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

Working Papers:

1. City Lobbying and Member's Legislative Performance

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

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

4. Racial Gap: Evidence  from Congressional Staff 

Paper in Progress and in Preparation:

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

2. "Dead" Bills: Political Dynamics and Strategic Revival of Unsuccessful Bills in Congress (with Yu Ouyang and Leo Yang), scheduled MPSA 2024 and APSA 2024

3. Capacity in the Time of Inconsistency (with Lawrence Rothenberg and Junlong Zhou), scheduled APSA 2024

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, UCSD)