Environmental Humanities Religious Studies Chinese East Asian Studies Asian Studies Chinese Religion Buddhism and Nestorian Christianity, and medieval Chinese social and cultural history modern intellectual history, in particular, the cultural construction of religious studies as an academic discipline in modern China.
2005. Ph.D. in East Asian Religions. Princeton University. 1998. M.A. in History. Peking University. 1995. B.A. in History. Beijing Normal University
2014-present. Associate Professor. School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies (SHPRS), Arizona State University. Joint appointment: School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC). 2008-2014. Assistant Professor. School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies (SHPRS), Arizona State University. 2005-2008. Assistant Professor. Department of Religious Studies, Unive...
Buddhism and Chinese Religions
the interlanguage development in the dimensions of L2 writing and and speaking abilities. Second Language Acquisition Applied Linguistics Chinese Chinese
2010 Ph. D. in Second Language Acquisition, University of Iowa 2003 M.A. in Instructional Design & Technology, University of Iowa 2003 M.A. in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, University of Iowa 1999 M.A. in Chinese Linguistics, Wuhan University, China 1996 B.A. in Chinese Language & Literature, Wuhan University, China
August 2015 – present: Assistant Professor of Chinese, Director of Chinese Flagship Center, Coordinator of Chinese Language Program, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University Fall 2007–July 2015: Chinese Language Director, CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) Shanghai Study Center, China China, 2010 – Spring 2015: Adjunct faculty, Institute of Global...
early medieval Chinese literature
PhD in Chinese, University of Washington, 1983 (fields: Jian’an Literature, Late Han Grammar, Tang chuanqi, Song ci) MA in Oriental Studies, University of Arizona, 1971 BA with High Distinction in Oriental Studies, University of Arizona, 1969
Founding Director, School of International Letters & Cultures, Arizona State University, 2005–2016 Director, Arizona State University Confucius Institute, 2014–. Director, Chinese Language Flagship Program, Arizona State University, 2014–5. Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000–4. Director, East Asian Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 199...
medieval Chinese Daoism, with a special emphasis on its literatures and its relations with Buddhism. Religious Studies Chinese
Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley 1986
the literature and culture of early modern Japan, and his current project centers on the reception of late imperial Chinese fiction during the Edo and Meiji periods (17th-20th c.). Japanese Japan Translation Studies Chinese Literature
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 2005 - 2012, Ph.D., Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Defended April 17, 2012; Committee: Wilt Idema, Karen Thornber, David Der-wei Wang University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 2001 - 2005, B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature, Minor in English and American Literature; Recipient of Departmental and University Honors Stanford University Inter-U...
Arizona State University 2015-present, Assistant Professor of Japanese, School of International Letters and Cultures Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 2017-2018, Member, School of Historical Studies, Mellon Fellowship for Assistant Professors University of North Carolina-Wilmington 2012-2015, Adjunct Faculty, Honors College / Foreign Languages and Literatures / Department of Philosoph...
Chinese second language acquisition, Chinese linguistics, and Chinese language pedagogy.
Ph.D. Dept. of Linguistics, University of Alberta, Canada 2002, Dissertation: “Second language acquisition of Chinese anaphora by native English speakers” M.A. University of Victoria, Canada 1993 B.A. Sichuan University, China 1986
Academic Principal Lecturer Administrative Chinese language lower division coordinator and TA supervisor Program director of ASU STARTALK Chinese Language Summer Camp
late imperial Chinese literature and culture, book history, and the print culture. Cultural Studies Chinese Book History East Asian Studies
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. PhD, 2010. East Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Washington, Seattle, WA. MA, 2003. Asian Languages and Literature Renmin University, Beijing, P. R. China. BA, 2000. English Literature
Associate Professor, Arizona State University 2019-present Assistant Professor, Arizona State University 2011–2019 Visiting Assistant Professor, Arizona State University 2010–2011 Visiting Lecturer, Wesleyan University 2008–2010
cultural connection among East Asian societies, with particular foci on the language and the book. Linguistics - Language Change and Historical Comparative Language and Culture Chinese Korean Book History History of books and print culture in Korea and East Asia, premodern Korean literature and culture, history of Sinitic literature and texts, Korean language history, linguistic interaction and...
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005. Dissertation Title: “Old Chinese and Old Sino-Korean” M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996. M.A., Philosophy, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 1989. B.A., Philosophy, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea, 1987.
Associate Professor, Arizona State University, School of International Letters and Cultures, 2013–present. Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, School of International Letters and Cultures, 2013–present. Lecturer of Korean, Arizona State University, Department of Languages and Literatures, 1999–2006. Lecturer of Korean, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of East Asian Languag...
pre-modern Chinese literature. She teaches Classical Chinese, Chinese literature, Modern Chinese language, and courses on Chinese history and culture. Culture Literature Chinese Literacy and Writing Changing representation Textural memory Urban space in pre-modern literature Materials and objects in pre-modern literature
Ph.D. Chinese Literature, Arizona State University M.A. Chinese Literature, Arizona State University M.S. Education (TESOL), Shenandoah University
History Religious Studies Chinese
Harvard University Ph.D. 1976 History and East Asian Languages. Harvard Graduate Prize Fellowship from Ford Foundation (Includes IUP Stanford Center, Taipei, 1970-71) Harvard University M.A. 1970 Regional Studies: East Asia. Ford Foundation’s University Graduate Prize Fellowship. National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship, 1968-69 University of Virginia M.A. 1968 History. Scholarship from Woo...
Arizona State University 1988-2019 Professor (Emeritus, May 2019–) Renmin (People’s) University of China (May-June in 2011 & 2014) Visiting Chair Professor, School of History Peking (Beijing) University fall 2010 Visiting Professor, International Academy for Chinese Studies National Taiwan University spring 2009 National Science Council Chair Professor, Department of History Peking (Beijing) Un...
Educational Technology Second Language Acquisition Second Language Writing Applied Linguistics Chinese Online Education: Online Teaching and Learning
PhD Second Language Acquisition and Teaching December, 2015. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, United States. Dissertation: An Ecological Analysis of Digital-Game Mediated Second Language Learning. Committee: Drs. Jonathon Reinhardt (Chair), Wenhao Diao, Julie Sykes (University of Oregon), Linda Waugh MA Translation and Interpretation August, 2009. Shanghai International Studies University, Sh...
textual culture of late medieval and early modern China (1000–1600), with specialties in performance literature, drama, urban literature, and garden studies. Landscape Studies Place, Culture, and Identity Chinese Chinese literature and culture history of the late mediæval period, especially polite literature of the Song and Jin and dramatic literature of the Yuan; Chinese dramatic theory; cultu...
1961–2 Arizona State College, Flagstaff, AZ 1963–4 U.S. Air Force Chinese Language School, Indiana University. Certificate 1964–6 University of Maryland, Extension, Kadena AFB, Okinawa 1966–7 University of Arizona, Oriental Studies, Tucson, AZ B.A. Cum Laude 1968 University of Texas, Austin Summer: Japanese 1968–9 University of Arizona, Oriental Studies, Tucson, AZ M.A. 1969–70 Australian Natio...
Director of Graduate Studies, East Asian Faculty, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University 2008–2013 Head, East and Southeast Asian Faculty, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University 2004–2006; 2011–2013 Chairman, Board of Senior Fellows, Garden and Landscape Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, 2004–08 Member, Board of Senior Fellows, Garden and L...