Education

2022.9-2026.6 Ph.D. in Education, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University

2013.9-2016.6 M.A. in Education, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University

2009.9-2013.6 B.Sc., School of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University

Work Experience

2026.9-Present Postdoctoral Fellow, Gaoling School of Artificial Intelligence, Renmin University of China

Supervisor: Professor Ji-Rong Wen

Co-Supervisors: Qi Mi, Liping Liang, and Di Wu (the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China)

2016.7-2022.8 Entrepreneur in education; developed STEAM curricula and social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula, serving primary and secondary schools and rural education public-welfare programs; received social enterprise certification in Beijing.

Research Interests

AI in education, evidence-based education, and educational intervention experiments in real school settings

Publications

[1] Lin, Z., Yu, W., & Zeng, X. Are social-emotional skills interventions in school settings effective? A meta-analysis based on 38 experimental and quasi-experimental studies in China [J]. Journal of Schooling Studies, 2026(1). (CSSCI)

[2] Lin, Z., Huang, C., & Shi, J. Promoting holistic student development through universal school-based social-emotional learning in China: A meta-analysis [J]. Behavioral Sciences, 2026(16). (SSCI)

[3] Jia, P., Long, Y., & Lin, Z. Unintended effects of private tutoring restrictions on property prices in high-quality school districts: Evidence from a metropolitan city of China [J]. International Journal of Educational Development, 2025(117). (SSCI)

[4] Zeng, X., Liu, C., & Lin, Z. Health and Happiness: A Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Series for Primary and Secondary Schools. Beijing Normal University Press, 2021. (Book)

[5] Zeng, X., Zhou, H., & Lin, Z. The staged accumulation of human capital among primary and secondary school teachers and the formation of new pathways [J]. China Educational Economics Review, 2017(2). (CSSCI-E)

Honors and Awards

Second Prize of the Beijing Normal University Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, "Research and Practice on Developing Social-Emotional Skills Under an Integrated Teaching-Research-Training Model" (2021)

Mingyuan Education Entrepreneurship Program, Beijing Normal University (2015)

Contact

Email: linzheyu@ruc.edu.cn