From 1993 till now, teaching at College of Foreign Languages, Nankai University.

From February 2006 to November 2006, Indiana University, USA, visiting scholar.

From February 2014 to October 2017, Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow, Chinese Director.

09/1990--06/1993, Tianjin Normal University, Masters of Arts

09/1996-06/2002, Nankai University, PhD

Projects (in charge & as participant)

2016:Team leader, The National Social Science Fund of China, Major Project(Literary and Historical Textual Research and Subject Construction of American Literary Geography, 16ZDA197)

2007: Tianjin Social Sciences Fund (TJYW07-1072）,completed in 2013

2005: Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University from Ministry of Education (NCET-05-0233) ,completed in 2010

Selected Publications:

Monographs:

1.Study on 20th Century American Academic Writers. Tianjin: Nankai University Press, 2013.

2.Women’s Growth: A Feminist Approach to Tennessee Williams’ Works. Tianjin: Tianjin People’s Press, 2004.

Articles and Essays:

1.“The Study on the American Academic Fiction in America,” Foreign  Literatures, Vol. 6, 2009.

2.“Trilogy of Friendship, Love and the Self—An Ethical Reading of Joyce CarolOates’ I’ll Take You There”Journal of Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Vol. 4,2009.

3.“Rose: Tennessee Williams’ Everlasting Muse──the Changing Images of Rose,”Journal of Yancheng Teachers University, Vol. 3, 2008.

4.“Analysis of Kenneth Koch——Writer of the Academia and the New York School of Poets,” Contemporary Foreign Literature Vol.2,2007.

5.“The Comparative Study on the Poetics Issued by T. S. Eliot and Wallace Stevens,” Journal of Sichuan International Studies University, Vol.2,2005.

6.“The Mystery of the Blackbird—Analysis of “Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Blackbird,” Masterpieces Review, Vol.6,2005.

7.“The Tragedy of the Mother and Daughter: An Analysis of the Theme of The Glass Menagerie from the Feminist Viewpoint,” Journal of Sichuan International Studies University, Vol.1,2003.

8.“Alma──the Awakening Woman Image,”The Northern Forum,Vol.5,2002.

9.“A Mysterious Jar,” Masterpieces Review,Vol.3,2001.

Translations:

1.Opening the Leopard Cage, Rockville: ABC GARDEN LLC, 2012.

External Examiner of Postgraduate Taught Program, University of Stirling, UK（2014-2017）

“Survey of American Literature” for undergraduates

“Advanced English” for undergraduates

Intermediate English for undergraduates

“Introduction to Drama” for undergraduates

Audio-visual English Culture for undergraduates

“Modern and Contemporary American Literature” for Post-Graduates

“20th-Century American Drama” for Post-Graduates

“Mandarin” for students at University of Glasgow and City of Glasgow College: Beginner to Level 6

Program for New Century Excellent Talents from Ministry of Education (“NCET”)（2005）