2003:  University of Wisconsin, Madison. Department of Anthropology.  PhD           (ABD).

2001:  University of Wisconsin, Madison. M.A.

1998:  Northern Illinois University. B.A. Honors and Cum Laude

       Philosophy and Anthropology (double major) and Southeast Asian Studies       (minor). Dean’s Award in Anthropology.

1993:  Ullenoff College.  Ullenoff College Diploma, Doetinchem, The                         Netherlands.

Professional Experience

2009-2010:  Project Manager, ABC Overseas University Service Center Ltd.            (Macau/Zhuhai)

I manage day to day operations for a university placement service in Macau and Zhuhai.  I develop marketing strategies for the company.  I have organized several large education and immigration seminars throughout South China. I also train staff to counsel parents and students about studying overseas. 

2007-2008:  Lecturer:  Faculty of Social Science and International Relations,           Pannasastra University of Cambodia.  Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

I designed and taught undergraduate courses at Pannasastra University during the 2007-2008 academic year.  Courses included: 

·  Sociology of Work

·  Religion and       Society

·  International Relations

·  Sociology of Economic Globalization

2005-07:  Project Manager, Silver Heritage Ltd. (Hong Kong/Cambodia)             and Stan James (United Kingdom).

As Project Manager, I recruited local management and Human Resource staff in Cambodia and Laos whose native language was not English.  I trained these personnel to recruit staff for several VIP gaming clubs.  I also trained them to write recruitment strategies, conduct interviews, manage office communication and communicate in written and spoken English with the Head Offices in Hong Kong and England via Internet, fax, and telephone.  I also focused on cross-cultural communication. 

2004:  Visiting Scholar at the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh                    (Cambodia). 

I designed and taught courses at a Cambodian national university. The courses were taught in English and Cambodian.  Courses included cultural anthropology, Asian history, international studies, and English for academic purposes. 

2002-03:  Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

I wrote and presented lectures with professors and taught small discussion sections.  I designed tests, developed term paper assignments, and determined all grades.  Courses included:

·  History 454: Buddhism and Society in Southeast Asia

·  International Studies 301: Introduction to International Studies

·  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 104: Human Diversity

·  Integrated Liberal Studies 240:  Introduction to Global Studies

2001:  Independent Consultant, IDP-Education, Australia.

I assessed the career paths of 156 Cambodian government officials who had received AusAID scholarships to study English at the Australian Center for Education (ACE) in Phnom Penh,  Cambodia.  This study was submitted to IDP-Education, AusAID, and the    Australian government.

2001: Assistant Conference Organizer/Media Liaison, Fifth International              Conference on Language and Development. Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

       I helped organize and market an international conference that attracted              approximately 500 people.

1999-2001:  Editor, National Association for Student Anthropologist’s for the    American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology Newsletter.

       In charge of producing monthly columns and soliciting and editing columns    for anthropology's most widely distributed and read publication. 

2000:  Organized Midwest Student Conference on Southeast Asian Affairs.   DeKalb, IL.

1998:  Organized Northern Illinois University’s Student Conference on Southeast       Asian Affairs.

Publications

2005:  “Unearthing the Truth”.  Photo essay for the  Art of Truth-Telling about        Authoritarian Rule, Ed. K. Bilbija,  J.E. Fair, C. Milton, L. Payne.

2001   Guest editor of The Graduate Journal. Inaugural Issue. Vol. 1, 1. Public    Anthropology.org I was on the team of editors for the first issue of this         journal, which had the theme of bringing applied and theoretical                 anthropology closer       together.

1999-2001:  Editor, National Association for Student Anthropologist’s for the        American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology Newsletter.

       I produce monthly columns and solicited and edited columns for                anthropology's most widely distributed and read publication. 

1998:  “Angkor Borei: Economic Boomtown or a Town Pushing the Limits of its       Own Success”. Co-author Judy Ledgerwood, published in both English and    Khmer by Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI).