Researcher

Fields of Research (FoR)

English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL), Curriculum and pedagogy, Teacher education and professional development of educators

Biography

I am a Lecturer specialising in TESOL, educational design and educational technology. I have engaged with different research methods and tools, such as online surveys and SPSS for quantitative analysis, and semi-structured interviews and Nvivo for qualitative research. Some important theories that I have worked with are Bourdieuian habitus, field and capital, Communities of Practice, and theories around internationalising curriculum and...view more

I am a Lecturer specialising in TESOL, educational design and educational technology. I have engaged with different research methods and tools, such as online surveys and SPSS for quantitative analysis, and semi-structured interviews and Nvivo for qualitative research. Some important theories that I have worked with are Bourdieuian habitus, field and capital, Communities of Practice, and theories around internationalising curriculum and quality assurance for learning. Currently, I am leading research projects on Taiwan's Bilingual 2030 Initiative and theorising educational technology as a field of inquiry. I welcome collaborations in the aforementioned areas. 


My Grants

  1. 2024 School Research Grant ($4,970)
  2. 2024 Early Career Academic grant ($5K)
  3. 2024 Education-Focussed Conference Travel Grant ($3K)
  4. 2024 ECR Track Enhancement Scheme ($5k)

 

 


My Qualifications

PhD (Education), Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics), BA (Applied Linguistics)


My Awards

  1. 2020 A. Norm Chomsky Global Connection Award 
  2. TESOL Quarterly Most Cited Article 2021-2022
  3. TESOL Quarterly Most Cited Article 2022-2023

 


My Research Activities

Project Chief Investigator

  • 2022-present: Understanding teachers’ professional identity transformations under the Taiwanese Government's Bilingual 2030 (Areas: Teacher education, TESOL)

 

Project co-investigator

  • 2020-present with BABS, UNSW: "Evaluation of the impact of the use of the electronic laboratory notebook on the student's learning experience and their career skills development" (Areas: Pedagogy, online learning)

 

 


My Engagement

Fellow of the Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (2018 - 2023)

Associate Editor of Journal of International Students (2017 - 2023)

Member of TESOL International Association (since 2023)


My Teaching

EDST5454 Developing Literacies: From Kindergarten to University

EDST2003 Learning & Teaching: Language, Literacy and Numeracy 

 

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