Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University
Education
Law
PhD, Asian and Comparative Law, School of Law, University of Washington, 1997.
LLM, Asian and Comparative Law, School of Law, University of Washington, 1994.
JD, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1985.
Business Administration
MBA, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 1989.
Organizational Behavior
MOB, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, 1992.
Liberal Arts
BA, English Literature, College of Humanities, Brigham Young University, 1982.
Visiting Scholar, East Asian Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School, 1996-97.
Languages: English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese).
Teaching
Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University, Australia, 2013 to Present.
*Teach Business Law, International Trade and Business Law, Law and Investment in China, International Law, Advanced Legal Reasoning, Research and Writing, and Australian Law and Language; coordinated the Legal Research Project for LLB Honor and Individual Study in Law students.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University, Australia, 2005 to 2013.
*Taught Business Law, Principles of Contractual Liability, International Trade and Business Law, Law and Investment in China, Law and Society in China, Law and Development, Law and Investment in Japan, and Introduction to Cross-Border Business Law; co-taught Comparative Law.
Lecturer, Tokyo Seminar Program in Japanese Law, organized by Sydney Law School in collaboration with the Australian Network for Japanese Law and Ritsumeikan University School of Law, Tokyo, Japan, 15 -16 February 2010.
Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor, Canada, 2006.
*Taught Canadian Property Law.
Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Management, International University of Japan, Japan, 2003-2005.
* Taught Cyber Law, International Business Law, Law and Investment in China, and Law and Investment in Japan; supervised MBA and Master of E-Business Management students.
Lecturer, “Cyber Law” Seminars, at the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) Study and Research Center, Yokohama, Japan, 16 December 2002 and 7 March 2003.
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Management, International University of Japan, Japan, 2001-2003.
* Taught Cyber Law, Internet-Related Intellectual Property, Law and Investment in China, and Law and Investment in Japan; supervised Master of E-Business Management students.
Part-Time Lecturer, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Japan, 2003.
* Taught Law and Investment in Japan.
Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Washington, USA, 1998.
* Taught Law in East Asia: China, Labor in East Asia, and Chinese Legal Documents; supervised research activities on Chinese law.
Teaching Assistant, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, USA, 1990-1992.
* Conducted Organizational Behavior classroom activities and evaluated written assignments.
Freshman English Instructor, College of Humanities, Brigham Young University, USA, 1985-1986.
* Taught first-year university students writing and reading.
Legal Writing Teaching Assistant, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, USA, 1983 and 1984.
* Assisted first-year law students in writing and research projects.
Research
Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, 2001.
* Conducted research on contemporary Chinese law and society.
Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, 1999-2001.
* Conducted research on contemporary Chinese law and society.
Visiting Research Associate, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 1998.
* Performed research on intellectual property laws of Asia.
Research Assistant to Professors Daniel H. Foote and John O. Haley, School of Law, University of Washington, 1994 and 1997.
* Indexed and performed research for Law and Investment in Japan; conducted research on contract issues.
Research Associate, General Counsel Office, Brigham Young University, 1993.
* Performed research on various legal issues, wrote legal memoranda, and made recommendations.
Research Assistant to Professors Stephen G. Wood and Lynn D. Wardle, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, 1983 and 1984.
* Conducted research on fair employment practice, family law, and civil procedure issues.