Resume

Education

2019 - 2026

Texas A&M University

Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science, Bush School of Government & Public Service

2016 - 2018

University of California San Diego

Master of International Affairs, School of Global Policy and Strategy

2011 - 2015

Renmin University of China

Bachelor of law, International Politics, School of International Relations

Teaching Experience

Spring 2025 and Fall 2025

Instructor of Record for Intro to Comparative Politics (Undergraduate).

This course provides an introduction to comparative politics. It explores how scholars analyze variations in domestic political institutions and outcomes across countries, as well as differences in political behavior among individuals and groups within nations. As an introductory course, it aims to build a foundational understanding of key concepts in comparative politics, supported by examples of relevant data and research.

I designed innovative syllabus and instructional content.

Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

Instructor of Record for Issues in World Politics (Undergraduate).

The course focuses on selected issues of importance in contemporary world politics. I mainly focus on three topics: the Russia-Ukraine war and Military Alliance, Sino-US relationships, including Chinese Politics and issues related to Taiwan, and Nuclear Nonproliferation with a focus on North Korea.

Spring 2023

Teaching Assistant for Applied Game Theory (Ph.D.)

For Professor Carlo Horz. The course is designed as a second course in formal theory that allows students to both deepen and broaden their understanding of formal-theoretic concepts acquired in the first course in the sequence.

Fall 2022

Teaching Assistant for Components of Political Inquiry (Ph.D.)

For Professor Ahmer Tarar. The majority of the course focuses on game theory, which is the formal study of strategic (i.e., interdependent) decision-making and an important tool for developing theoretical arguments in political science.

Spring 2022

Teaching Assistant for Game Theoretical Methods (Undergraduate)

For Professor Alejandro Medina. The course provides an introduction to game theoretic analysis in political science. The course focuses on non-cooperative game theory covering normal and extensive form games, games of incomplete information, repeated games, and bargaining.

Fall 2020

Teaching Assistant for Polimetrics (Undergraduate)

For Professor Alicia Cooperman. The course provides an overview of quantitative research methods and discusses their applications in political science, and how to conduct regression analysis in R.

Skills
& Expertise

Computer Skills: R, Stata, Python, LaTeX, Qualtrics
Language Skills: Mandarin (native), English (fluent), Japanese (fluent)