Experiences
Professional background and academic service
Professional Experience
Research Assistant Professor
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND · Nov 2024 – Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX · Feb 2024 – Oct 2024
Education
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT · 2018 – 2024
M.S. in Computer Science (current)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA · 2020 – Present
M.S. in Applied and Resource Economics
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT · 2017 – 2018
M.S. in Quantitative Economics
Fuzhou University
Fuzhou, China · 2014 – 2017
B.A. in Accounting
Xiamen University, Tan Kah Kee College
Xiamen, China · 2010 – 2014
Invited Conference Talks
Tariff Pass-Through in the 2025 U.S.–China Tariff Escalation
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC)
Washington, DC
Temperature, Allowance, and Air Pollution: Evidence from Regression Discontinuity Design
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA
Global Supply Chain and Trade Cost Shocks
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC)
Clearwater, FL
U.S. Agricultural Exports and the 2022 Mississippi River Drought
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Global Container Trade Disruptions, Pop-Up Ports, and U.S. Agricultural Exports
AAEA at ASSA
New Orleans, LA
Covid-19 Pandemic on International Trade: Evidence from China
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC)
Clearwater, FL
Global Shipping Container Disruptions and U.S. Agricultural Exports
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
Anaheim, CA
Supply Chain Crisis and Empty Shipping Containers
Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Meeting
Mystic, CT
Global Trade Effects of Tightening Environmental Standards in China
CAHNR Graduate Student Research Forum, University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Global Shipping Container Disruptions and U.S. Agricultural Exports
Steinbach Research Group Seminar, University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
The Heterogeneous Effect of Vaccination on Trade in the United States
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC)
Virtual
The Waste Backhaul Between the United States and China
Association of Environmental & Resource Economists (AERE) Summer Conference
Virtual
Environmental Standard, Waste Backhaul and Maritime Trade
European Association of Environmental & Resource Economists (EAERE)
Virtual
Global Waste Crisis? The Role of Chinese Environmental Trade Policies
Northeastern Agricultural & Resource Economics Association (NAREA) Annual Meeting
Mystic, CT
International Trade Effects of Stricter Environmental Trade Policies in China
Association of Environmental & Resource Economists (AERE) Summer Conference
Virtual
Global Trade Effects of Tightening Environmental Standards in China
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
Global Trade Effects of Tightening Environmental Standards in China
Agricultural & Resource Economics Seminar, University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Coauthored Presentations
Bridging Language and Data: Transforming Agricultural Curricula for Big Data Analytics Through Linguistic Insights
Western Region American Association for Agricultural Education
San Marcos, TX
Evaluating ChatGPT for Abstract Screening in Systematic Reviews: A Case Study on the Beef Production Risk
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE)
Inverness, Scotland
Honors & Awards
Conference Participation Award
Graduate School, University of Connecticut
26th Participation Grant
European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
Predoctoral Fellowship Award
ARE, University of Connecticut
Summer Fellowship
ARE, University of Connecticut
2019 Travel Award
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association
Summer Fellowship
ARE Department, University of Connecticut
TKK First Order Scholarship
Xiamen University