Yuan Zhang

Yuan Zhang's work experience starts in 2009 when they served as a Project Coordinator & Team Leader for the National Population and Family Planning Commission. They wrote a project proposal, recruited team members, managed progress, and conducted interviews and consultations. In 2011, they worked as an Associate Editor of the PKU Newsletter at Peking University, where they wrote and revised articles and coordinated with contributors. From 2011 to 2017, they held a Marketing Intern role at the British Council, generating reports, managing social media platforms, and updating client information. In 2012, they joined the University of Pittsburgh as a Graduate Assistant, performing various tasks such as data collection, translation, and promoting the university on Chinese social media. While at the university, they also worked as a Teaching Assistant and a Graduate Research Assistant, where they graded assignments, held office hours, analyzed education data, and presented research findings. Additionally, they served as a Program Coordinator, managing budgets and facilitating cultural programs. Finally, from 2015 to the present, Yuan has been employed by the American Institutes for Research, initially as a Researcher Intern and then as a Researcher and Senior Researcher.

Yuan Zhang has an extensive education history. They obtained a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Peking University, graduating in 2011. After that, Yuan pursued their PhD in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 2018. In 2010, they also received a certificate in Spanish from the University of Salamanca, Spain. Additionally, Yuan has obtained several certifications, including "Learning R" from LinkedIn in December 2021, "Project Management Foundations: Communication" from LinkedIn in October 2021, "Project Management Foundations: Budgets" from LinkedIn in August 2021, "Project Management Foundations: Schedules" from LinkedIn in July 2021, and "Project Management: Preventing Scope Creep" from LinkedIn in June 2021. Moreover, they have completed courses in "Data Science Math Skills" from Coursera and "Machine learning for business professionals" from Coursera Course Certificates, although the specific completion dates are not provided.