Publications:

1. The Importance of Position: Agency Discretionary Budgets and PAS Appointees, with Lawrence Rothenberg, 2022, Presidential Studies Quarterly

2. Reward of Legislating: Member's Legislative Performance and Lobbyists' Personal Contributions, 2023, Interest Groups & Advocacy

Legislative Politics 

1. Minority Staff and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House

2. Performance and Position: Legislator Ability and Budgetary Success (with Lawrence Rothenberg)

3. Racial Gap: Evidence  from Congressional Staff 

4. Committee-level Legislative Effectiveness Score (93rd-116th Congress) (joint work with Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman, dataset project)

5. Getting Support from your Colleagues: Bill Reintroduction in the U.S. House (with Yu Ouyang)

Money in Politics (Intergovernmental Lobbying)

1. City Lobbying and MC's Legislative Performance (JMP)

2. Coordination and Information Transmission in Intergovernmental Lobbying (with Lawrence Rothenberg)

Bureaucratic Politics and Interdisplinary Research

1. Capacity in Time of Inconsistency (with Junlong Zhou, and Lawrence Rothenberg)

Other Publications and Useful Resources: 

1. CFIUS Reform May Escalate the Targeting of Chinese Companies (China-U.S. Focus)

2. Extended Deterrence and the U.S.-Japan Alliance (2019 U.S.-Japan Yearbook, the Edwin O. Reischauer Center)

3. How to Choose Topics of Interests in Political Science (in Chinese, interviewed by Shengqiao Lin, UT-Austin)

4. How to Prepare for the Job Market (in Chinese, serving as the moderator)

5. How to Write Paper in English: Three Tips  (especially for non-native speakers from China)

6. How to Make English Presentation: Three Tips  (especially for non-native speakers from China)

7. How to Get Job in the Tech Industry as a Political Scientist (written by Junlong Zhou, NYU)

8. Advice for Grad Students: Getting Started, Productivity... (written by Benjamin Noble, UCSD)