Publications:
The Importance of Position: Agency Discretionary Budgets and PAS Appointees, with Lawrence Rothenberg, 2022, Presidential Studies Quarterly
Reward of Legislating: Member's Legislative Performance and Lobbyists' Personal Contributions, 2023, Interest Groups & Advocacy
Shaping Appropriations : Legislator Ability and Budgetary Success (with Lawrence Rothenberg, accepted at Political Research Quarterly)
Legislative Politics
When Staff Identity Matters: Black Legislative Staff and Civil Rights Legislation in the U.S. House (presented at PRIEC ASU, R&R at Political Research Quarterly)
Getting Support from your Colleagues: Bill Reintroduction in the U.S. House (with Yu Ouyang and Catherine Chen, Under Review)
Beyond the Sponsor: Legislative Capacity and Bill Persistence in the U.S. House (presented at SPSA 2026, ready for submission)
Who Gets Policy Power? Racial Inequality in Congressional Staff Positions
Committee-level Legislative Effectiveness Score (93rd-116th Congress) (joint work with Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman, dataset project)
Bureaucratic Politics
You Can’t Always Get What You Want . . . or Need: Personnel Allocation at FEMA (with Lawrence Rothenberg and Junlong Zhou, R&R at Political Science Research and Methods)
Capacity in Time of Inconsistency (with Junlong Zhou, and Lawrence Rothenberg, presented at SoWEPs-8)
Pink Collar Bureaucracies (with Nichole Bauer, schedueld for MPSA 2026)
Feasibility and Feedback: Presidential Oversight, Public Comments, and Procedural Choice in U.S. Rulemaking (with Muzhi Liu, scheduled for MPSA 2026)
Presidential Particularism in the Face of Disaster: The Evolution of FEMA (with Lawrence Rothenberg, and Junlong zhou, scheduled for the 1st annaul Presidency and Executive Politics Conference)
Money in Politics (Intergovernmental Lobbying)
City Representation in Washington: Determinants and Responses (with Lawrence Rothenberg, R&R at Political Science Research and Methods)
City Lobbying and MC's Legislative Performance (JMP)
Other Publications and Useful Resources:
CFIUS Reform May Escalate the Targeting of Chinese Companies (China-U.S. Focus)
Extended Deterrence and the U.S.-Japan Alliance (2019 U.S.-Japan Yearbook, the Edwin O. Reischauer Center)
How to Choose Topics of Interests in Political Science (in Chinese, interviewed by Shengqiao Lin, UT-Austin)
How to Prepare for the Job Market (in Chinese, serving as the moderator)
How to Write Paper in English: Three Tips (especially for non-native speakers from China)
How to Make English Presentation: Three Tips (especially for non-native speakers from China)
How to Get Job in the Tech Industry as a Political Scientist (written by Junlong Zhou, NYU)
Advice for Grad Students: Getting Started, Productivity... (written by Benjamin Noble, UCSD)