1. Wuzheqian (Jason) Xiao
wzqxiao@ucdavis.edu
765-421-3111
Present Address Permanent Address
800 Adams St. Apt #21 No.2 North Baiyun Avenue
Davis, CA, USA 95616 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 510420
EDUCATION
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA June 2018
M.S. in Agricultural & Resource Economics GPA: 3.80/4.00
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN May 2016
B.S. in Agricultural Economics – Concentration in Quantitative Analysis (Honors Program) GPA: 3.71/4.00
Minor: Statistics
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
Teaching Assistant of the course Population, Environment, and World Agriculture Winter 2017
 Design and lead 2 discussion sessions per week for a class size of 42 students to help them gain understanding of
the social and economic impacts of population growth and climate change on global agriculture
Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
Undergraduate Student Researcher Summer 2014-Spring 2016
 Conducted a research on the topic "What Determines Urban Chinese Consumers’ Choice of Shopping Outlets for
Pork?" and published on the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
SERVICE EXPERIENCE
 Internationally Connected in Agriculture’s Future, Purdue University
Vice President; Founder August 2014-April 2016
 Assist the president in coordinating, managing, and leading club events and biweekly meetings
 Oversee and organize all club activities, members, committees, and faculty relations
 Multinational Intercultural Xchange, Purdue University March 2014-December 2014
MIX International Leader;
 Went through a series of multicultural awareness trainings
 Reached out to 10 new international students before their arrival, and helped them getting involved on campus
 France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center, Purdue University April 2013-May 2014
Facilities Attendant
 Certified in First Aid, CPR and AED
 Worked 13 hours/week ensuring patrons’ safety, enforcing policies, cleaning facilities and organizing student
sports activities
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Undergraduate Paper Competition Aug 2016
First Place
 AAEAAcademic Quiz Bowl July 2015
First Place
 AAEA Undergraduate Paper Competition July 2015
Finalist
 Dean’s List and Semester Honors for 6 semesters Fall 2012-Spring 2016
SKILLS
 Language: Fluency in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese
 Software: Data analysis using STATA, SAS, and Microsoft Excel