Web CV

Curriculum Vitae

A web CV drawn from the current English and Chinese CV files, with the PDF version available for download.

Curriculum Vitae

A web CV drawn from the current English and Chinese CV files, with the PDF version available for download.

Education

Master of Arts in Curriculum Studies — Western University

Thesis: Learning Game Making vs. Learning Through Game Making: A Systematic Review of Game Making for Learning Curriculum for Developing Systems Thinking

Sep 2023 — Present · London, ON · GPA 4.0/4.0 · Western Graduate Research Scholarship; AER Graduate Scholarship for Literacy Studies in Education

Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Studies — Brock University

Capstone: Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Tutoring System Based on the Octalysis Framework

Sep 2015 — Sep 2020 · St. Catharines, ON

Research and Publications

Diagnosing Appraisal Practice in Systematic Reviews of Educational Interventions: A Methodological Review with a Draft Proposal for EIAT 2026

Preprint posted on EdArXiv

May 12, 2026 · DOI: 10.35542/osf.io/fr2an_v1

Layered Principalship: Role Boundaries, Teacher Relations, and Accountability in Chinese School Leadership Policy

Manuscript under review

Policy analysis on principalship, teacher relations, and accountability in Chinese school leadership

Systems Before Code: A Goal-to-Milestone Framework for AI-Supported Creative Programming in K-12

Manuscript under review

Submitted May 2026 · Goal-to-Milestone framework for AI-supported creative programming in K-12

Have We Solved Them Yet? A Historical Analysis of Recurring Problem Constructions in Seminal Learning Design and Technology Literature

Manuscript under review

A historical analysis of recurring problem constructions in foundational learning design literature

Cultivating Systems Thinking through Game-Making: A Systematic Review on Curriculum Design

Manuscript under review

Systematic review on game making for learning curriculum and systems thinking

Meaning & Purpose, Curiosity & Exploration: Motivational Rhetorics in China and Ontario Math Curricula

Manuscript under review

Comparative curriculum analysis on motivation in mathematics education

Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Tutoring System Based on the Octalysis Framework: Improving Motivational Design and Management within the System

International Conference on Gamified Learning

2020 · Refereed conference proceeding

Conference Presentations

Content Analysis of Motivational Design in Mathematics Curricula: A Study of Ontario and China

The 2nd Chinese Society of Education Annual Conference

2024 · Whole Person Development in the Digital Era

Content Analysis of Motivational Design in Mathematics Curricula: A Study of Ontario and China

Robert Macmillan Symposium, Western University

Mar 2024 · Poster presentation

Professional Experience

Curriculum Design Consultant — Guanghua Education Group

Built the Guanghua Qidi Camp competency assessment framework by translating camp goals into observable outcomes, competency dimensions, and evaluation criteria for curriculum design, teacher implementation, and learning feedback

Mar 2023 — Jan 2024 · Shanghai, China

Learning Center Lead / Information Literacy Curriculum Lead — Xianghu Future School

Planned the Learning Center as a curriculum-aligned learning support hub and co-developed competency-based information literacy courses embedded in authentic inquiry tasks

Aug 2022 — Aug 2023 · Hangzhou, China

Director of Curriculum Design — Hangzhou Cheer21 Education

Led competency framework, curriculum product, learning management system, and workshop-material development

Aug 2021 — Aug 2023 · Hangzhou, China

Curriculum Designer — Superdoers Education

Designed the Risk-Taking and Entrepreneurship curriculum and its learning pathways

Jan 2021 — Aug 2021 · Kunming, China

Junior Researcher — Hailiang Education Research Institute

Researched anti-bullying policy and designed teacher training focused on gamification in education

Jul 2020 — Jan 2021 · Hangzhou, China

Junior Researcher — Hangzhou Yungu School

Managed a Grade 7–8 project-based learning program and co-developed board game design courses

Oct 2018 — Jul 2019 · Hangzhou, China

Teaching and Community Service

Supervisor — Mighty Mathematician

Supervised educational board game design for learning rational numbers

Jul 2022 · Hangzhou, China

Chess Instructor — Edunaissance

Taught chess fundamentals and strategic thinking to children aged 5–8

May 2018 — Oct 2018 · Hangzhou, China

Mentor (Big Brother) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of North and West Niagara

Supported the social and emotional development of children from single-parent families

Dec 2017 — Apr 2018 · St. Catharines, ON

Academic Service

Associate Copyeditor — Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education (CJNSE/RCJCÉ)

Supports copyediting and editorial production for a bilingual education journal for emerging scholars.

Skills and Languages

Languages

English (fluent) · Mandarin (native)

Professional Skills

Curriculum design · Gamification frameworks (Octalysis) · Systematic literature review · Academic writing and editing