I am currently an instructor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University English Language Centre and recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Education University of Hong Kong. My research interests include English as a lingua franca (ELF), ELF-informed instruction / teaching English as an international language (TEIL), L2 English pragmatics instruction, the role of language attitudes in language teaching and learning, and corpus pragmatics. I have over 15 years of teaching experience in the U.S., Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, including applied linguistics, TESOL teacher training, academic writing, and English language.

I earned a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University in the United States in 2024. My dissertation research involved a mixed methods quasi-experimental pedagogical intervention based on English as a lingua franca communication strategies. I conducted the research at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, supported by a Fulbright Study/Research Grant. I also hold an MA TESOL from SIT Graduate Institute.