I study public opinion in authoritarian states, with a regional focus on China, examining protest mobilization and gender politics. I also analyze major power relationships (China-Russia, China-U.S., etc.) and their effects on regime resilience. My research employs a mixed-methods approach, combining survey experiments, qualitative interviews, design-based causal inference, and text-as-data content analysis. 

My dissertation examines how autocracies transform domestic conflicts into regime resilience through governmental labeling strategies, such as accusatory framing and foreign intervention claims, using China as a case study. 

Before beginning my Ph.D. in the U.S., I earned a master’s degree in Political Science from Peking University and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Jilin University in China. I like to think politics and I have developed a mutual fascination—hopefully a lasting one. 

Outside of academia, I am an amateur photographer, hiker, beach lover, and piña colada enthusiast, always looking to explore the world around me and have some fun along the way.