Curriculum Vita

Steven L. Austin

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Education:  

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ph.D.Candidate in World History. 1995-present.
Comprehensive Fields: World History; Choson Dynasty (Korea); Traditional Japan; Modern China.

Dissertation Topic: Christianity in the Korean Diaspora.
Dissertation Co-Chairs: Professor Jerry Bentley & Proessor Yong-ho Ch’oe.

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, Arizona.
M.A. Humanities (with emphasis in Chinese History), 1996.
Thesis: Ch’eng-Chu Orthodoxy and the Four-Seven Debate
Thesis Advisor: Professor Hoyt Tillman.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Provo, Utah.
B.A. Humanities and Korean, 1991.

YONSEI UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea.
One year certificate, 1986-1987.

Teaching Interests:

Survey courses in any of the following:

World Civilizations
Western Civilization
Asian Civilizations
Korean History
Chinese History
Japanese History
Humanities.

Teaching Experience:

Lab Instructor (Teaching Assistant), Department of History,  University of Hawaii, Fall 1997 – Spring 1999. Duties included teaching four labs of up to 24 students each per semester, assisting students during office hours, and grading essays and exams.
Labs Taught:

Fall 1997 – HIS 151  (World Civilizations)

Spring 1998 – HIS 242 (Civilizations of Asia)

Summer 1998 – HIS 152 (World Civilizations)

Fall 1999 – HIST 151 (World Civilizations)

Spring 1999 – HIST 152 (World Civilizations)

Teaching Assistant,  Department of Humanities, Arizona State University, Spring 1993-Fall 1994.  Duties included assisting students during office hours and grading essays and exams.

 

Presentations:

Li/Kiand the Four-Seven Debate.” Humanities Graduate Student Brown Bag Series, ASU, April 1995.
"Laughing at China: Nineteenth-Century Protestant Missionary Writings on China." Seminar paper presented at Phi Alpha Theta, 13th Annual Hawaii Regional Conference, Feb 1997.
"Role of Christianity in the Korean Migration to Hawaii, 1901-1913." Seminar paper presented at Phi Alpha Theta, 16th Annual Hawaii Regional Conference, March 2000.

 

Scholarships:          

Donald C.W. Kim Graduate Scholarship. Awarded $10,000.  Spring 1999.

Center for Korean Studies Graduate Scholarship, University of Hawaii.  Awarded $2,000.   Spring 1999.

Department of History, University of Hawaii.  Tuition wavers. 1995-1999.

Rotary Club’s “Ambassador of Goodwill Scholarship”study abroad scholarship. I studied at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 1986-1987.

                                   

Honors:                     

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi,  Chapter No.  066 Arizona State University, inducted April 1995.

The Taraknath Das Prizefor Best Paper in Asian History by a Graduate Student, University of Hawaii, May 1996.Awarded $200.

 

Languages:             

Korean

 Chinese

 Community Service:                     

District History Day.  “Migration in History.” Honolulu District.  March 7, 1998.  Judged Student Projects.

Hawaii State History Day.   “Migration in History.” Hawaii Community for the Humanities.  April 18, 1998.   Judged junior essays.

 

Association Memberships:        

Association of Asian Studies

American Historical Association

Other

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