Highly accomplished academic with extensive experience in applied linguistics, educational technology, international education, and cross-cultural communication. Demonstrated success through six prestigious awards, leadership roles in teaching and research, and securing competitive grants. Skilled at fostering collaborations across disciplines and international partnerships. Published extensively in high-impact journals and recognized for developing innovative curricula, modern resources, leveraging technologies, excellent student supervision, and staff mentorship. Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments.
2023 Guest Editor of Special Issue “Technology-Enhanced Chinese Language Education”, IJCLT
2022- Editorial Board Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities Studies Series
2022- Editorial Board Researching and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
2021- Editorial Board International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching (IJCLT)
I have successfully spearheaded over 40 teaching and research grant projects, accumulating a total of over $1 million in funding. These endeavours have revolved pioneering pedagogical approaches, cutting-edge educational technologies, and immersion studies promoting language acquisition and cross-cultural communication.
Books
Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters
I have delivered over 100presentations, including keynotes, plenaries, and invited talks, at international and national conferences and seminars in both English and Mandarin. The most recent presentations are shown below.