Experience
Teaching, TA & RA History
Sep 2021-current
Assistant Professor, HNU
• Teaching: with evaluations ranked upper 30% of the school
Master Level: Free Trade Zone and Global Economic Governance (selected as Excellent demonstration graduate course of Hunan Province)| Frontier Topics in Applied Economics
Undergraduate Level: Macroeconomics | Introduction to Foreign Trade of China | The History of China’s Reform and Opening‑up Process | Trade Databases and Analysis Tools | Frontier Topics in International Trade | Selected Readings of Classic Literature
• Government Consulting: Participated in the two projects for Hunan Department of Commerce: 1. “Design of Doing Business Assessment Programme”; 2. “Docking to high standards of trade rules in China (Hunan) Free Trade Zone”
• Admin Service: Secretary of the Bachelor and Master Degree Defenses | Anonymous Referee for Master Thesis | Class Advisor of the Undergraduate Summer Camp | Review Expert for China Scholarship Council
Mar 2021 - May 2021
Research Assistant, SMU
Provided research assistance (including desk research and data analysis) to the project on measuring the impact of Belt and Road Initiative in ASEAN countries (Malaysia and Vietnam), under the supervision of Prof. Kim Song Tan.
Aug 2016 - May 2021
Teaching Assistant, SMU
Ph.D. Level: International Trade
MBA Level: Current Issues in the Global Economy
Undergraduate Level: Economics of Globalization | Economic Development | Macroeconomics of Income Distribution
June 2019 - May 2020
Research Assistant, Lien Center for Social Innovation (LCSI)
Provided research assistance (including the design and implementation of interviews, transcribing, desk research and textual analysis) to the following two projects:
“Giving and receiving: A study of barriers and enablers in Asian philanthropy”, LCSI-Ford Foundation, June 2019-Feb 2020
“The hunger report: An in-depth look at food insecurity in Singapore", LCSI-Food Bank Singapore,
Mar 2020-May 2020
Sep 2015 - Feb 2016
Intern in Economic Affairs, Trade Policy Analysis Section, Trade and Investment Division, UN-ESCAP
Provided research assistance in the project “The impacts of trade facilitation on the extensive margins of trade in the Asia-the Pacific region”, with Dr. Witada Anukoonwattaka
Assisted in the writing and translation of "Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2015: Supporting Participation in Value Chains" [Link]
Supported the event organization and successful launch of the Fourth Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week and Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2015 (APBF 2015) [Link]
Mar 2015 - June 2015
ARE 142: Personal Finance (UG)