Teaching interests: Chinese language and culture, Chinese linguistics, second language acquisition
Research interests: Chinese linguistics, cognitive linguistics, second language acquisition, foreign language anxiety, heritage language education, Chinese language pedagogy
Professional Service:
Fulbright National Screening Committee
Editorial Board of Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching
Editorial Board of Journal of Education and Learning
Advisory Editorial Board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Honors:
The BLCUP Teaching Award for Innovative Excellence, CLTA-USA, 2022
Carl R. and Ingeborg Beidleman Research Award, Lafayette College, 2021
The CLTA-USA Action Research Award, 2017
Teagle Award for Blended Learning Project, 2016
Teaching with Technology Grant, 2015
The CLTA-USA Peking University Press Publication Award, 2014
Northwestern University ASG Faculty Honor Roll, 2012-13 and 2013-14