
Email: xih27523@bethel.edu
Job Titles
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Adjunct Instructor
Business Management (B.A.), College of Adult and Professional Studies -
Adjunct Instructor
Accounting (B.S.), College of Adult and Professional Studies
Finance (B.S.) College of Adult and Professional Studies
Management Information Systems (B.S.) College of Adult and Professional Studies
Associate of Arts (A.A.) College of Adult and Professional Studies
Highlight
* Learner: I love to learn. I am a quick learner and I can master skills in a short period of time. * Achiever: I am productive. I welcome new tasks and challenges to achieve results and goals. * Planner: I like to see the whole picture, find the best route and plan things in advance. * Exerciser: I practice simple ballet, yoga, Zumba and swimming. I like hiking in nature.
Started at Bethel
2018
Education
- Guangxi Normal University, China - Bachelor of Science (Mathematics Education), 1994
- Guangxi University, China - Master of Science (Applied Mathematics), 2003
- University of Northwestern - St. Paul - MBA, 2017
Biography
I grew up in China and worked there as a college math instructor, and then as a quantitative economics researcher and project director. I immigrated to the U.S. in 2013 because of marrying my wonderful husband Erik. Being a mom of two, I enjoy teaching math/ statistics/data for two universities while pursuing my dream. I have an unfailing appetite for what is next in my life......
Courses Taught
Business Mathematics & Statistics; Personal Finance Literacy; Mathematics for 21th Century; Mathematics in Real Life
Publications
* Sole author of one book, Predictive Methods and Applications for City Growth, Social Science Academic Press, China, December 2013. In this book, Innovative dynamic models are created to predict urbanization progress and city growth which are measured by a set of interactive indicators: GDP, population, power consumption and land-use.
* Sole author of 13 academic articles, published in journals such as Statistics and Decision-making, Computer Simulation, Economic and Social Development, etc.
Hobbies and Interests
Jogging, Swimming, Zumba, Yoga, and Plilates
Areas of expertise
Data Analytics
Research interests
Computational Finance
Teaching specialty
Business Statistics