Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE, NTU), Singapore (in progress)

• Master of Education (EdM), Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, USA

• Master of Arts (MA), NIE, NTU, Singapore

• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) (Distinction), NIE, NTU, Singapore

• Bachelor of Arts (BA), Peking University, China 

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Professional Appointments

Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA)

• Regional Representative (Singapore) (1 July 2021 to date)

• Chair of Nominating Committee (2016-2017)

• Founding Co-chair of Student Committee (2015-2017)

Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL), Singapore （推广华文学习委员会）

• Committee Member (1 January 2023 - 31 December 2024; 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2022)

• Instructor, Author-in-Residence Programme （驻校作家计划） (since 2012)

National Translation Committee (NTC), Singapore （全国翻译委员会）

• Committee Member (1 March 2022 - 29 February 2024; 1 March 2024 - 28 February 2027)

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Academic Awards (selected)

• 2017 Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA) Best Student Paper Award

• Confucius China Studies Program Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship (Spring 2016; Spring 2017; Fall 2017) 

• 2016 Joan Findlay Dunham Annual Fund Scholar 

• 2015 Donald G. Tewksbury Memorial Award 

• 2014 Tan Ean Kiam Postgraduate Scholarship (Humanities) 

• 2012 Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship 

• Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union Book Prize (AY 2004–2005)

• Peking University (PKU) International Students Academic Award (AY 2001–2002)

• 2000 Ministry of Education Teaching Award, Singapore

Creative Writing Awards

• National Poetry Competition 2021, Singapore (Merit Award for Chinese Language–Senior Category)

• SPH-NAC Golden Point Award 2011, Singapore (Chinese Poetry–Honourable Mention)

• 7th Singapore Tertiary Chinese Literature Awards (Poetry–3rd prize)