Education

• MA World Heritage Studies, Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany, (Exchange semester at University of Tsukuba, Japan), 10/2022 – present
• Certificate in Professional Studies in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (Merit), University of Liverpool, 2015
• MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Distinction), University of Essex, UK, 2010
• BA Linguistics 2:1 (Hons), University of Wales, Bangor, UK (Erasmus semester at University of Lleida, Spain), 2001

Teaching Experience

• Principal Language Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 2018 - 2022
• Senior Language Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 2013 - 2018
• Language Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, 2011 – 2013
• Summer School English Teacher, British Council, Muscat, Oman, 06/2011 – 07/2011
• English Language Teacher (Hosei University), Westgate Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 04/2009 – 07/2009
• Summer School English Teacher, Emil Education, Jeju, South Korea, 07/2008 – 08/2008
• English Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences Technikum, Vienna, Austria, 2007 – 2008
• Language Trainer (Business English), SPIDI Language Institute, Vienna, Austria, 2005 – 2008
• English Teacher (High school), Services for Open Learning, Mohacs, Hungary, 02/2004 – 06/2004
• English Teacher (Young learners), Inlingua, Granada, Spain, 09/2002 – 07/2003
• Summer School English Teacher, Anglo-Polish Universities Teaching Project, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 07/2002 – 08/2002 
• Language Trainer (Business English), Linguacenter, Madrid, Spain, 10/2001 – 07/2002

Volunteering

• Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, Suzhou, China, 01/2022 – 08/2022 
• The Bookworm International Literary Festival, Suzhou, China, 2014 – 2015 
• Future Capital (awarded funding for EU Youth Initiative Project), Austria, 01/2006 – 12/2006
• European Voluntary Service (EU Programme), Burgenland Croatian Cultural Association, Vienna, Austria, 01/2005 – 09/2005
• European Voluntary Service (short-term cultural and community projects), France and Norway, 2004

Professional Membership

• Heritage Trust Network, UK
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy, UK, 2015 - present

Scholarships

• JASSO (Japan Student Services Organisation) Scholarship for study in Japan, 2023 - 2024