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Professor, Film & Media Arts Department
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Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs, College Of Fine Arts-Dean
Professional Service
- Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in National Art.
Juror of Film and Animation Panel .
02/2022 - present
- Journal of Chinese Film Studies .
Reviewer.
05/2021 - present
- National Endowment for the Arts.
Role: Review Committee.
FY 21 Research Grants in the Arts, Panel A, National Endowment for the Arts.
05/01/2020 - 06/30/2020
- AVANCA/CINEMA, international conference cinema, art, technology, and communication.
Role: committee member .
Scientific Commission.
01/2015 - present
- Bennion Center .
Faculty fellow.
10/2011 - 10/2013
- AVANCA | CINEMA, Conferência Internacional Cinema .
Role: Review committee member .
Scientific Commission.
05/01/2010 - 05/2013
Internal Service
- Search Committee of Visiting Assistant Professor .
Chair ,
09/21/2020 - 12/2020.
Department service.
- Senate Advisory Committee on Academic Freedom & Faculty Rights.
Chair,
08/24/2020 - present.
University service.
- CFA RPT Committee.
Member,
08/24/2020 - 01/12/2021.
College service.
- CFA Arts Education Committee .
08/2019 - present.
College service.
- Graduate Admission Committee and FLAS Scholarship Committee for Asian Studies .
01/2019 - 05/2020.
University service.
- CFA Faculty Excellence Award Committee .
01/2019 - 06/2019.
College service.
- Ad hoc Search Committee for open-rank position in Art in Health .
11/2018 - 05/2019.
College service.
- Curriculum committee .
Chair,
08/2018 - 06/2019.
Department service.
- CFA Curriculum Committee.
05/2018 - 08/2019.
College service.
- Senate Advisory Committee on Academic Freedom & Faculty Rights.
02/2018 - 02/2020.
College service.
- Funding Incentive Seed Grant Committee.
08/29/2016 - 05/30/2019.
University service.
- University Studies Committee .
08/2016 - 12/2018.
University service.
- Entertainment Arts and Engineering Emphasis Committee.
01/2016 - 05/2017.
Department service.
- CFA Arts and Health Initiative Committee.
11/2015 - 11/2020.
College service.
- Graduate Council .
08/2015 - 08/2018.
University service.
- Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.
08/2015 - 08/2018.
University service.
- CFA Grant Committee .
08/2015 - 08/2017.
College service.
- General Education Curriculum Council.
09/2014 - 05/2017.
University service.
- CFA Academic Appeals Committee.
09/2014 - 05/2016.
College service.
- Academic Senate.
Senate ,
09/2014 - 05/2016.
University service.
- Marion Stiebel Siciliano Utah Fine Arts Institute Scholarship Review Committee .
09/2014 - 12/2014.
College service.
- CFA Faculty Excellence Award in Research.
09/2014 - 12/2014.
College service.
- Graduate Admission Committee .
11/2013 - 05/2016.
Department service.
- Technology Enhanced Curriculum Committee .
08/2013 - 09/2014.
University service.
- College Ad-hoc committee for Career-line/Adjunct/Visiting Faculty review policy.
08/2013 - 02/2014.
College service.
- Salaries and Benefit Committee.
08/2013 - 12/2013.
University service.
- Curriculum Committee.
05/2013 - 05/2015.
Department service.
- Development Plan committee.
09/2012 - 09/2013.
Department service.
- College strategic plan review: Goal 2.
02/2012 - 04/2012.
College service.
- College creative/scholarly grant review committee .
committee memeber ,
02/2012 - 02/2012.
College service.
- College council .
09/2011 - 04/2014.
College service.
- Credit and Admission committee.
committee member,
09/2010 - 01/2013.
University service.
Outreach
- Animation Class for Project Youth (U of U Community Engagement Day).
04/2013 - present
Honors & Awards
- Professors of Imagine U Banner Project .
University of Utah,
06/2020
- College of Fine Arts Faculty Excellence Award in Research.
University of Utah,
05/01/2017
- "Seeing Through the Eyes of Crocodiles" received the honor of Celebrate U, a showcase of extraordinary faculty achievements.
University of Utah,
04/05/2017
- Seeing Through the Eyes of Crocodiles, winner of the audience award of International Short .
The Boston LGBT Film Festival,
04/05/2017
- Best Editing .
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival 2016 Short Film Competition,
06/23/2016
- Animation-based Depression Evaluation Instrument for people with Intellectual Disabilities, Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Jia-Wen Guo, receives the honor of Celebrate U, a showcase of extraordinary faculty achievements.
University of Utah,
06/2016
- Creative and Scholarly Awards in the College of Fine Arts.
College of Fine Arts, University of Utah ,
06/2014
- Dee Grant Award, collaborated with Dr. Mamiko Suzuki "Japanese popular culture and anime workshop" .
Dee Council ,
08/2012
- Research fellowship award for the project "Ghost Interruption .
Center for Interdisciplinary Arts and Technology ,
02/2008
- Teaching diversity issues in art curriculum.
Ball State University ,
01/2007
- Annual Best Comic Award of Clair de Lune .
10/2002
- The Buddha won the Silver Award of digital animation category .
COMGRAPH,
08/2002
- Honorable mention of The Buddha.
Asia Digital Art Awards,
08/2002
- Golden Caldron Awards of Clair de Lune .
Taiwanese Government Information Office,
02/2002
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