Prior to joining the faculty, she worked as an English teacher in China for 5 years, and a college faculty member in both China and USA for 13 years. She holds an Ed.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MA from Fujian Teachers University, China. Her intercultural experiences as an educator and a learner in two different countries provide her rich sources of inspiration for teaching and scholarship. She has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research articles in core education journals such as Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Internet and Higher Education, Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Journal of Educational Research, Early Education and Development, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, Action in Teacher Education, Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, and Early Childhood Education Journal.