She received her Ph.D. in Finance from the Rutgers University. Since joining Cal Poly Pomona in 2007, Dr. Yu has taught managerial finance, financial institutions and markets, financial decision making case study courses at both the undergraduate level and graduate level. She has also served as the faculty advisor for the Finance Society and CFA Institute Research Challenge Competition team. As a dedicated researcher, Dr. Yu published her research in leading academic journals such as the Real Estate Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, European Financial Management, and International Journal of Operations Research and Information System, among others. She is the recipient of the Best Paper Award in Real Estate Finance by the American Real Estate Society in both 2011 and 2015.