Resume

Last updated: August 18, 2025

Employment History

Full-time Employment

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

Part-time Employment

  • Adjunct Instructor
    • University of Nebraska at Omaha (Jan 2023–Aug 2025)
  • Consultant
    • StrategyGen (Oct 2021–Jun 2022)

Education History

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

Research Interests

  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Conflict and Contest Theories
  • Chinese Economy