She received her B.A. in Economics (with honors equivalent to the top university student) from Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) in 2009, then received her PhD in Sustainability (PhD Dual Award) and PhD in Management from Curtin University and SWJTU, respectively, in 2015. Her principle research areas are financial risk management and energy finance, with a particular focus on systemic risk, portfolio management, commodity (energy) markets and resources-based companies.