Resume

Last updated: August 18, 2025

Employment History

Full-time Employment

  • Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska at Omaha - Aug 2025 to current
  • Quantitative Analyst, Farm Credit Services of America - Apr 2024 to Aug 2025
  • Statistical Analyst III, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Apr 2023 to Mar 2024
  • Senior Data Scientist, Zeenk - Jun 2022 to Nov 2022
  • Instructor of Economics, University of Nebraska at Omaha - Feb 2021 to Jun 2022
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Sam Houston State University - Jun 2015 to May 2020
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Colgate University - Jul 2012 to May 2015

Part-time Employment

  • Adjunct Instructor, University of Nebraska at Omaha - Jan 2023 to Aug 2025
  • Consultant, StrategyGen - Oct 2021 to Jun 2022

Education History

  • Ph.D., Economics, Kansas State University - Aug 2008 to Jun 2012
  • B.A., Economics, South China Normal University - Sep 2003 to Jun 2007

Research Interests

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Conflict and Contest Theories
  • Chinese Economy