Lian Chen

Lian Chen

Global Economics and Management Ph.D. Student

lian.chen.phd@anderson.ucla.edu

Place of Origin

Fujian, China

Education

B.Sc., Computer Science and Quantitative Social Analysis
HKUST (Hong Kong)

M.A., Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods
University of Chicago

Entered program in 2022

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