Bio

I joined the Modern Languages Department at Carnegie Mellon University in 2010, and have developed and taught Chinese language and culture courses at all levels. Currently, I am the Coordinator of the Chinese Studies Program, Executive Editor of Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching, and member of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Western Pennsylvania. I received my Ph.D. degree from the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in 2010. Before that, I received two Master's degrees in Comparative Literature and Classical Chinese Literature from the University of Western Ontario and Beijing Language and Culture University. My research interests include classical Chinese poetry and literati miscellanies, Chinese language, literature and culture, CFL (Chinese as a Foreign Language) pedagogy, and technology-enhanced learning. I co-edited/authored four books published by Beijing University Press, entitled respectively Tradition and transition: Teaching Chinese culture overseas, Living overseas: Cases, strategies and guidance for CFL teachers around the world, Cross-cultural communication: Teaching Chinese in the global context, and Tales of teachers: Case studies and reflections from CFL classrooms in North America. I am also the author of the bestselling children’s book series Luoluo ting’s adventure in ancient Chinese mythology.

Department Member Since 2010