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Research Grants and Contracts

2024

Policy Oriented Research Grant (US$50,000), Lead Investigator for the Mapping Global Impacts of Hallyu. Korean Foundation, Seoul, South Korea.

2023

Major Research Fund (S$50,000), Lead Investigator for the Mapping Global Impacts of Hallyu. LASALLE, The University of the Arts Singapore, Singapore.

2022

International Digital Cultural Relations Commissioned Research (£50,000), Sub-contractor via ICR Research for the Digital Cultural Relations. British Council, London, UK.

2021

Major Research Fund (S$50,000), Lead Investigator for the GLAM and Digital Soft Power in the Post-Pandemic World. LASALLE, The University of the Arts Singapore, Singapore.

2019

Visiting Research Fellowship, Centre for Digital Media Cultures, The University of Brighton, Brighton, UK.

2018

School of Culture and Communication Engagement Grant, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

2018

Australian Research Council Assistance Scheme, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

2018

Dynamic Peer Review Scheme, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

2018

Melbourne Engagement Grant, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

2017

School of Culture and Communication Engagement Grant, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

2014

David J. Azrieli Graduate Research Grant, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

2013

City Future Fund Travel Bursary, City University London, London, UK.

2013

SOROS Global Supplementary Grant, Open Society Foundations, New York, USA.

2012

Travel Mobility Research Grant, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

2012

Endeavour Research Fellowship, Australian Government, Canberra, Australia.

2011

Graduate Research Grant, Fonds de recherche du Québec Société et Culture, Quebec, Canada.

International Research Residencies

06.202306.2023

Visiting Research Fellow Public Diplomacy Centre, International Studies Graduate School, The Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea

03.202005.2020

Oxford Visiting Research Fellow Digital Diplomacy Research Centre, The University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

06.201907.2019

CDMC Award Visiting Fellow Centre for Digital Media Cultures (CDMC), The University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

06.201707.2017

Visiting Research Fellow Centre for Culture, Sport and Events, School of Media, Culture and Society, The University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, UK

11.201204.2013

Endeavour Graduate Award Scholar Department of Communication, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

06.201210.2012

Graduate Mobility Award Scholar Centre of Public Diplomacy (CPD), The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

10.201006.2011

City Graduate Award Scholar Department of Cultural & Creative Industries, City, University of London, London, UK

Academic Appointments

03.2021Present

Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader, BA(Hons) Arts Management, School of Creative Industries, LASALLE, The University of the Arts Singapore, Singapore

07.2019Present

Senior Research Fellow (Honorary), School of Culture and Communications, Digital Studio, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

09.201902.2021

Assistant Professor, Department of Media, National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’, Moscow, Russia

09.201606.2019

Research Fellow, Research Unit in Public Cultures, School of Culture and Communications, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

09.201406.2016

Sessional Lecturer, Political Science Department, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Certificates & Professional Development

2022

Collaborative International Teaching Certificate, International Association of La Salle Universities

2019

Translating Research at Melbourne (TRaM) Accelerator Certificate, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

2011

Certificate in University Teaching, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2007

Mediation Training Certificate, American University, Washington DC, USA

Awards & Honors

2023

Best Panel Presentation, Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE), USA

2021

Museum Scholar Award, MuseWeb, USA.

2020

Immersive Learning Project Competition Finalist, International Immersive Learning Research Network.

2019

GLAMi Awards Finalist, MuseWeb, USA.

2018

Digital Humanities Scholar Award, Digital Humanities Australasia, Australia.

2018

Digital Humanities Scholar Award, International Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations.

2017

Museum Scholar Award, Museum Computer Network, USA.

2016

Graduate Scholar Award, International Studies Association.

2015

Graduate Scholar Award, New Directions in the Humanities Research Network, USA.

2014

Graduate Scholar Award, New Directions in the Humanities Research Network, USA.

2013

Digital Humanities 'Best Publication' Award, International Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations.

2012

Honourable Mention in Recognition of Academic Excellence, ABTA Association, UK.

2011

Young Researchers Forum Award, the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy.

2011

Graduate Scholar Award, Arts in Society Research Network, USA.

2011

Graduate Scholar Award, Technology, Knowledge, and Society Research Network, USA.

2010

Judith Huggins Balfe Award for Emerging Young Scholars in the Field of Cultural Policy, Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society.

Fellowships

2010

City Graduate Studentship, City University London, London, UK.

2010

Concordia University Graduate Fellowship, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

2007

Fulbright Scholarship, U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington DC, USA.

Education

2016

PhD in Digital Humanities, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2009

MA in Arts Management, American University, Washington DC, USA