Experience

Shanghai High School International Division

• China
• 1 - 100 Employee

• History Teacher

  • Sep 2008 - Present

  Instructor and group leader for four History classes - 9th-grade History S+, 11th-grade Western Civilization, 12th-grade Western Civilization, and (optional) Military History with responsibility for class content and examinations. Courses include Ancient Civilizations, the Western World since 1600. and Modern History. I am also the faculty advisor to the SHSID History Club. SHSID is the historic site of the WWII (1943-45) Japanese internment camp for Allied civilians - Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center. I serve as the custodian for the site and give tours on request. Show less



Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

• China
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer School lecturer in Asian Art History

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  This summer course covers the major artistic and cultural trends of East Asia with a focus on the history of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese art. I lecture on the major developments and issues in the art of each region, discussing mutual influences and cross-cultural flows with an emphasis on landscape and portrait painting, ceramics and Buddhist sculpture. This summer course covers the major artistic and cultural trends of East Asia with a focus on the history of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese art. I lecture on the major developments and issues in the art of each region, discussing mutual influences and cross-cultural flows with an emphasis on landscape and portrait painting, ceramics and Buddhist sculpture.



Shanghai Burning Man

• Shanghai, PR China

• Regional Contact

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2016

  Volunteer representative for the Burning Man Festival (USA) in Shanghai. Founder of satellite event in China Dragon Burn. Volunteer representative for the Burning Man Festival (USA) in Shanghai. Founder of satellite event in China Dragon Burn.



ELS American Education Center

• Shanghai City, China

• Instructor

  • Nov 2011 - Jun 2012

  Special tutor for weekend VIP classes in American History for Chinese students entering American High Schools. Special tutor for weekend VIP classes in American History for Chinese students entering American High Schools.



Kinki University

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Part-time lecturer

  • Apr 2001 - Apr 2008

  Part-time instructor for ten classes, first and second year oral English communication. Duties included instruction, grading of written material, test preparation, and student counseling. Part-time instructor for ten classes, first and second year oral English communication. Duties included instruction, grading of written material, test preparation, and student counseling.



Setsunan University

• Osaka, Japan

• Lecturer, Faculty of International Language and Culture

  • Apr 1992 - Jan 2008

  Part-time lecturer for eight English classes in the Law and International Language and Culture Departments. Duties included instruction, test preparation, grading and student counseling. Part-time lecturer for eight English classes in the Law and International Language and Culture Departments. Duties included instruction, test preparation, grading and student counseling.