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Curriculum Vitae

Wenying , Ph.D. 12526 Mission Hills Cir. S. Jacksonville, FL 32225 Cell: 561-926-4054 [email protected]

EDUCATION 1994 Ph.D. in English, University of Pittsburgh. 1987 M.A. in English, West Virginia University 1982 B.A. in English, Hebei University, China 1999 Iowa Summer Fiction Workshop

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2014-date Professor of English, Jacksonville University 2012-2014 Professor of English, Chatham University 2008-2012 Professor of English, Florida Atlantic University 2001-2007 Associate Professor of English, Florida Atlantic University 2000-01 Associate Professor of English, Truman State University 1/02-6/02 Fulbright Lecturer, Xiamen University, China 1996-97 Visiting Professor, American Studies Center, Sichuan Univ., China 1994-2000 Assistant Professor of English, Truman State University 1987-89 Teaching Fellow in English, University of Pittsburgh 1990-91 Research Assistant to the Head of Composition Program, English, University of Pittsburgh 1991-93 Teaching Fellow in English, University of Pittsburgh 1985-87 Teaching Assistant in Humanities and English, West Virginia University 1982-85 Assistant Professor of English, Hebei University, China

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

7/2014-6/2016: Provost/Chief Academic Officer, Jacksonville University () JU is a private and nonprofit Master 1 institution, established in 1934, with the total student population of over 4,000; its undergraduate student population is over 3,000. There are four colleges and two institutes: College of Arts & Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Health Sciences, and College of Business, Public Policy Institute, and Marine Science Research Institute. It offers over 70 academic programs, including 11 master’s programs and two doctoral programs. Its annual operating budget is over $70 million.

My responsibilities include: • Serving on the President’s Council • Leading 207 full-time faculty members 2

• Overseeing 18 units: Admissions and Financial Aid (2014-15), Academic Advising, Academic Engagement, Center for Teaching and Learning, Experiential Learning, Honors Program, Institutional Research, International Affairs, Library, Registrar, Research and Sponsored Programs, four colleges and two institutes.

My accomplishment includes: 1. Moving up the University’s U.S. News and World Report Regional Ranking by six places in 2016.

2. Academic Excellence a. Served on the Steering Committee for Strategic Planning. b. Co-Chaired the Subcommittee for Strategic Planning on Academic Quality. c. Obtained AACSB renewal for another five years. d. Removed NASM’s concerns in the Music programs. . Seeking ABET accreditation for Computer Science and Engineering f. Led the team responsible for the SACS’ Fifth Year Report. g. Further institutionalized QEP by restructuring faculty committees and by increasing faculty participation in undergraduate research, internship, service learning, study abroad, and diversity in the Core Curriculum. h. Increased support for and quality of the IRB. i. Increased participation in the annual Research Symposium by 21%. j. Led the exploration of Apple Professional Learning that uses iPads to create one-on-one instruction and made recommendation to the President. k. Implemented Academic Misconduct Policy and Process.

3. Faculty Development and Improvement a. Led Faculty Compensation Committee in salary studies and adjustment. Adjustment was executed in January 2016 with 100% buy-in. As a result, the average faculty salary moved from below the AAUP’s average, among the Carnegie Master’s IIA institutions, to above the average. The increases ranged from 24% to 2%, rectifying the most compressed areas. b. Raised promotion awards to prevent further salary compression. c. Increased faculty support for conference travel and research by 74%. d. Aligned faculty development with institutional initiatives, such as Core Curriculum Reform, QEP (Experiential Learning), interdisciplinary learning, study abroad, undergraduate research, pedagogical innovation, high impact practices, Apple Professional Learning, etc. e. Tenured and promoted 26 faculty members. f. Introduced and authored “Faculty Accomplishment Newsletter.” g. Initiated and collaborated with faculty in updating the Faculty Bylaws. h. Refined and streamlined tenure & promotion process and guidelines. i. Initiated and collaborated with a faculty task force in articulating and refining tenure & promotion criteria. j. Successfully recruited 36 strong faculty members, among whom 9 are diversity hires. 3

k. Initiated and influenced faculty to adopt an online SIR (IDEA), effective Fall 2016. l. Changed leadership in two colleges, the Library, and the Center for Teaching and Learning.

4. Curricular Development and Enhancement a. Began the process of and collaborated with faculty on a Core Curriculum Reform that increased flexibility, interdisciplinary, integrative, project based learning, and global engagement. The new Core Curriculum became effective Fall 2016. Obtained a DuPont Foundation grant $38,720 to support faculty for this initiative. b. Mobilized chairs and faculty to revise disciplinary curricula in the interest of currency, efficiency, and deepening commitment to liberal arts education. c. Led and influenced faculty to develop more interdisciplinary courses in the lower division. d. Launched seven undergraduate programs: BS in Cyber Security, BS in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, BS in Business Analytics, BS in Information Systems, in Life Sciences, and BFA in Theater. e. Launched seven graduate programs: MS in Dentistry, MS in Kinesiology, MS in Business Analytics, MS in Health Informatics, MS in Sports Business, MS in Mental Health Counseling, and MS in Nursing Informatics.

5. Enrollment Growth a. Supervised enrollment management that saw 26% growth in the freshmen class of Fall 2015 while the average GPA moved up by 0.2 and the Honors Program expanded by 14%. b. Instituted a weekly enrollment analytics reporting system. c. Supervised international marketing and recruiting. As a result, international students have grown from 2.5% in Fall 2014 to 7% in Fall 2016. d. Introduced and developed Prior Learning Assessment to attract and serve veteran students and other adult learners. e. Organized Summer Pre-college Camp for Veterans. f. Began to develop 5-year pathway programs to make attractive liberal arts degrees. Kinesiology rolled out such a program in Fall 2016.

6. Improvement of Academic Services a. Staff training and personnel actions to emphasize on friendly service in Academic Advising, Financial Aid, Registrar, Library, Student Success Center, and Writing Center. b. Increased support for staff development by 64%. c. Introduced and funded paperless technology in Financial Aid and the Registrar. d. Implemented E-forms for all units supporting students.

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e. Introduced and funded AcuTrack for electronic appointments in all supporting units.

7. Organizational Improvement a. Closed one college by integrating the programs into other colleges to achieve efficiency and collaboration. b. Appointed the first Associate Provost. c. Designed and implemented Graduating Students’ Satisfaction survey. d. Implemented a post-graduation tracking system. e. Created three councils (Deans Council, Academic Engagement Council, and Student Information Council) to increase synergy and collaboration. f. Created Leadership Forum (including deans, division and department chairs, program directors, chairs of faculty standing committees, and leaders of the Faculty Assembly) to effect clear communication, institutional knowledge, and productive consultation. g. Streamlined policies such as Administrative Stipends, Office Hours, Overload Teaching, Disclosure of Outside Employment/Commitment, etc. h. Introduced Tableau in Institutional Research to create visual reports.

8. Global Engagement a. Established the Office for International Affairs. b. Built infrastructure and capacity for the Study Abroad Program and increased faculty and student participation. c. Created global engagement opportunities for faculty and students. d. Built partnership with three governments (Brazil, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia) and 13 universities (four for study abroad programs and nine for transfer and dual degree programs). e. College of Business was featured by IS News (22 August, 2016) as one of the five World-Leading U.S. Graduate Business Schools. f. Applied and received SEVIS certification to offer an ESL program g. Applied for authorization to issue DS-2019 for J1 visitors

6/2012-6/2014: Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chatham University Chatham is a private and nonprofit Master 1 institution, established in 1869, with the total student population of over 2,300. Its undergraduate college offered liberal arts education exclusively to women until Fall 2014; its College for Graduate Studies, College for Continuing and Professional Studies, and School of Sustainability serve co-educational graduate students. Chatham University offered 41 undergraduate, 21 Master’s, and four doctoral programs. Its annual operating budget was over $50 million.

My responsibilities included: • Serving on the President’s Cabinet. • Serving on the Enrollment Management Committee. • Leading 106 full-time faculty members on three campuses. • Overseeing 12 units: four colleges, two centers and one institute (Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship, Pennsylvania Center for Women in Politics, and

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Rachel Carlson Institute). In addition, I oversaw International Affairs, Library, Registrar, Career Development and Services, Program for Academic Confidence and Excellence Center. • Managing the transition from single-sex education to co-education, which entailed transparent and effective communication with various constituencies, particularly faculty, students, and alumnae, reorganization of three colleges, and curricular adaptation.

My accomplishment includes: 1. Academic Excellence a. Obtained DNP (Nursing) accreditation for 10 years. b. Obtained accreditation of Interior Architecture for seven years. c. Removed compliance concerns for Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, and both programs received 7-year accreditations. d. Prepared for the site visits for the programs of Physician Assistant Studies, Doctor of Counseling Psychology, and MBA.

2. Faculty Development and Improvement a. Budget prioritization to fund a second conference and to increase mini- research grants by 25%. b. Led and executed annual merit pay and salary adjustments. c. Supported capstone (5-year) contracts and promotion of 21 faculty members. d. Developed Faculty Technology Fellowships. e. Reactivated University Committee to reopen dialogue between faculty and the administration. f. Streamlined and clarified promotion and review processes and guidelines. g. Created an incentive program for retirement. h. Hired 17 strong faculty members, among whom six were diversity hires. In addition, hired two deans, one Assistant Vice President, two Program Directors, i. Initiated and collaborated with faculty to create Clinical Faculty status for health sciences and professional studies.

3. Curricular Development and Enrollment Growth a. Built five new programs: a blended Executive Masters of Sustainability, BA and BS programs of Sustainability, Master’s in Green Chemistry, and an online Master’s in Special Education, a BS in Information Systems. b. Began to build BA in Community Health, BS in Healthcare Informatics, and BA in Healthcare Administration. c. Restructured such programs as Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Education, Business, and Nursing to create synergy and to increase enrollment. d. Supervised international marketing, recruiting and the ESL Program. As a result, international students increased by 10%. e. Brought an annual cohort of 25 MSN students from Shanghai, China. 6

4. Global Engagement a. Increased student support for the Study Abroad Program. b. Supervised and collaborated with faculty in running the annual Global Focus program. c. Initiated and supported faculty in internationalizing the curriculum. d. Built partnership with Brazil (Science without Border) and with six international universities.

4/2011-6/2012: Interim Associate Dean of College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) FAU is one of the 12 state universities in Florida. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has given it “High Research Activity” designation. It is composed of the main campus and six branch campuses. The total FAU annual operating budget was approximately $609.7 million in 2011-2012. As of Fall 2011, the University enrolled 29,467 students.

As the sole Associate Dean, I assisted Dean Coltman in: • Overseeing 32 undergraduate degree programs, 15 master degrees, five MFA degree programs, and one doctoral degree program, which served 4,600 undergraduate majors and 395 graduate students (Fall 2011 data). • Leading 176 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 69 instructors, 86 adjuncts, 214 graduate assistants, and 62 staff members. • Managing the annual budget of over $24 million, excluding external grants and endowment. • Participating in fundraising and cultivating donor relations • Overseeing community engagement, including fine arts events, public lectures, authors’ series, teachers training programs, music and creative writing camps, etc • Increasing E-learning courses: we worked with the Assistant Provost in providing incentives to faculty for adapting certain courses to online or hybrid formats. At the same time, we worked with Chairs on gatekeeping the quality and experience of the majors. • Preparing for SACS’s review for reaffirmation. • Overseeing faculty development and mentoring programs.

As Associate Dean, I was assigned to oversee the following: • Managing annual faculty assignments and evaluations. • Managing the tenure and promotion process. • Serving on the Provost’s committee for a promotion ladder for non-tenure track full time faculty. • Coordinating academic scheduling. • Managing enrollment: we met the demand of 15% increase of undergraduate enrollment while the recurring allocation decreased. • Serving as the liaison between the Graduate College and Arts and Letters. • Overseeing Research and served as the liaison between Division of Research and Arts and Letters, reviewed, and signed all grants ERAs for the College.

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• Organizing two Faculty Accomplishment Festivals per year. • Administering academic appeals. • Supervising the Students Academic Services. • Overseeing the College’s IT unit.

4/2011-6/2012: Director of Ph.D. Program in Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University Concurrently to my Interim Associate Dean’s position, I served as Director of the Ph.D. Program. I led a taskforce that reorganized the Ph.D. Program in Comparative Studies. This program had been put in hiatus for three years in 2009-2011. In the meantime, I managed the progress of over 60 Ph.D. students. In addition, Dean Coltman and I raised fellowships for Ph.D. students. The revised Ph.D. program opened for admission in Fall 2012.

1/2008-4/2011 Chair of Department of English, Florida Atlantic University The Department of English consisted of 33 tenure-stream and 28 instructional faculty members in 2011 on three campuses. It offered BA in English, Composition, and Creative Writing, MA in Literature, MAT, and MFA in Creative Writing. My accomplishments included: • Created an excellent team of department officers • Grew the department by seven tenure-track and six instructional faculty members and an academic advisor • Grew English majors by 43% • Conducted annual learning-outcome assessment • Developed a mentoring program for junior colleagues • Built consensus over new T&P and Annual Evaluation Criteria • Helped 12 colleagues become tenured and promoted • Mentored numerous graduate students • Oversaw student literary magazine Coastline • Devised a faculty mentoring program for undergraduate majors • Increased collaboration among faculty from three campuses • Reorganized the MAT program • Handled sensitive personnel issues • Supervised and supported the Director of the Writing Program that served more than 9,000 students each year and supervised 70+ GTAs • Cultivated donor relations and raised funds for scholarships, graduate student travel, and Faculty Literary Series • Supported Women’s Studies Program (which faced closure due to budgetary constrains) by offering gender studies courses and graduate assistantships to WS students.

8/2005-1/2008: Associate Chair and Graduate Director of English, Florida Atlantic University 8

1/2002-8/2005: Associate Chair and Undergraduate Director of English, Florida Atlantic University

HONORS AND AWARDS Member of Phi Kapa Phi Member of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national Leadership Honor Society 04/2016 MELUS Award for Lifetime Achievement 07/2015 Arthur Vining Davis Fellow for Aspen Ideas Festival 05/2015 Graduate of the New Leadership Summit, Jacksonville 03/ 2012 Keynote Speaker at Oberlin College 2009-2012 President of the Society for the Study of Multiethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) 2002-2006 Vice President/Program Chair of MELUS 2009 Nomination for SAMLA (South Atlantic MLA) Study of the Year Award for Eating Identities: Reading Asian American Literature 2007 Nomination from the College of Arts and Letters, FAU, for the Scholar of the Year Award at the rank of Associate Professor 2006 Travel funding from DSR ($1,000) 2005 FAU: SCAF of Division of Sponsored Research ($6,500) 2005 FAU: SCAF of College of Arts & Letters (1 course release) 2004 FAU: summer SCAF ($2,000) 2002 FAU: Research Release Time Award, Fall 2002 2002 (spring) Fulbright Lecturer to Xiamen University, China. 1995 Truman State University: Summer Grant for Improving Instruction, ($2,000) 1993-94 Andrew Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellowship ($13,000) 1992 Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award, University of Pittsburgh 1992 Readers' Choice Award for fiction from Prairie Schooner 1986 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award in the Humanities, West Virginia University 1885-87 Caperton Fellowship in the Humanities, West Virginia University

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 2016—Member of the Board of Directors, World Affairs Council, Jacksonville 2015—Member of River City Science Academy Education Advisory Committee, Jacksonville 10/2014—Member of JAXUSA Advisory Council 01/2015—Member of Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Board, Jacksonville 07/2015—Member of For Their Honor Advisory Board 03/2016—Member of Women’s Giving Alliance, Jacksonville 2007-08 Vice President of Palm Beach Chapter of South Florida Chinese American Association 2006-07 Member on the Board of Directors of South Florida Chinese American Association.

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RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

Authored Books

Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

Eating Identities: Reading Food in Asian American Literature. University of Hawaii Press, 2008.

Co-guest editor of Food and Ethnic Literatures: A MELUS Special Issue. Winter 2007.

Ethics and Aesthetics of Freedom in American and Chinese Realism, The Mellen Press, 2003.

Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters

“Fae Myenne Ng’s San Francisco Chinatown as a Social Space of Legal Discrimination.” In Asian American Literature and the Environment. Routledge, 2015. 30-46.

“U.S. Immigration Laws and Chinese American Literature.” Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora. 2012. 475-489.

“Psychoanalytical Approach to Bich Minh Nguyen's Stealing Buddha's Dinner." Asian American Literature: Discourse & Pedagogies. 2 (Fall 2011): 8-21. http://onlinejournals.sjsu.edu/index.php/AALDP/article/view/111

“Reading Feminine Mysticism in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Queen of Dreams.” South Asian Review 31.1 (Spring 2011): 186-207.

“Sticky Rice Balls or Lemon Pie: Enjoyment and Ethnic Identities in No-No Boy and Obasan.” Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 268. Ed. Jeff Hunter. Gale, 2010.

“The Asian American Short Story.” A Companion to the American Short Story. Eds. James Nagel & Alfred Bendixen. Blackwell, 2010. 450-465.

“Masculinity, Food, and Appetite in Frank Chin’s Donald Duk and ‘The Eat and Run Midnight People.” Cultural Critique 66. (May, 2007): 78-103.

“Transcendentalism, Ethnicity, and Food in Li-Young Lee,” boundary 2 33.2 (Summer 2006): 129-157.

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“A Womanist Production of Truth: The Use of Myths in Amy Tan.” The Womanist Reader. Ed. Layli Phillips. Routledge, 2006. 165-172.

“An Exile’s Will to Canon and Its Tension with Ethnicity—Li-Young Lee.” Multiethnic Literature and Canon Debates. Eds. Mary Jo Bona and Irma Maini. SUNY UP, 2006. 145-164.

“Sticky Rice Balls or Lemon Pie: Enjoyment and Ethnic Identity in No-No Boy and Obasan.” LIT: Literature Interpretation Theory 13.1 (January-March 2002): 51-68.

"Agency via Guilt in Anchee Min's Red Azalea." MELUS 2.3/4 (Fall/Winter 2000): 203-19.

“Foucault on Freedom,” Chinese & Foreign Cultures and Literary Theories. Sichuan, China. Spring 1997: 217-23.

“Foucault and His Political Aesthetics.” Philosophy and Social Action. Karachi, Pakistan. April 1997: 36-64.

"Making Use of European Theory in the Teaching of Multicultural Literatures." Modern Language Studies Winter (1996): 46-56.

"The Opium Trade and Little Dorrit: A Case of Reading Silences." Victorian Literature and Culture 25 (1996): 53-66.

"A Womanist Production of Truth: Amy Tan's Use of Myths." Paintbrush, A Special Issue on Amy Tan Winter (1995): 56-67.

Creative Writings

“The Taste and Smell of Home” (fiction). Room of One’s Own 24.3 (Spring 2002): 9-19.

“Sushi” (fiction). AIM Magazine Summer (2000): 35-40.

"Biting Mother Tongue" (poem). Paintbrush Winter (1995): 67.

"Magic Cure" (fiction). Sistersong: Women across Cultures September (1993): 5- 20.

"Nainai's Memory" (fiction). Prairie Schooner, Summer (1991): 40-52.

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Non-Refereed Publications “Li-Young Lee,” Asian American Poets: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Ed. Guiyou . Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2002. 205-211. (Solicited by editor)

“Chuang ,” Asian American Autobiography: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Guiyou Huang. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2001. 60- 66. (Solicited by editor)

“Amy Tan.” Asian American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. Ed. Emmanuel S. Nelson. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. 365-73. (Solicited by editor)

Rev. of Writing Women in Modern China: An Anthology of Women’s Literature from the Early Twentieth Century. Eds. Amy D. Dooling and Kristina M. Torgeson. (New York: Columbia UP, 1998). Paintbrush, Vol. XXV (Autumn 1998): 184-86.

“The Usurpation of the Name ‘Slave’ in the Writings of Maxine H. Kingston and Amy Tan.” Race, Gender, and Class in the Social and Cultural Life of America. Ed. Henry Ruf. U.S. Embassy in Beijing Press, 1997. 47-53.

"John Okada." Cyclopedia of World Authors, Salem Press, 1996. (Solicited by press).

"Maxine Hong Kingston" (revision). Cyclopedia of World Authors, Salem Press, 1996. (Solicited by press)

"William Dean Howells" (revision). Cyclopedia of World Authors, Salem Press, 1996. (Solicited by press).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Florida Atlantic University (2001-2012) Undergraduate courses ENC 1102 College Writing II LIT 2010 Interpretation of Fiction LIT 3213 Literary Theory ENG 3822 Introduction to Literary Studies CRW 3010 Intro to Creative Writing CRW 4120 Fiction Workshop I AML 4673 Asian American Literature CHT 4500 Comparative Literature of Cultural China

Graduate courses AML 6938 Asian American Literature

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AML 6938 Enjoyment and Community in US Ethnic Literature AML 6938 US Literatures by Women of Color: Home Is on the Road AML 6938 Food & Identities in Asian American Literature AML 6938 U.S Women Writers and Home-Place ENG 6009 Principles & Problems of Literary Studies ENG 6049 Postcolonial Theory ENG 6925 English Colloquium LIT 6905 Postcolonial Vietnam: Maps, Images, and Narratives (Independent Study) ENG 6049 Michel Foucault Seminar ENG 6049 Feminist Theory and Praxis ENG 5019 Criticism II ENG 7309 Criticism and Theory

Xiamen University, PRC (Fulbright Assignment, spring 2002) Ph.D. Courses Postmodernism Asian American Literature

Truman State University (1994-2001) Undergraduate courses 20th C. American Literature by Women of Color Introduction to Creative Writing Fiction Workshop Asian Literature Asian American Literature World Literature III (contemporary) American Realism and Naturalism Composition I Composition II Literature of American Minorities U.S. Immigration Laws and Immigrant Writings Women Writers

Graduate courses Major American Writers Studies in Ethnic Literature Asian American Literature

Sichuan University, PRC (visiting professor, 1996-97) Graduate courses U.S. Immigration Laws and Chinese American Fiction Asian American Literature Twentieth Century U.S. Literature Nineteenth Century U.S. Literature

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University of Pittsburgh (1987-89, 1990-94) Undergraduate courses General Writing American Literary Traditions Introduction to Critical Reading Literature and Ideas

West Virginia University (1985-87) Undergraduate courses Historical Introduction to the Cultures of China and Japan Chinese Women in Literature English Composition

Hebei University (1982-85) Undergraduate courses English Speaking and Listening English intensive Reading English Composition Survey of American Literature

SERVICE Florida Atlantic University (2001- )

University Service 2011-2012 NTT Promotion Ladder Committee 2004-date President of Chinese Faculty Club 2003-date Faculty Mentor of Asian Students Association 2003-05 Secondary Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (STECC). Appointed member 2001-02 Morikami Museum Expansion Committee. Appointed member

Service in College of Arts & Letters 2001-2011 Asian Studies Certificate Committee. Appointed member 2002-03 MELUS organizing Committee. Chair 2002-06 Women’s Studies Executive Committee. Appointed member 2002-05 College Undergraduate Studies Committee. Appointed member 2003-04 Search Committee for the Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in the Humanities. Appointed member 2003-07 Ph.D. Executive Committee. Appointed member 2005-07 College Graduate Program Committee. Appointed member 2005-06 MELUS Organizing Committee. Chair 2005-06 Political Philosophy Search Committee. Member

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2006-08 Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee. Appointed member

English Department Service 2002-03 English Department Writing Committee. Member 2002-03 Search Committee for the Position of Fiction Writer, 2002. Member 2002-05 English Undergraduate Studies Committee. Chair 2003-04 Postcolonial/World Lit Search Committee. Chair 2005- 07 English Graduate Studies Committee. Chair 2005-06 Creative Non-Fiction Search Committee. Chair 2006-07 Trans-Atlantic Studies Search Committee. Member

Truman State University (1994-2001)

University Service 1998-99 Undergraduate Council 1998-99 Faculty Role and Responsibility Committee 1999-2001 Intercultural Committee 1998-2001 Women’s Studies Committee. Appointed member 2000-2001 Sole organizer of 2001 Truman Women’s Studies Conference

Service in Division of Languages and Literature 1994-95 English Composition Committee. Appointed member 1944-2001 English Graduate Committee. Appointed member 1997 Search Committee for the Position of Post-colonialist. Appointed member 2000-01 Speaker’s Committee. Appointed Chair

University of Pittsburgh (1987-89, 1990-94) 1991 English Department Personnel Committee 1991 (as a graduate student representative on the hiring committee).

Hebei University (1982-85) 1982-85 Liaison Officer for visiting foreign professors

GUEST SPEAKER Fulbright Guest Lectures • “What Does Postmodernism Do?” Beijing International Studies University, PRC, June 2002 • “The Legal Discrimination of Chinese Americans.” Guangzhou Normal University, PRC. May 2002 • “Law and Literature: the Case of Asian American Studies.” University, PRC, May 2002 • “What Does Postmodernism Do?” Sichuan University, PRC, April 2002 15

• “What’s Up with American Feminism?” Xiamen University, PRC, • April 2002 • “What Is Up with American Feminism?” People’s University, PRC, April, 2002 • “New Trends in American Studies.” Hebei University, Baoding, PRC, April, 2002 • “Postmodernism and Its Influence in Literary Studies.” Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC, March 2002 • “Conflicts between American and French Feminisms.” Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC, March 2002

Other Invited Guest Lectures • Women’s Giving Alliance sponsored “Women’s Leadership Panel,” Jacksonville, March 16, 2016. • “The value of a Liberal Education” at New Window International High School (audience were students and parents), Beijing, China on June 18, 2016. • “Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the United States” at Hebei University, China on June, 15 2016 and Baoding University, China on June 21, 2016 • Plenary Speaker, “International Education Conference,” Chatham University, November 21, 2013. • Keynote at Midwest Asian American Student Conference: “Food and Embodied Ethnicity,” Oberlin College, March 3, 2012. • “Ecofeminism.” People’s University, Beijing, China, June 2011. • “New Trends in Literary Studies in the United States,” Hebei University, May 2009 • “An Introduction to Chinese American History,” Northern China Electric Power University, May 2009 • “Self/Other in American Literature,” Beijing University, May 2007 • “Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities,” Hebei University, May 2007 • “How to Read Poetry?” Hebei University, June, 2004 • “What Will Happen if China Succeeds in Joining the WTO?” Charleston University, November 1999. • “Chinese American Immigrant History and Another Look at the U.S. Trade Deficit with China.” US Council, Sichuan, PRC, Feb. 1997. • Reading “The Magic Cure.” Westminster College, Feb.1993 • “The Chinese Educational System.” Marshall University, July 1987.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE • Member of an SACS’ Offsite Reaffirmation Committee for two universities in 2016. • Member of Editorial Board of MELUS (Publication of the Society for the Study of Multiethnic Literature of the United States). Appointed Member since 2002.

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• boundary 2: An International Journal of Literature and Culture (referee) • Journal of Advanced Composition (referee) • PMLA (referee) • Journal of Asian American Studies (referee) • Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies (referee) • Contemporary World Literature (referee) • Cultural Critique (referee) • Harcourt Brace (referee) • SUNY Press (referee)

Invited Professional Service • external reviewer of a P&T case for Clark University (2007) • external reviewer of promotion to full professor for SUNY at Stony Brook (2009) • external reviewer of promotion to full professor for University of the Pacific (2010) • external reviewer of the English Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2010) • external reviewer of promotion to full professor at Missouri State University (2011)

LANGUAGES Mandarin and French