Lan Chen

Lan Chen is a project manager and research assistant at the Rural Education Action Program (REAP). Lan graduated from Stanford University in 2019 with a double major in Economics and International Relations and a Master of Education from Harvard University in 2022. She also has some work experience in health policy and strategy consulting. Her research interests primarily lie in education and health inequality and cover a range of topics, including early childhood development, aging, and migration. During her undergraduate, she did an internship with REAP and explored parenting and middle school dropout issues in rural China. She is so happy to be back to the team and work on some extended projects in the mental health issues of caregivers for young children in rural China. Outside of work, she enjoys painting, classical music, old arty movie, cooking Chinese food, ice skating and skiing. Her favorite movies are YiYi by Edward Yang and In the Mood for Love by Wang Karen-wai.