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, 2022, Interest Groups & Advocacy

Working Papers:

1. City Lobbying and Member's Legislative Performance (Job Market Paper)

2. Minority Staff and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House (Under Review, first view at the CEL working paper series) 

3. Performance and Position: Legislator Ability and Budgetary Success (with Lawrence Rothenberg, Under Review)

4. Racial Gap: Evidence  from Congressional Staff (presented at the 2021 Congress & History Conference, and 2021 APSA Annual Conference) 

Paper in Progress and in Preparation:

1. Coordination and Information Transmission in Intergovernmental Lobbying (with Lawrence Rothenberg, scheduled for 2023 APSA Annual Conference)

2. Legislative Calendar and Executive Orders

3. Imperial Presidency: Agency Characteristics and Executive Order Formulation

Dataset in Preparation:

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

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

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

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

7. Advice for Grad Students: Getting Started, Productivity... (written by Benjamin Noble, Wash U)