2013, Ph.D in East Asian Languages & Literatures-Chinese, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2014, Advanced Graduate Certificate in Second Language Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
2005, M.A. in Applied Linguistics & ESL, Georgia State University
2001, M.A. in Applied Linguistics, Wuhan University, China
1996, B.A. in Chinese Language & Literature Education, Hubei University, China