Office Hours for Fall 2025
Come to my office hours if you want help or just to say hi! 👋
Research Help by Appointment
Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm. Please use CPP Connect to reserve a time that works for you. You will be able to choose Zoom or in-person. If you want to meet outside my normal hours, please email me at jshen@cpp.edu and let's find a time.
Upcoming Events
I will be teaching Business Data Workshops featuring Mergent Market Atlas on Sept. 11 and Sept. 15. You can attend in-person or on Zoom. Hope to see you there!
Create custom maps using downloadable U.S. datasets. Topics covered: people (demographics, consumer expenditures, market segments, sales potential), businesses (establishments, employees, retail sales), consumer price index, crime, and weather. Geographies available: states, congressional district, counties, cities, zip code, census tract, block groups, and street address. Not all data available in all geographies.
Simply Analytics is a library subscription database that allows you to create maps or tables using U.S. Census data from 2010-2026. Features of this database are:
1. Locations: add one location or multiple locations.
2. Data: national and local data are available.
3. Businesses: Plot businesses on your map (organized by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NAICS is a classification structure by business industries.