Huan Zhang is Professor at the School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University. His research and publications focus on social governance, social policy, disaster policy and emergency management in China. He was Asia Programs Fellow at Ash Institute, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2009-2010). He has published dozens of research articles in academic journals at home and abroad, such as International Journal of Social Welfare, Management World (Guanli Shijie), and Statistical Research (Tongji Yanjiu). His recent publications include The Leadership of the Rural in Catastrophe (Social Sciences Academic Press, 2011) and Disaster Relief Policy Evaluation：A New Framework Centering on Victims (Social Sciences Academic Press, 2014).

Zhang Huan holds a Ph.D. in Public Management (Tsinghua University, 2005), and a Bachelor of Engineering (Tsinghua University, 2000).

Email: zhanghuan@bnu.edu.cn