1. Li-Ya Mar, Ph.D.
maria.liya.mar@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2016 Ph.D., Linguistics. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee).
2012 M.A., Linguistics. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.
2010 B.A., Foreign Languages and Literatures. Concentration: English. National Chiao Tung
University (國立交通大學) (NCTU), Taiwan.
COPYWRITING EXPERIENCE
Associate Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee August 2010 - present
- Initiate collaboration with cross-functionalteams on campus, such as units for disable students,
social-media departments, and local immigrant and international students’ communities.
- Successfully manage to teach multiple courses (online and face-to-face) in both Linguistics and
Chinese and coordinate Chinese cultural exchange projects concurrently, while being a full-
time doctoral student.
- Handle unexpected situations smoothly such as technology failure alternatives, students’mental
wellbeing and personalissues,and inconvenient scheduling.
- Write program recruitment copy in a concise, conversation-oriented fashion, with a focus on the
importance of cultural and language learning.
- Review creatives for course recruitment and event advertisement for cohesion and logic with
other lecturers, and make suggestions on editorial changes.
- Create/review/edit curriculum materials for cohesion and logic with other lecturers to meet the
needs and goals of the program and of the students.
PhD Candidate, UW-Milwaukee May 2014 – May 2016
- Organize, interpret, and present scientific information to linguistic professionals and general
audience.
- Excel in scientific and creative writing and proofreading skills with a superior commend of
grammar and word choice.
Senior Instructor, Beloit College Summer 2014 & Summer 2015
- Coordinate the workflow, scheduling,and communication of intensive courses and
extracurricular events to ensure they go as planned.
- Handle unexpected situations such as technology failure alternatives, students’mental wellbeing
and personalissues,and inconvenient scheduling during the intensive language program.
- Adapted curriculum to empower students with diverse ethnic and educational background.
- Volunteer to cover other instructors’teaching and administrative responsibilities for the
program’s best interests.
- Compose recruitment copy via email and on social media for cohesion and logic.
- Create/review/edit curriculum materials for cohesion and logic with other lecturers to meet the
needs and goals of the program and of the students in the intensive language program.
Coordinator, Taiwan Cinema Showcase, UW-Milwaukee December 2010
- Coordinate the workflow and scheduling of screenings and filmmakers’ talk to ensure they went
as planned.
- Write event recruitment copy in a concise, conversation-oriented fashion,with a focus on the
importance and usefulness ofcultural and language learning through films.
- Review creatives and event advertisement for cohesion and logic with administrative staff, and
make suggestions on editorial changes.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Yoga Teacher Training 200-RYT, YogaOne Studio August 2016 - present
Volunteer Teacher of English Learning, Literacy Service of Wisconsin September 2016 -present
Volunteer Coordinator, University System of Taiwan Summer 2008 & Summer 2009
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Language: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Taiwanese
Technology: SPSS, R, Pratt, Audacity, Adobe Audition,Excel, Word, PowerPoints, iWork, Java,
WordPress