about

…me

• Associate Professor, Language & Literacy Education, UBC.
• 2002 Russell N. Campbell Doctoral Dissertation Award, TIRF; 2003 Spencer Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellow; 2007 NCTE Promising Researcher Award

 

…my research

• K-12 ESL/ELL
• Identity and L2 learning/teaching
• Language ideologies
• Analysis of social interaction
• Discourse analysis
• Qualitative research methodology

 

…my teaching

• Language/content integration
• ESL/ELL methods
• Supervision/co-supervision: Ph.D: 8 students; M.A: 1 student; M.Ed: 24 students
• Thesis committees (non-supervisory): Ph.D: 16 students; M.A: 13 students

 

…administration/service

• Graduate Coordinator: TESL and Modern Languages Education (2015)
• Deputy Head of Department (2013-2015)
• Lead author/faculty oversight 2014 LLED department self-study (2013-2014)
• Academic Director, UBC/Ritsumeikan Academic Exchange Program (2008-2009)
• Convener and Coordinator, LLED Research and Apprenticeship Seminar Series (2007-2015)
• 11 Faculty hiring committees, 1 chaired
• Member/chair, 15+ dept/Faculty/university committees