Talks and Presentations
2026
MEA 90th; MPSA 83rd; BMP at Duke; MapleMeth at McMaster; SICSS at University of Rochester; EPOVB at WashU; Polmeth at Michigan State; EIP; PaCSS 2026; APSA 122nd; 12th MPWZ-CEPR Text-as-Data(scheduled); SWMMR at U Toronto (scheduled)2025
SICSS at University of Rochester; MAPOR 50th2024
Econ of Science & Engineering Seminar at Harvard (online)Presenting Data Effectively, 02/22/2024, Grad Slam, University of California
Seminar in Economics of Science & Engineering, 02/02/2024, Harvard
2023
CEGA Research Retreat, 10/27/2023, UC Berkeley (Attendee)Applied Economics Seminar, 10/09/2023, UC Riverside
UCSD/UCLA/CIFAR Conference on Development Economics, Political Economy, and Culture, 09/30/2023, UCSD
Young Scholars Conference, 08/29/2023, UCSD
MacRue , 07/07/2023, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside
Contemporary Economic Policy Invited Session,
Western Economic Association International 98th Annual Conference, 07/01/2023, Virtual
Data Science Pathways Summer Fellowship program, 06/27/2023, UC Riverside
Chinese Economists Society 2023 North America Conference, 04/01/2023, University of Oklahoma, OK
2022
TextXD: Text Analysis Across Domains, UC Berkeley, 12/06/2022 (Canceled)Presidential Session,
Southern Economic Association 92th Annual Meeting, 11/20/2022, Fort Lauderdale, FL
"The Impacts of Social Media on the Health of Individuals, Communities and Society" Workshop, 08/26/2022,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UC Riverside, (hosted by Vassilis Tsotras)
1st International Workshop on the Chinese Development Model, 07/07/2022,
IQS School of Management, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona
Contemporary Economic Policy Invited Session,
Western Economic Association International 97th Annual Conference, 06/29/2022, Portland, OR
The Chinese Economists Society 2022 Annual Conference, 06/25/2022, Virtual
2021
Graduate Student Brown Bag, 12/03/2021, UC Riverside2017
China Gazetteer Project Team Report, China Economy Seminar, 12/01/2017, Harvard UniversityGrants & Awards
Fostering an Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (Principal Investigator), $20,757, UC Riverside and Kauffman Foundation Knowledge Challenge Grant, 2025 - 2026
Fisher-Geneseo Business School Collaborative Summer Research Grant (with Fan Li and Li Lu), $4,500, 2026
TLC Innovation Grant (with Byeong-Hak Choe and Li Lu), $3,000, Geneseo Foundation, 2025 - 2026
Incentive Grant, $2,500, Geneseo Foundation, 2025, 2026
Faculty Travel Award, Geneseo Foundation, 2025, 2026
Start-Up Funds, $6,500, SUNY Geneseo, 2024
Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship, UC Riverside, 2018 - 2024
Travel Subsidy, Chinese Economists Society North American Conference, 2023
Student Travel Grant, Graduate Student Association, UC Riverside, 2022, 2023
Travel Grant, Department of Economics, UC Riverside, 2022, 2023
Referee
Environment Systems and Decisions, BMC Public Health, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal of Labor Research, China Economic Review, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization*2, SSM - Population Health*2
Professional Service
2026
MEA 90th (session chair & discussant); MPSA 83rd (session chair & discussant); Polmeth 43rd (discussant)2023
CES North America Conference (discussant)2022
SEA 92th (discussant); WEAI 97th (discussant); CES 2022 (discussant)University Service
Member, Applied AI Program Committee, SUNY Geneseo, 2025 - present
Member, Data Analytics Curriculum Committee, SUNY Geneseo, 2024 - present
Member, Assurance of Learning Committee, SUNY Geneseo, 2025 - present