Instructional Experience

Teaching Assistant, Department of Children’s Literature
Simmons University, Boston, MA | 2024

Graduate Writing Consultant
Simmons University Writing Center, Boston, MA | 2021–2023

Lecturer, English Department
National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 2020–2021
Courses: English Conversation Workshop, Instructional and Interactive English (across disciplines), Classroom English Workshop

Lead Teacher
Schoolhouse Language Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 2020–2021
Taught English as a foreign language to 1st–3rd grade students

Fulbright Taiwan English Teaching Assistant
Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 2019–2020
Co-taught English to 1st–6th grade students at Zuoying Elementary School and Mingde Elementary School

English Teaching Fellow
The Taft School, Watertown, CT | 2017–2019
Taught 9th and 10th-grade English literature. Additional roles: Dorm parent, Asian/Asian American affinity group leader, academic advisor, and JV volleyball coach.

Lecturer, Department of Film and Media Studies
Emory University, Atlanta, GA | 2016–2017

Writing Center Tutor
Emory University, Atlanta, GA | 2014–2017

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Invited Talks and Presentations

Workshop Presenter, Finding the Right Voice: Writing for Young Readers
Spring Writes Literary Festival, June 2025 | Ithaca, NY
Co-led a workshop on crafting authentic narrative voices across children’s and young adult literature, featuring text analysis and guided writing exercises.

Panelist, “Work For Hire”
Kweli Color of Children’s Literature Conference, April 2025 | New York City, NY
Spoke on a panel about work-for-hire projects alongside Andrea Underwood Petifer and Stacy Wells, moderated by Jaha Nailah Avery.

Guest Lecturer, PB623: Children’s Publishing
Emerson College, July 2024 | Virtual
Delivered a guest lecture on “Behind-the-Scenes in Children’s Book Publishing: My Journey as an Author” for a Master’s-level course.

Guest Lecturer, ENG389W: Youth Literature & The We Need Diverse Books Movement
Emory University, April 2023, 2024 | Virtual
Delivered a lecture on my experience studying and writing children’s books.

Workshop Presenter, “Instagram Poetry: A Writer Shares Their Experience”
Massachusetts Poetry Festival Workshop Presenter, May 2023 | Salem, MA
Presented a workshop on Instagram poetry styles, trends, and strategies for growing an audience, sharing insights from personal experience.