Jess A

Profession: Assistant Director of Learning Center and Teacher
Education, English Language Instruction
American University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I taught study skills, writing workshops, and English language practice. I also taught a course on Art and Culture for 1 semester.

Faculty, English and Critical Thinking
Education, English Language Instruction
University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I taught 3 semesters of English reading, conversation, and writing with a focus on critical thinking skills, presentation, confidence building, and health sciences.

Fulbright Scholar, Cambodia
Research and Development, Education
I completed 10 months as a Fulbright research scholar in Phnom Penh. I held an exhibition of photography and text at Bophana Audiovisual Center.

Interests: I grew up in a rural, small town in the United States and English is my first language, but I have also studied these other languages: Italian, French, Khmer (Cambodian), and a little bit of Nepalese. I am married, and my husband is Nepali. We live in Nepal with our two dogs.

Education: BA English Literature
Education
I focused on international literature published in English language

MA Asian Studies
Education
I focused on culture in Southeast Asia

Spoken Languages: English (Native), Khmer (Conversational), French (Basic), Nepali (Basic)

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