She was appointed Secretary of the Peking University Australian Studies Centre in 2007. Since then she has been involved in all of the activities of the Centre, including organising the annual ‘Australian Writers’ Week’ events at Peking University and hosting Asialink resident writers, amongst many other things. Her research interests include College English Teaching and Research, College English curriculum development, and Australian international education. She hopes to contribute more to the BHP Billiton Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University.