Curriculum Vitae

Washington State University, United States

GPA: 3.9/4.0

Research interests: Development and Health

University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States

GPA: 3.8/4.0

Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Shenzhen, China

GPA: 3.3/4.0

Visiting Program

University of California, Irvine, United States

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Supervisor: Prof. Galinato, Washington State University

• Conducted randomized controlled trial on organic vegetable technology impacts in the Philippines
• Analyzed gender-based agricultural labor productivity changes and income group variations

Supervisor: Prof. Seollee Park, Washington State University

• Studied the effects of Problem Management Plus (PM+) intervention on maternal mental health and child undernutrition
• Conducted data analysis, paper writing, and traveled to Nigeria for experiment training
• Worked closely with local teams to design experiments and questionnaires for a randomized control trial of 800 caregivers
• Created audio assistant survey tools for sensitive questions and trained data collectors in Gombe, Nigeria

Supervisor: Prof. Jake Wagner, Washington State University

• Conducted research on transportation economics and developed code for analyzing big data spanning two decades of import/export data
• Co-authored research on optimal pricing policies for campus parking
• Collaborated on research examining the impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. containerized agricultural exports

Examines the Environmental Protection Interview (EPI) campaign-style environmental policy in China using near real-time air quality data and Difference-in-Differences approach. Finds that cities at risk of being interviewed achieve PM2.5 reductions of 15.7 μg/m³—nearly four times larger than previous estimates, with effects most pronounced at year-end coinciding with annual evaluations.

with Prof. Galinato

Determines whether agricultural labor productivity across genders changes after introduction of organic vegetable technologies through a randomized controlled trial in the Philippines. Finds significant increases in female labor during fertilizer and pesticide application stages for low-income households and reductions in labor productivity gaps across all income groups.

with Ben Cowan

Critically examines the decline in fertility rates in China using a two-stage, discrete-choice model that enables individuals to make fertility decisions based on utility maximization. Empirically validates the model using Chinese Family Panel Survey data from 2010 to 2020, elucidating the roles of human-capital accumulation returns, child value, time costs, and compliance penalties.

with Seollee Park and Jennifer Ostrowski

Examines the impacts of psychological support interventions on maternal mental health outcomes and child nutritional status through randomized controlled trial methodology with 800 caregivers.

with Jake Wagner, Eric Jessup, and Bart Kenner

Measures impacts of COVID-19 on monthly U.S. containerized agricultural export volumes using near-saturated fixed effects panel data model. Results show heterogeneous reductions through time: 4.6% reduction from March 2020-May 2021, 11.1% from May 2021-January 2022, with effects most pronounced across origin ports, commodities, and destination countries.

with Jake Wagner and D. Moore

Develops economic models for optimizing campus parking pricing strategies to improve efficiency and accessibility.

with Xiaorui Qu, Qinan Lu, Liufang Su and Gunning Shi

Investigates the influence of public sentiment and health policies on behavioral changes using daily COVID-related tweets and sentiment analysis through natural language processing. Employs Regression Discontinuity in Time Series (RDiT) method with county-level data from March to April 2020, finding that neutral-tone sentiment has the most pronounced negative impact on mobility.

Washington State University

• ECONS 320: Money and Banking (Online) - Received 4.5/5 in course evaluations
• ECONS 323: Labor Economics (Online) - Received 4.5/5 in course evaluations

Washington State University

• ECONS 101: Fundamentals of Microeconomics

• Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE), May 2025
• Western Economic Association International (WEAI), June 2025
• WSU Student Seminar, November 2025
• Selected for presentation at 2025 AAEA Annual Meeting

• Northwest Development Workshop, June 2024

• Region 10 Transportation Conference

Programming:

R, Python (rasterio, pandas, xarray, sklearn, numpy, pytorch), STATA, LaTeX

AI Tools:

Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor - proficient in leveraging AI assistants for research, writing, and coding

Research:

Natural Language Processing, Econometrics, Experimental Design, Field Research, Survey Design, Data Analysis