Faculty

Her research encompasses the intersection of language learning and teaching, intercultural competence development, and perspective transformation, with a particular focus on international education. She is also investigating the effects of curriculum ideologies on glottophobia and epilinguistic behaviors, as well as Native American language revitalization. Mauldin-Chiocca has B.A.s in history and English and an M.A. in history from the University of Bordeaux Montaigne, France, and a Ph.D. in instructional leadership and academic curriculum from the University of Oklahoma, specializing in international education via language learning and teaching and study abroad program design.

His research interests focus on the intersection of second language pedagogy and peacebuilding, peace education, and trauma symptoms and healing. Eberly has an M.A. in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Azuza Pacific University and is finishing an M.A. in conflict transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). He has taught at EMU and several universities in China.

Her research focus is motivation and persistence for learning Chinese as a second/foreign language. She teaches Chinese language courses at Duke Kunshan. She is a journal reviewer for K-12 Chinese Language Teaching and Foreign Language Annals. She has also presented papers at international conferences organized by the Chinese Language Teachers Association, the American Association for Applied Linguistics, and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, as well as regional conferences organized by the Florida Educational Research Association and the Florida Foreign Language Association. Feng has a B.A. in teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language from Sichuan International Studies University and an M.A. in Asian studies from Florida State University (FSU), where she started her Ph.D. in 2014. Before joining DKU, she taught Chinese language courses across various proficiency levels in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, FSU, and taught applied linguistics and cross-cultural communications for second/foreign language teachers in the College of Education, FSU.

Hwa Young Chun’s teaching and research, which are grounded in supporting underserved communities and underrepresented groups, focus on multicultural education/culturally responsive pedagogy (focusing on language teaching and pre-service teacher education) within the diverse classroom in international contexts. She has a varied range of teaching experiences in formal and informal schooling with diverse groups in multiples levels. Previously she has taught Korean language and educational courses in the US. She has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Purdue University.

Her research focuses on late imperial/early modern (16th to 19th century) Chinese literature, exploring how literati and gentry women reconciled the relationship between self and the world and constructed identities through their writings of sensory experiences. She is especially interested in the representations of senses in underrepresented genres like tanci (plucking rhymes), xiaopin (vignette), and yiyu (reminiscent words). Her teaching interests at Duke Kunshan include advanced-level Chinese language, classical Chinese, early modern Chinese literature, and Jiangnan culture. Ji has a B.A. in Chinese language and literature from Sun Yat-sen University, an M.A. in Chinese literature from National Taiwan University, and a Ph.D. in Chinese literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before joining Duke Kunshan, she was a visiting Chinese language instructor at Randolph College.

John Noonan’s interests lie in the areas of English language learning for the purposes of journalism, communications and various forms of mass media. In particular, he is interested in English language environmental writing, media ethics, visual media production and experiential learning. Prior to attending journalism school, Noonan obtained a TESOL certificate, and has taught ESL for over 20 years, from Istanbul, Turkey, to New York City. Most recently, he was the director and main instructor for Shantou University’s global media honors program, a select all-English major at STU, where he worked for 14 years. At that program, he was also the co-creator of a unique public service course, which combined English language learning and environmental protection efforts to proactively safeguard threatened tropical forest ecosystems in the Chaoshan region of China. Noonan holds a B.Sc. in anthropology from the University of Florida, a TESOL certificate from Trinity College, Edinburgh, Scotland, and an M.Sc. in journalism from Columbia University.

His current research focuses on socio-pragmatics, learner needs and classroom assessment. He has extensive experience designing, managing and teaching academic and professional English-language courses throughout China. Davies has a First Class B.Sc. (honors) in forensic science and an M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages with Applied Linguistics (distinction) from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). He also holds a Cambridge University DELTA qualification and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). He has lectured at NYU Shanghai and previously served as UCLan’s business development lead.