Research & Academic Interests

  • Property/Casualty/Life insurance
  • Insurance accounting
  • Catastrophic risk and insurance
  • Loss reserving

Publications

  • Zhang, J., Czajkowski, J., Botzen, W. W., Robinson, P. J., & Tesselaar, M. (2022). Assessing the drivers of intrinsically complex hurricane insurance purchases: Lessons learned from survey data in Florida. In: Collins, J.M., Done, J.M. (eds) Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate. Hurricane Risk, vol 2. Springer, Cham.
  • Ellis, C. M., Grace, M. F., Smith, R. A., & Zhang, J. (2022). Medical cannabis and automobile accidents: Evidence from auto insurance. Health Economics, 31(9), 1878-1897.
  • Botzen, W. W., Mol, J. M., Robinson, P. J., Zhang, J., & Czajkowski, J. (2022). Individual hurricane evacuation intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights for risk communication and emergency management policies. Natural Hazards, 1-16.

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

  • Risk Theory Society (2019-present)
  • American Risk and Insurance Association (2018-present)
  • Society of Actuaries (SOA) Education and Research Section (2021-present)

Awards & Accolades

  • “Thank-A-Professor” Recognition, Eastern Kentucky University (2024)
  • 2020 Hagen Family Foundation Travel Award, American Risk and Insurance Association