Dr. Lerong Yu obtained her doctor degree on the human geography from Center for   Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Science in 2007. She studied in   London School of Economics and Political Science(LSE) during the period of 2014-2015 as   an academic visiting scholar.   She is now   an associate professor of Department of Development Studies, China   Agricultural University.

Her main research interests include rural development and   anti-poverty, impact evaluation of policy and program. She teaches two courses   in development economics and gender and development for undergraduates, and   two courses in regional economics and research methods of public management   for master students.

于乐荣，女，博士，副教授。2007年毕业于中科院地理所农业政策中心获得人文地理学博士学位。2014-2015年伦敦政治经济学院访问学者。主持教育部人文社会科学青年项目和规划基金项目，国家社科基金研究阐释党的十九大精神专项子课题主持人，国务院扶贫办课题“国际减贫趋势“以及“返贫和边缘贫困“副主持。发表中英文文章20余篇，合著著作2部，参与主编《发展经济学》教材。研究领域集中于农村发展和反贫困、项目/政策的影响评估，擅长定量研究方法。教学领域包括发展经济学，区域经济学，社会研究方法，公共经济学，性别与发展。