Please welcome the following five Visiting Scholars to SIUE from Northwest Normal University (NWNU), Lanzhou, China.
The scholars are participants in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s (SEHHB) International Training Program in Pedagogy (ITPP) during fall semester. They will observe in courses in the SEHHB, Schools of Business and Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Ping Huang is an associate professor in the College of Computer Science and Engineering. Her research interests include database application technology and data science. While at SIUE, she looks forward to experiencing the differences between American and Chinese teaching styles, and learning about American culture.
Fusu Zhao is a lecturer in the Institute of Philosophy and Politics. Her research interests include ancient Greek and Roman ethics, applied ethics, and the relationship between art and truth. At SIUE, she looks forward to learning about the theory of philosophical education in-depth and the practice of higher education in the U.S.
Ronghua Zhang is a lecturer in the School of Psychology. Her areas of interest include social cognition and teaching social psychology, developmental psychology, and learning psychology. During her semester at SIUE, she looks forward to learning about the psychological differences and similarities between China and the U.S.
Zhengyan Nie is a professor in the College of Economics. His research interests include industrial transfer, regional economic development and macroeconomic policy. At SIUE, he looks forward to acquiring in-depth knowledge of modern pedagogical concepts and practices of higher education in the U.S., and gaining a broader knowledge of the latest progress in modern economics.
Dongsheng Wang is a lecturer in the Department of Special Education. His research interests include teaching children with visual impairments, special education teacher education and inclusive education in China. At SIUE, he is interested in observing pedagogy in the areas of assessment, individualized education programs and assistive technology for students with disabilities.
For more information, please contact Dr. Yuliang Liu at yliu@siue.edu, Dr. Tom Lavallee at tlavale@siue.edu, Gretchen Fricke at gfricke@siue.edu or Dr. Mary Weishaar at mweisha@siue.edu.