- [Current] Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics), University of Southern Queensland
- 2020 – 2021 Diploma in Science, University of New England
- 2016 – Diploma of Financial Planning, Kaplan Professional
- 2011 – Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Monash University
- 2007 ~ 2010 – Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Thesis: ‘An Analysis of L2 Japanese Learners’ Social CMC with Native Speakers: Interaction, Language Use and Language Learning’ - 2006 – Honours in Linguistics and Japanese, Monash University
Thesis: ‘Language Use in Intercultural Internet Chat between Learners of Japanese and English in Informal Contexts’ - 2003 ~ 2005 – Bachelor of Arts (Languages), Monash University (double majoring in Advanced Japanese and Linguistics)
Awards
PhD
- Monash University ASAA Presidents’ Prize and DK Award for the Outstanding Thesis on Asia nominee
- Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) scholarship
- Recipient of Research Training Scheme (RTS) place
- JSAA Postgraduate Scholarship (transport, accommodation and conference fee waiver)
- Monash Travel Grant (to attend CASTEL-J Hawaii conference)
Honours
- Faculty of Arts Scholarship
- First-Class Honours
- J.V. Neustupny Award
BA (Languages)
- Linguistics 2nd Year Prize
- Made a member of Golden Key Honour Society (top 15% of students)
Teaching Awards
- Dean’s Commendation of Excellence in Teaching for outstanding teaching in Japanese 1 (2010)
- Dean’s Sessional Teaching Award (for outstanding student-centred teaching in Japanese Sociolinguistics (2009) and Japanese Language Acquisition and Use (2008)
Professional Development:
- NVivo qualitative analysis
- Teaching philosophies
- Class dynamics and students’ behaviour