My Short Bio

 

I am an award-winning author (non-fiction). In joint venture with the late Tip Scott I am also an award-winning architect (now retired). Together we developed such projects as the Tibetan Cultural Centre in Indiana and an Island complex for the senior vice-president of DuPont and his family, as well as churches, libraries, and co-op housing.

I hold an interdisciplinary MA in Creativity and Design (a national award winner for outstanding thesis) and still write, publish, and guest lecture on advice for designers and fine art students.

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. Student Researcher, Kinesiology
  • Interdisciplinary MA: Creativity in Design of Animated & Virtual Environments – National Award Winner
  • Bachelor of Science, Architectural Studies cum laude
  • Bachelor of Architecture (Professional degree) cum laude
  • Historic Preservation and Restoration (Specialization)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Archaeology (Area of Concentration: China)
  • Contemporary Chinese History (Harvard)

 

Honors, Awards & Affiliations (Partial)

  • Innovation in Engineering (Build Magazine, UK)
  • Trevithick Book Prize (non-fiction)
  • Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship (4.0 GPA)
  • Queen Elizabeth II scholarship for graduate students
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society (US)
  • Golden Key National Honors Society (US)
  • Donald E. Brooks Memorial Scholarship for Architecture (US)
  • Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honors Society (US)
  • Presidential Award for Chinese Culture; Government of the Republic of China
  • Former Board of Director member for the non-profit charity AASEE (Association for the Advancement of Science and Engineer in Education)
  • Former Associate American Institute of Architects
  • Former Member Association of Architectural Historians
  • Former Member Association of Preservation Technologists
  • Former Representative to the US-Taiwan Educational Research Foundation FICESER

     

    Teaching Background (Partial)

     

    • Writing Tutor, Workshop Presenter & Lecturer, Academic Journal Peer Reviewer, Medical Research Writing Presenter, Academic Editor
    • Guest Lecturer on Subjects Relating to Architecture and Design
    • University Teaching Certificate           
    • (University) Instructional Skills Workshop Certificate
    • Certificate of Completion: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (Research Ethics)
    • Certificate of Completion: Concussion: Prevention, Detection and Management. (Laval University, Faculty of Medicine, and University of Calgary, Department of Kinesiology)