Areas of Focus
- Research on and practical application of plant literacy indicator system from the perspective of ecological civilization
- Design and evaluation of science education and environmental education activity projects
- Professional development training for primary and secondary school science teachers
- Mobile live streaming technology and study tours
Work Experience
- 2018-11 to Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden - Group Leader of Environmental Education
- 2018-10 to 2018-11 - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA - Visiting Scholar for Citizen Science Project
- 2008-07 to 2015-07 - Chinese Academy of Sciences Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden - E-journal Editor/Website Management Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012-09 to 2018-09 Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Education: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2005-09 to 2008-07 Master's in Ecology: Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-09 to 2005-07 Bachelor's in Biological Sciences: Huaibei Normal University
Publications
- Enhancing students' situational interest in science based on live streaming technology, Jinli Zhao, 2024
- Becoming a biologist: the impact of quasi-apprenticeship program on Chinese secondary school students’ career intention, Jinli Zhao, 2021
- Nature club programs promote adolescents' conservation behavior: A case study in China's biodiversity hotspot, Jinli Zhao, 2019
- An apprenticeship approach to teaching science in botanic gardens, Jinli Zhao, 2018
- 微信寻宝——新媒体时代科普方式的新突破:以中科院西双版纳热带植物园为例, Jinli Zhao, 2017
- Invasion patterns of seven alien plant species along roadsides in southern mountainous areas of Yunnan Province, Jinli Zhao, 2008
- Distribution pattern of Eupatorium adenophorum varies with light level along roads in the middle area of Yunnan, Jinli Zhao, 2008
- Leaf ecoanatomy of three Gramineae species in different communities in Xiangshan Mountain, Huaibei, China, Jinli Zhao, 2007
Awards
- 2023: Excellent Award for Major Demonstration Activities of National Science and Technology Week, Ministry Level
- 2022: Excellent Organization Unit of the 18th Public Science Day of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute Level
- 2020: Second Prize for Excellent Youth Report at the Academic Annual Conference of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Institute Level
- 2020: Advanced Member of the 2020 Annual Work of the Jiusan Society Xishuangbanna Branch, City Level
- 2019: Excellent Award for Major Demonstration Activities of National Science and Technology Week, Ministry Level