Her research interest is in integrating operations research and economics to solve modern resource management problems. During her career, she has taught a wide spectrum of quantitative courses including resource economics, data analysis, and decision making methods. She is also actively involved in the international research community by serving as steering committee member of the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative, as Associate Editor of Canadian Journal of Forest Research and Forest Ecosystems, and as ad-hoc reviewer for numerous international journals. She received a Ph.D. in Forest Economics and Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.S. from Technical University of Munich in Germany, and a B.S. from Beijing Forestry University in China.