1. Elizabeth Yuan-Hsuan Chen
陳菀宣
Summary of
Qualification
and skills
Education
Skills: Creative problem solving, Critical thinker,
Planning/coordinating, Leadership abilities, Self-starter. Excellent
communication skills,
Strong knowledge of psychoanalysis, literature, arts,
interpretation/translation skills.
Strong research skills
Language: English, Chinese, Taiwanese, German, French,
Spanish.
August 2015 to Present
New York State University at Albany Albany, NY
Masters of Arts in English ( In Progress, will graduate in
December)
Emphasis on Modern English and American Literature, Psychoanalysis
and European Philosophy and Aesthetics.
From September 2011 to June 2015
19F. No.276.
MingCheng 4th
Rd, Gushan Dist.
Kaohsiung City 804
Taiwan
Phone: +1518 961-4431
E-mail: emma1993316@hotmail.com
2. National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu, Taiwan
Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literature
Completed several graduate courses in both National Chiao Tung
University and National Tsing Hua University with grade (A) during my
undergraduate degree.
Graduate Courses: The Literary Double (林建國老師), Literary Theory(李
家 沂 老 師 ), Comparative Aesthetics: Topics on Sympathy and Feeling,
Introduction to Literary Theories (清大研究所課程), Postmodern Novels(清
大研究所課程), Subjectivity from Freud to Lacan((林建國老師).
Research
experiences
September 2014 – Present
Research Assistant of Professor Kien Ket Lim (林建國)
(Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Chiao
Tung University)
Job Summary: Help collecting data for professor’s research, doing research in
literature and psychoanalysis under professor’s guidance, serving as an
interlocutor, managing and hosting conferences, building up a network with
international scholars.
February 2015 – June 2015
Teaching Assistant of Professor Chia-Yi Lee’s Introduction to
Western Literature (李家沂) (Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures, National Chiao Tung University)
Help preparing Professor’s lectures, grade the quizzes for professor and
answering students’ academic questions.
Other
Experiences
Varsity Team:
1. Women Varsity Basketball Team (交大女籃校隊): 2011.9~2012.7
2. Varsity Archery Team (交大射箭隊): 2011.9~2013.7
Work Experience:
1. National Chiao Tung University’s Student Representative and
Receptionist (學生代表及接待人員): 2012.2~2015.6
2. Part-time Sales Associate at Dr. Martens (高雄漢神巨蛋店): 2015.1~
Present
3. Part-time horse riding stable worker in Kalbarri, Australia:
3. Conference,
works, and
publications
2012.7~2012.8
4. Part-time Interpreter and translator in Albany, NY. (English-Chinese
interpretation and translation): 2015.12~Present
Volunteer Experience:
1. Volunteer in Albany’s Human Society in Albany, New York:
2015.11~Present
2. Volunteer in Nepal (ICYE-Taiwan, Rampur Nursery project):
2014.7~2014.8
3. Volunteer in Hsinchu’s Humane Society (Taking care of stray dogs):
2014.3~2015.6
Musical Experience:
Piano (15 years): Grade 8, the highest (IPPEC)
Violin (13 years): Grade 8, the highest (ABRSM)
1. Freelance piano performer
2. Excel in music theory and philosophy
Important Research Papers:
1. To Unman or not to Unman, That is the Question:
From Beckett’s The Unnamable to Schreber’s Memoirs.
(Invited to present at the panel of Lacan and Literature at 2016 NEMLA
Conference at Hartford, Connecticut.)
(Served as writing sample and was accepted by King’s College, London,
Durham University, New York University, University of Edinburgh, and
University of Manchester.)
2. Sense and Sensibility and Freedom. A study on Kantian’s Ethics and
morality.
(Presented at English graduate conference of University at Albany)
Published works on Liberty Times 自由時報:
2013.8.22: <實現我的旅遊夢> 浪漫滿行程─奧地利+捷克 (自由時
報 旅 遊 版 )
http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/supplement/paper/707320
2012.4.19: 〈實現我的旅遊夢〉相信世間有童話王國─南德+瑞士
