She obtained a PhD in Education (TEFL) from the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of Exeter, UK. She is currently in charge of teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses with particular interest in teacher cognition, and language, culture, nature and communication. Her recent articles were "Language teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding the appropriateness of communicative methodology: A case study from Thailand" published in The Journal of Asia TEFL, Volume 7 Number 2, Summer 2010; and "Thai University Students’ Understanding and Perception of English Metaphors in News Articles" published in The International Journal of The Humanities, Volume 9 Issue 10. Her other current work is in the area of language maintenance, and classroom interaction.