Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Organization Theory in the Management Department at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

My research focuses on how cognition and language affect organizational strategy-making and network mobilization. More information can be found on my CV .

• Cognition X Organization Learning: I combine computational modeling and qualitative methods to understand how to strategize effectively with small histories in highly uncertain environments.
• Cognition X Network Mobilization: I study how individuals’ mental organization of their social networks affects their mobilization of network resources.

As a mixed-methods scholar, I combine quantitative, qualitative, computational, and experimental methods. You can find resources on automating surveys (Javascript), interactive network analysis (R), and network learning experiments (Python) on my Github.

I received my PhD in Management & Organizations from Northwestern Kellogg. Before Northwestern, I obtained my B.S. in Experimental Psychology and B.A. in Digital Entertainment Design from Tsinghua University. I had a wonderful time doing research on cognitive modeling in Dr. Cleotilde (Coty) Gonzalez’s Dynamic Decision Making Lab at Carnegie Mellon University.

When I am offline, I have fun playing pipa and cello.