Profile
Dr. Shen is an assistant professor of finance and visiting scholar of the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Her research focuses on Fintech and Proptech, in which she applies Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to shed light on how technology innovation can help investors and policymakers better monitor financial risks. Her research papers have been published in the Management Science, the Journal of Urban Economics, and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Her work on COVID-19 and Airbnb is been featured in The Economist in Dec. 2020. Since Dr. Shen joined Clemson in 2016, her work has been showcased at many finance and economics conferences. She is also the single-author winner of the prestigious 2019 American Real Estate Society Manuscript Prize. She is honored to represent Clemson to give research seminars at Cambridge University, the Baruch College, and the Federal Reserve Banks. Dr. Shen is also actively involved with student mentoring and promoting Clemson's ranking within the field of business education. She created and is currently leading two Creative Inquiry (CI) projects in which finance students develop a better understanding of machine learning algorithms and apply them to research projects. Due to her effort, Clemson is the first university that offers machine learning courses to business undergraduate students. Dr. Shen’s research work has also drawn attention from Clemson alumni. She connects current undergraduate students with successful Clemson alumni from SunTrust, CoStar, Amazon, and the County Bank to help expand their professional networks and gain industry exposure. Dr. Shen is passionate about fulfilling the mission of mentoring the next generation of innovative and ethical Clemson educated leaders who will excel in an evolving 21st-century business environment.
