历史学博士，中国人民大学历史学院副教授，主要从事中国历史人文地理与环境史领域的教学与研究。出版专著《清代西北生态变迁研究》（人民出版社，2005），译著《清代森林与土地管理》（Nicholas K. Menzies）等。曾在《历史研究》、《光明日报》等报刊发表论文30余篇。

Zhao Zhen is associate professor at the School of History at RUC, where she has been engaged in teaching and research on Chinese History. So far, she has published two major monographs—The Ecological Changes in the Northwest of China during the Qing Dynasty (2005), one work of translation—Forestry and Land Management in the Qing Dynasty by Nicholas K. Menzies, and one edited volume, along with many other co-edited works. Altogether, she has published over thirty academic articles in Historical Research, Guangming Daily, among others, and has hosted many national and provincial research projects. Currently, she focuses on the study of environmental history, emphasizing the humanistic geography and history during the Qing Dynasty.