Curriculum Vitae
CV
A condensed overview of education, appointments, and selected work. Full PDF available on request.
Education
2026 – Present
Ph.D. in Urban Planning & Development
University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy · Advisor: Prof. Dowell Myers
2022 – 2024
M.P.P. — Master of Public Policy
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy · Honors: Rising Star Award, CC DuBois Alumni Service Award
2018 – 2022
B.Eng. in Construction Management
Southwest Jiaotong University · Honors: Outstanding Graduate
Appointments & Experience
2026.06 – 2026.08
Summer Research Intern
Los Angeles Department of City Planning
2024 – 2025
Research Assistant / Data Analyst
Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) — Complete Streets evaluation
2023 – 2024
Community Outreach & Policy Analysis Intern
Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) — Community resilience planning
Selected Publications & Presentations
2026
Transit Equity and Neighborhood Change: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Los Angeles
Journal of Planning Education and Research (Under Review, with D. Myers)
2026.03
Parklets and Public Life: Early Evidence from Downtown L.A.
AAG Annual Meeting, Detroit, MI
2025.11
Financing Transit-Oriented Development
USC Sol Price Research Symposium, Los Angeles, CA
Skills & Methods
Methods
Econometrics · DID / Quasi-Experimental Design
GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS) · Qualitative case studies · Survey & interview design
Tools
R · Python
Spatial data processing · Data visualization · Policy evaluation frameworks
Honors & Awards
2024
Rising Star Award · CC DuBois Alumni Service Award
University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
2022
Outstanding Graduate
Southwest Jiaotong University