Education

PhD, English (Language and Linguistics), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003.

MA, English (Applied Linguistics) with focus on Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pass with Distinction, 1998.

BA, English and Teaching English as a Foreign Language, University of Huế, Vietnam. Diploma with Distinction, 1995.

Certificate in Japanese Studies (Japanese sociology and traditional arts). Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan. 1994.