EDUCATION

Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2007, Center for the Study of Higher Education

Dissertation: The Shifting Career Strategies and Networks of Asian Female Faculty in the Fields of Science and Engineering in the Southwestern United States

Advisor: Gary Rhoades, Ph.D.

Main coursework:

Organization and Administration, Higher Education

Organizational Theory, minor in Sociology

M.A., The University of Arizona, 2002, Higher Education, College Student Personnel

C.E.L.T.A., 1999, Certificate in English language teaching to adults, International House accredited by University of Cambridge, Krakow, Poland

Teaching Credential, Pacific Oaks College, 1999, Montessori Pedagogy

B.A., Louisiana Tech University, 1997, English

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Higher Education & Qualitative Research, Graduate faculty, Department of Education Administration & Higher Education, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, 2007 – Present

Affiliated Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, 2008 – Present

Adjunct Instructor, International Institute of the Americas, Tucson, Arizona, 2003 – 2005

•Academic Writing and Literature

ESL Instructor and Curriculum Developer, Sogang University Language Program, Seoul, South Korea, 1999 – 2001

•ESL Writing, Grammar, Conversation

ECE Educator, Montessori of Central Marin, San Rafael, California, 1998 – 1999   

STUDENT AFFAIRS EXPERIENCE

Director of Park Student Union & Programming, Arizona Student Unions, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 2002 – 2006

Graduate Research Assistant, Greek Life, The Center for Student Involvement & Leadership, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 2001 – 2002

Graduate Research and Database Intern, The Honors College, The University of Arizona, Tucson, 2002