Personal profile
Personal profile
I come from Charlotte, North Carolina in the southeast United States, which is a fairly large city with professional American Football, (the Carolina Panthers), and basketball (the Charlotte Hornets). Michael Jordan is the owner of the basketball team, and I went to the same university as he did, The University of North Carolina. Prior to joining XJTLU in September 2013, I taught 6 years in Poland and 2 in Ukraine, where I was also the Director of Studies of a language school. I particularly like teaching at university because the students are nearly adults and are largely motivated. In my spare time, I like listening to music (mostly classic and alternative rock), watching movies, and reading. I am also quite interested in the environment and all things to do with nature :-) For exercise, I love bicycling.
Education/Academic qualification
Foundational CLIL Methodology Certificate Award Date
Award Date: 29 Aug 2023
Master of Arts - EXPLORING SPECIALIST ISSUES IN TESOL, Sheffield Hallam University
Award Date: 8 Jan 2019
Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Management in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Aston University
Award Date: 18 Oct 2016
Level 7 Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DELTA), University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Award Date: 9 Dec 2008
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), Trinity Examination Board
Award Date: 29 Mar 2004
Master of Business Administration, Webster University
Award Date: 11 Aug 2001
BA - Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award Date: 11 May 1990
Person Types
- Staff
Research output
- 1 Chapter
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Educational symbiosis: Designing english language learning courses to support syntegrative education
Morris, G. R., Sheridan, S. M., Xu, J., Liang, W., Lv, F., Foster, R., Di, S., Zhang, C. & Perrin, S., 25 Jun 2021, Trends and Developments for the Future of Language Education in Higher Education. IGI Global, p. 187-207 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)