Affiliations (Memberships): Ad Hoc Committee on Foreign Languages, Modern Language Association of America (2004-2006); Chair, Executive Committee, Division on Teaching of Language, Modern Language Association of America (2002-2003); Executive Committee, Division on Teaching of Language, Modern Language Association of America (1999-2003); Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching, Modern Language Association of America (1998-2000); President, Chinese Language Teachers Association (1997-1998); Vice President, Chinese Language Teachers Association (1996-1997); President and Chair of Executive Board, Chinese Language Teachers Association (1995-1996); Executive Board, Chinese Language Teachers Association (1993-1996); Phi Kappa Phi (1984); American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Creative Works: Member, Editorial Board, Applied Language Learning (2013-Present); Reviewer, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (2013-Present); Reviewer, Bilingualism, Language and Cognition (2012-Present); Reviewer, Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching (2011-Present); Reviewer, Language Teaching (2011-Present); Reviewer, Language Learning (2010-Present); Reviewer, Bilingual Research Journal (2010-Present); Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (2008-Present); Reviewer, Northeast Conference Review (2002-Present); Member, Editorial Board, Research in Second Language Learning Series, Information Age Publishing (2001-Present); Reviewer, Foreign Language Annals (2000-Present); Associate Editor, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (2012-2021); Associate Editor, Heritage Language Journal (2011-2016); Member, Editorial Board, Heritage Language Journal (2002-2016); Member, Editorial Board, Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (2002-2011); Co-editor, “Northeast Conference Reports 2007: Valuing Diversity in Learners,” Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Carlisle, PA (2007); Co-author, “Let’s Play Games in Chinese,” Cheng & Tsui, Boston, MA (2002); Co-editor, “Heritage Languages in America: Preserving a National Resource,” Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems Company, Inc., McHenry, IL (2001); Editor, “Chinese Pedagogy: An Emerging Field,” Foreign Language Publications, Columbus, Ohio (1996); Co-author, “Let’s Play Games in Japanese,” National Textbook Company, Lincolnwood, IL (1992); Co-author, “Let’s Play Games in Chinese,” National Textbook Company, Lincolnwood, IL (1989); Contributor, Chapters to Books, Book Reviews, Monographs, and Reports; Contributor, Articles to Professional Journals; Presenter in Field

Civic: Member, CET Academic Programs Advisory Board (1996-Present); Vice Chair, Less Commonly Taught Languages Special Interest Group (LCTL SIG), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2004-2006); Co-chair, University Affiliated Research Center Special Interest Group (UARC SIG), Interagency Language Roundtable (2004-2006); Member, Steering Committee, Interagency Language Roundtable (2004-2006); Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2004-2006); Board of Directors, Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2002-2006); Board of Directors, Joint National Committee on Languages (1999-2003); Member, Cross-Culture Education Center of Washington Advisory Board (1996-2001); Member, Advisory Council, K-12 Chinese Standards Project, Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (1996-1999); Member, Program Committee, 30th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, Philadelphia, PA (1996); Member, Program Committee, 1996 Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies, College Park, MD (1996); Member, Advisory Board, National Foreign Language Center and National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) (1992-1996); Program and Nominations Committees, 29th Annual Meeting of Chinese Language Teachers Association, Anaheim, CA (1995); Program Chair, 28th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, Atlanta, GA (1994); Member, Board of Directors, Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages (1992-1993); Chair, College Board Chinese Language Test Development Committee, Educational Testing Service; Member, Board of Examiners, National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education; Coordinator, Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR), United States Government; Participant, Workshops and Seminars

Awards: A. Ronald Walton Award, National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) (2016); Lilly-Center for Teaching Excellence Teaching Fellow, Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and for Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland (1996-1997); Summer Research Award, Office of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Maryland (1995); Arts and Humanities Teaching Fellow, University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities (1994); Graduate Associateship, The Ohio State University (1985-1988, 1989-1990); National Resource Fellowship, The Ohio State University (1983-1984, 1984-1985, 1988-1989); Graduate School Leadership Award, The Ohio State University (1984); Phi Kappa Phi (1984)