Before joining HKU, she was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she taught graduate-level courses in Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) that aimed at preparing early childhood educators to teach all children in inclusive settings. Dr. Hsieh earned her doctorate degree in Special Education with an emphasis in ECSE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research areas include ECSE teacher preparation, inclusive education, teacher beliefs, and early literacy. She has published refereed research articles and book chapters, as well as presented her work at international conferences on the topics related to her areas of expertise.