Novelist. Professor. Poet. Screenwriter. Essayist.

Experience

Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
Assistant Professor,
9/2017 - 2/2020, 2/2024 - Present


Conduct English language courses for university students and conversation classes for university and non-university students. Conduct classes for the university's English Only Program. Plan and instruct writing-specific courses for conversation and English Only classes. Participate in summer and winter English camps for young learners. Create a writing class for students interested in both speaking and writing.

Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea
Assistant Professor,
3/2021 - 2/2024


Instruct speaking classes using a "flipped" classroom setting focused on maximizing student talk time. Conduct classes both in-person and online. Instruct and develop reading materials, assignments, and evaluation for a Contemporary World Literature course.

Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea
Assistant Professor,
2/2020 - 2/2021


Teach classes in both speaking and writing for general students as well as specialized classes in business communication and presentation skills for students pursuing a minor in English. Conduct classes on-line and in-person.

Lawrence S. Ting High School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Writing Teacher, 8/2016 – 5/2017

Guide high school seniors through the step-by-step process of drafting, researching, writing, and revising research papers in order to prepare them for university.

Education

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Master of Fine Art, 12/2008
-Writing with a concentration in long fiction
-GPA: 3.9
-Thesis was later published as a novel

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Bachelor of Art, 12/2002
-Major: English
-GPA: 3.8
-President of the on-campus literary society, The LitWits

Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii
Associate of Science, 12/1999
-Major: Criminal Justice (Pre-Law)
-GPA: 3.93

Certification

Certificate of Continuing Professional Development, TEFL Master Course Online Training, 4/2015.