New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Work with the library faculty to develop online library instruction opportunities. I provide instructional design support to the librarians and apply learning theories and instructional design principles appropriately into the teaching and learning process.

Worked at KSU since:

June 2014

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Postdoctoral research fellow, National Sun Yet-Sen University in Taiwan

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Nice people to work with (warm, supportive, open and professional)

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

A place that provides openness, support, great opportunities for growth and a new journey.

Resides in:

Stow, Ohio

Hometown:

Taipei, Taiwan

Education:

Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology and Curriculum Studies (double major); Specialist in Information Science; Master’s degrees in Library Science and Early Childhood Education, all from Indiana University-Bloomington

Hobbies:

Running, badminton, hiking, movies, and travel

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Teaching undergraduate classes and doing research

Worked at KSU since:

August 1989

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

University of Wisconsin

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Being a part of a very big campus

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

To be able to make a difference in students’ lives and be associated with faculty of international repute

Resides in:

New Philadelphia, Ohio

Hometown:

New Philadelphia, Ohio

Education:

M.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. (All from University of Lucknow, India; M.S. from SUNY at Stony Brook)

Hobbies:

Religion, sightseeing, reading, comparative religion