Li YANG – Inequality and Political Economy -Graph Analytics Research Excellence Award

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Li YANG – Inequality and Political Economy -Graph Analytics Research Excellence Award

Dr. Li Yang  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Inequality and Political Economy .His main fields of interest include income and wealth inequality, economic history, and political economy. He has been a researcher at ZEW in Mannheim since 2023 and an affiliated scholar at the Stone Center at the City University of New York since the same year. Since 2017, he has been a research fellow at the World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics (PSE). From 2021 to 2023, he was a research associate at DIW Berlin. Additionally, he served as a Stone Research Fellow at INSEAD in Paris from 2020 to 2021 and coordinated for Asia at the World Inequality Lab at PSE from 2018 to 2021. Earlier in his career, he was a researcher with the DEC Research Group at the World Bank in Washington DC from 2013 to 2017.

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He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Xiamen University in China in 2019, following a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the same institution in 2003. Between 2007 and 2009, he participated in a Joint Doctoral Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the USA.

Work Experience

He has received various funding and scholarships throughout his career. In 2023, he was awarded a €25,000 grant from the Mannheim Taxation Project and received funding for an experiment within the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP-IS) from ZEW. DIW Berlin granted him a €12,000 Project Research Program Grant for 2023-2024. He also secured a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship from the European Commission, amounting to €173,000 for 2018-2020. The World Bank provided him with a $89,000 Research Support Budget from 2014-2017. Earlier, he was awarded a $28,500 Joint Doctoral Program Scholarship for studying abroad by the China Scholarship Council from 2007-2009, recognizing him as part of the top 2.5% of Chinese Ph.D. students. His teaching experience includes a short master course on “The Economic History of China through the Lens of Economic Inequality,” which he taught at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, in 2022, and at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia, in 2023.

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Cecilia Serrano Martínez – Sociology – Best Researcher Award

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 Dr. Cecilia Serrano Martinez  distinguished academic and researcher in the Social Work. Her final undergraduate project investigated the desires and uncertainties prevalent in rural areas, specifically focusing on youth in Valdejalón. Earlier, between 2004 and 2007, she earned her Diploma in Social Work from the University of Zaragoza. Her final project centered on designing a Training and Employment Insertion Program aimed at integrating disadvantaged groups from the Oliver neighborhood.

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Between 2011 and 2015, she completed her International Doctorate in Sociology of Public and Social Policies at the University of Zaragoza. Her thesis focused on the Sociology of Creative Economy in Aragon, examining numbers, life trajectories, and environments. In 2009/10, she pursued a Master’s degree in Sociology of Public and Social Policies at the University of Zaragoza. Her dissertation explored the discourse among youth regarding ethics and aesthetics, and its intersection with socio-legal realities in shaping the feminine ideal. Prior to her Master’s, she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the Public University of Navarra between 2007 and 2009.

 

She has held various roles in her professional career. Currently, since September 2016, she serves as a university professor in the Social Work degree program at the University of La Rioja. Prior to this, from November 2015 to February 2016, she worked as a Social Projects Technician, and from March 2016 to September 2016, she served as the Coordinator of the Projects and Marketing Department at MSC Social Consultants in Zaragoza. In these roles, she was responsible for drafting social projects for public tenders, leading a team of six people, coordinating departmental communication with management, designing and implementing social innovation programs, creating technical manuals and service reports, among other duties.

Additionally, she has extensive experience as a social researcher, particularly during her doctoral studies from March 2011 to February 2015. She has also worked as a university professor at the University of Zaragoza, teaching various elective courses in Sociology and related fields.

In her previous roles, she has conducted sociological fieldwork, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and has been involved in social intervention projects both domestically and internationally. Notably, she worked as a Social Worker at the Manos Unidas por la Paz Foundation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she conducted research on the socio-environmental context of peripheral neighborhoods, provided support to victims of domestic violence, and evaluated institutional agreements for coexistence.

Moreover, she has contributed to sociological research projects focused on governance, participation processes, and social platforms, collaborating with institutions such as the University of Zaragoza and the Zaragoza City Council. Her responsibilities in these roles included fieldwork, data collection, analysis, and the creation of databases.

Overall, her professional experience spans across teaching, research, project management, and social intervention, demonstrating her diverse skill set and commitment to the field of sociology and social work.

.In terms of her computer skills and experience, she is proficient in various operating systems including Windows 98, 2000/XP, and Vista, at a user level. Her expertise extends to Microsoft Office suite with advanced skills in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Publisher. Additionally, she is adept at using qualitative analysis programs such as HyperResearch, InVivo, and Atlas ti, as well as statistical software like SPSS, albeit at a user level. Her internet and email skills are at an advanced level. She completed a 100-hour course in Computer Management covering Excel Spreadsheet, Advanced Word, and Internet usage at On-LineGodina Academy in May 2005.

 

CONFERENCES

In March 2023, she participated in the Laboratory Research Day on Machismo Violence from Social Work perspective, focusing on Digital Gender Violence: detection and intervention, held at the University of La Rioja on March 24th. She also attended the closing meeting of the CI-RES Project (Erasmus+) in Algiers, Algeria, in December 2022. Moreover, in November 2022, she took part in the IV International Congress on Teaching Innovation and Research in Higher Education, focusing on the challenges of updating teaching in various fields of knowledge. Additionally, she attended the III Laboratory Research Day on Machismo Violence from Social Work perspective in October 2022 at the University of La Rioja.

Furthermore, she engaged in various international conferences and congresses, such as the International Congress of Social Work (CIFETS 2021) in July 2021, the International University Congress on Content, Research, Innovation, and Teaching (CUICIID) in October 2020, and the European Association of Schools of Social Work conference in June 2019, among others. These events covered a wide range of topics related to social work, education, and research.

Overall, her participation in these conferences and events demonstrates her commitment to continuous learning, staying updated with the latest developments in her field, and actively contributing to academic and professional discourse.

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