...I hold a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance from Chapman University in Orange, California
I have been performing as a violist in many different types of ensembles including chamber orchestras and strings ensemble. As a member in Junior Chamber Music, I played R. Schumann Piano Quartet Op.47 at Winifred Smith Hall in UC Irvine. (read more)
...I have extensive experience with a variety of statistics, mostly social science focused. I have taken graduate level coursework in ANOVA, regression, categorical/non-parametric data, multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling/path analysis, and some Bayesian analyses. For my dissertation, I used multilevel Bayesian path analyses for my main analyses. (read more)
...Everything required to become an aware, informed, innovative thinker can be developed with proper reading skills. It is this fact that makes me so passionate about developing my students' reading skills. I am an extremely effective writing coach, providing fantastic encouragement, structure, and support. (read more)
...I am fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and English. I have been teaching Chinese to non-native speakers for more than 12 years, from pre-schoolers to college students. I taught in the Chinese school of CBCCOC in Irvine for a few years; I also tutored students privately including my own America-born children who have become fluent in listening, speaking, reading, and writing the Chinese language. (read more)