CV
Education
- Ph.D in Economics, McGill University, 2019
- M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, McGill University, 2016
- B.A. in Economics, Nanjing University, 2013
Work experience
- 2024-Present: Statistician (Project Officer), UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Montreal, Canada
- 2022-2024: Risk Statistician, United Nations Secretariat, New York, USA
- 2020-2022: Education Economist, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Montreal, Canada
- 2019-2020: Lecturer, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 2015-2019: Doctoral Researcher, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 2015-2016: Assistant Statistician, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Montreal, Canada
- 2014-2019: Teaching Assistant, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Skills
- Quantitative Analysis: STATA (Expert), R (Proficient), Python (TensorFlow/Pandas/Numpy)
- Data Management: SQL Server, MongoDB
- Data Visualization: Tableau (Certified Expert), Power BI, Matplotlib
- Languages: Chinese (Native), English (Fluent), French (TEFAQ B2)
Service and leadership
- Reviewer for SSCI journals including World Development, Economic Modeling, Applied Economics, Nature: Scientific Reports, China: An International Journal (2019-Present)
- Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS) Advisor (2023)
- Adjunct Visiting Professor, Zhejiang Ocean University, China (2021-2024)
- Examiner for China Scholarship Council (CSC) International Organization Programs (2022-2023)
Honors and Awards
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Research Grant, 2018
- Theodore Papageorgiou Graduate Student Award, McGill University, 2018
- Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture (FRQSC) Research Grant, 2017
- McCall MacBain Scholarship in Economics, McGill University, 2017
- Best Doctoral Paper Award, Department of Economics, McGill University, 2017
- Graduate Excellence Fellowship, Department of Economics, McGill University, 2015-2018
- Wyng Trust Economics Scholarship, McGill University, 2015
- Quebec Doctoral and Master’s International Student Tuition Awards, McGill University, 2013-2018