Overview
Dr. Hiller is an Associate Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics, and founding Associate Director for the Writing and Language Studio at Duke Kunshan University. Her research interests include language policy, translanguaging, cultures of learning, and writing program administration and pedagogy in transnational EMI higher education contexts.
From 2015 through 2017, Dr. Hiller was the founding Academic Director of the American Language Institute at NYU Shanghai and oversaw its expansion into the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) at NYU Shanghai. She has also directed English language programs in Daejeon (South Korea) and Beijing for the University of California, Riverside Extension, and taught English as an additional language there, in the USA, and in Russia.
She received her Ph.D. in linguistics (applied track) from the University of Utah, where she taught EAP and intercultural communication courses. She also has an M.A. in TESOL from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA in linguistics and Russian language and literature from the University of Minnesota.
From 2015 through 2017, Dr. Hiller was the founding Academic Director of the American Language Institute at NYU Shanghai and oversaw its expansion into the NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) at NYU Shanghai. She has also directed English language programs in Daejeon (South Korea) and Beijing for the University of California, Riverside Extension, and taught English as an additional language there, in the USA, and in Russia.
She received her Ph.D. in linguistics (applied track) from the University of Utah, where she taught EAP and intercultural communication courses. She also has an M.A. in TESOL from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA in linguistics and Russian language and literature from the University of Minnesota.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assoc. Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics at Duke Kunshan University
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2026 - Present
DKU Faculty
Associate Director for the Writing and Language Studio at Duke Kunshan University
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2025 - Present
DKU Faculty
Recent Publications
Transdisciplinary writing teacher development in a Sino-US joint-venture university in China
Chapter · April 16, 2024 This chapter reflects the professional development initiatives undertaken at the Language and Culture Center (LCC) at Duke Kunshan University (DKU) through a transdisciplinary lens (Matsuda, 2013, 2021). This lens was particularly pertinent, given that LCC ... Full text Link to item CiteLeading Language Programs with Intercultural Competence
Chapter · January 1, 2023 In this chapter, language programs are viewed as “contact zones” in which skilled language-program administrators (LPAs) leverage the advantages of diversity in their programs to deftly resolve conflicts. The key to achieving these two interrelated goals—l ... Full text CiteIntroducing Translanguaging in an EAP Course at a Joint-Venture University in China
Journal Article Relc Journal · August 1, 2021 This article describes an innovative approach to introducing translanguaging in an English for academic purposes (EAP) course at a young Sino–US joint-venture university in China. To promote the use of Chinese students’ full linguistic and communicative re ... Full text CiteEducation
University of Utah ·
2015
Ph.D.