Teaching
|
Dates |
Institution |
Responsibilities/Nature of work |
08/10-present |
UNC Charlotte |
Associate Professor |
08/04-07/10 |
UNC Charlotte |
Assistant professor
|
06/03 – 05/04 |
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
Teach English for Specific Purposes to accountants
with limited English proficiency. |
01/99 – 05/99 |
Password, Brazil |
Teach business English to employees with limited
English proficiency of ABB Financial Services, ADtrans, and Perdigao. |
01/89 – 12/98 |
Xi’an Jiaotong University
|
Teach undergraduate and graduate
level English courses and supervise master’s students.
|
01/89 – 03/90 |
Shangri-La Golden Flower Hotel,
Xi’an
|
Teach English for tourism to
Chinese employees |
Research
|
06/03 – 05/04 |
National Data Evaluation Center
|
Statistical data analyses, writing statistical
reports, and statistical consultancy to teacher researchers in Reading
Recovery.
|
09/99 – 05/03 |
The Ohio State University |
Graduate Research Associate: Code videotaped
problem-solving behavior, categorize students’ strategic behaviors, and
create and maintain databases. |
Administration
|
06/01 – 08/03 |
The Ohio State University
|
Graduate Administrative Associate
|
09/94 – 06/97 |
Xi’an Jiaotong University |
Chair of the English Department
|
Curriculum development
Faculty curriculum/instructional development grants
committee: Reviewed doctoral curriculum and revised course sequence
Professional education council: Reviewed the curriculum to
address multicultural education issues
Advising
Served as the advisor and
dissertation Chair for 5 doctoral students, research
methodologist person on 51 doctoral dissertation committees: 48 completed and 13 on-going.
Served as the research methodologist person on 10 master
level thesis committees: 10 completed.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009
Excellence in Research Award, College of Education, UNC Charlotte.
2008
Institute for Social Capital Faculty Research Scholar, UNC Charlotte.
2008
2008 AERA Distinguished Paper Award, American Educational Research Association
(AERA).
2007
2007 Distinguished Paper Award, North Carolina Association for Research in
Education.
2003
Schoenbaum Scholarship, College of Education, The Ohio State University.
2002
Janet Harris Harding Scholarship, College of Education, The Ohio State
University.
2001
Janet Harris Harding Scholarship, College of Education, The Ohio State
University.
2000
Janet Harris Harding Scholarship, College of Education, The Ohio State
University.
1994
Mr.Wang Kuancheng Educators Award, Xi’an Jiaotong University (The highest award
for outstanding teaching in the university).
1993
Outstanding Faculty Award, Xi’an Jiaotong University.
1992 Second-prize in the Contest of Teaching for Junior Faculties,
Xi’an Jiaotong University.
MEMBERSHIPS
1. Member of the American Educational Research
Association (AERA).
2.
Member of the international association of Teachers of English as a Second or
Other Languages (TESOL).
3.
Member of the Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
(CAERDA).
4. Mu
Chapter of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars.
5.
Member of the Society of Research Administration International.
6.
Member of Chinese Association of Interpreters.