Degrees

• B.A. English, Shanghai International Studies University, China
• M.A. English as a Second Language, University of Toledo, Ohio
• Ph.D. English as a Second Language, Purdue University, Indiana

Specializations

• Teaching English as a Second Language
• Second Language Writing
• Rhetoric and Composition

Courses Taught

• English 110: English Composition
• English 220: Introduction to Language Study
• English 311: Advanced Composition
• English 460/660: Teaching ESL Listening and Speaking

• English 464/664: Teaching English as a Second Language

Sample Publications

"College Writing in China and America: A Modest and Humble Conversation, with Writing Samples," co-authored with Patrick Sullivan and Fenglan Zheng. College Composition and Communication. December 2012.

"Task Representation & ESL Writers' Prior Writing Experience: A Case Study." In P. Sullivan, H. Tinberg, & S. Blauin (Eds.), What is ‘College-Level' Writing? Volume 2: Assignments, Readings, and Sample Student Writing, online edition. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). 2010.

Book Review: "Reading Chinese Fortune Cookie: The Making of Chinese American Rhetoric (Utah State University Press, 2006)." Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning. Winter 2008.