Kristin Elisabeth Hiller

Supporting Postgraduate School Admissions Writing - Professional Development Workshop, Global Cultures and Languages Hub · November 24, 2025 Invited Talk Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

With Joe Davies, presented best practices for supporting graduate school application writing to faculty of the Global Cultures and Languages Hub at XJTLU.

Fostering Intercultural Communication through Collaborative Interdisciplinary Multimedia Video Projects - Twenty-Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities “Oceanic Journeys: Multicultural Approaches in the Humanities” · June 2025 International Meeting or Conference University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii

With DKU colleague Dr. Xiaofei Pan.

Lexical Labels and the Discursive Construction of International Student Identities - Languaging Diversity 2023: Languaging Identities in Changing Times · December 2023 International Meeting or Conference University of Turin, Turin, Italy

From EFL to EAP: How English teachers can help students prepare for university study abroad - Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) Faculty Development Center Workshop · June 2023 Invited Talk Shanghai International Studies University

Learner Autonomy in EMI Contexts: Exploring academic support units in Sino-foreign universities in China - Symposium Flying Solo: Fostering learner autonomy · June 2023 International Meeting or Conference School of Languages at XJLTU , Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Presented on a panel with writing center colleagues from other Sino-foreign JVUs: Sam Newbould, Anthea Tse, & Tracy Hua.

Service to the Profession

Presenter: “Supporting Academic Writing for First-Year Students” - Best Practices at Global Universities in China Forum · October 2023 Event Attendance NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Reviewer - Awards Committee · 2022 - 2023 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer · 2018 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Proposal Reviewer - Doctoral Dissertation Grant · 2018 Committee Service International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF)

Invited guest speaker - CIEE International Faculty Development Seminar Chinese Students in Context: Strategies for a Globalized Campus · June 2016 Consulting CIEE, ECNU, Shanghai, China

Co-developed and co-facilitated workshops (with Marcella Caprario) on Deepening Cultural Awareness; Developing Cultural Literacy in a Chinese Context; and Developing Intercultural Communication and Bridging Skills

Committee Member/Reviewer - Awards Committee · 2016 - 2017 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer · 2016 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer · 2016 Committee Service American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

Appointed member - Interest Section Task Force · June 2015 - February 2016 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer · 2014 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Co-organizer and co-facilitator - Summer Institute for Faculty on Working with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners: A focus on internationalization · May 2013 Event/Organization Administration University of Utah

Co-Chair (Co-Chair-Elect, Immediate Past Co-Chair) - Program Administration Interest Section · 2012 - 2015 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer - Program Administration Interest Section (PAIS) · 2010 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Chair (Chair-Elect, Immediate Past Chair) - Program Administration Interest Section · 2009 - 2012 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Member-at-Large - Program Administration Interest Section (PAIS) · 2008 - 2009 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer - EFL Interest Section (EFLIS) · 2007 - 2008 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Co-Editor - Program Administration Interest Section (PAIS) e-Newlsetter · 2007 - 2008 Editorial Activities TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reviewer - Program Administration Interest Section (PAIS) · 2007 - 2008 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Conference Proposal Reader - Computer-Assisted Language Learning Interest Section (CALLIS) · 2004 - 2005 Committee Service TESOL International Association

Consultant - Community Connections and Business for Russia programs · 2000 Consulting International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), Russia

Redesigned English language assessment process for Community Connections and Business for Russia programs; piloted in Kazan’, Russia

Selection Committee Member - Community Connections Program · 2000 Committee Service International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), Kazan, Russia

Committee Member - Proposal Reading Committee, Business for Russia Program · 1999 - 2000 Committee Service International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), Moscow, Russia

Selection Committee Member - Alumni Small Grants Program · 1998 Committee Service International Research and Exchange Board (IREX) , Moscow, Russia

Academic & Administrative Activities

Service to DKU

Administrative Appointments

LCC Associate Director for Writing and Language Studio (WLS), 2018–present.

Coordinator of Writing Across the Curriculum, 2022–2023.

LCC Assistant Director for EAP, 2019–2021.

Committees and Working Groups

DKU Curriculum Strategy Working Group, appointed co-chair, 2024–2025.

DKU Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly, 2023–2024.

DKU Curriculum Committee (standing committee of the Faculty Assembly), elected member, 2021–2025 (chair, elected, 2023–2024).

LCC NTT Reappointment Review Committee, chair (appointed), 2023-2024.

Duke-DKU Ad Hoc Course Review Committee, appointed member, 2023.

Faculty Reappointment Review Committee, appointed member, 2023.

LCC Faculty Search Committee for EAP and ICC, appointed member, 2022–2023.

WLS Search Committee, chair, 2020–2024.

Signature Work Committee, appointed member, 2021–2023.

Faculty Reappointment Review Committee, chair (appointed), 2021, 2022.

SW Office Staff Hiring Committee, appointed member, Fall 2021.

EAP Search Committee, appointed member, 2020–2021.

DKU Arts Council, elected member, 2020–2022.

Reappointment Committee for Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, Spring 2021.

Signature Work Committee, appointed member, August 2019–January 2020.

Curriculum Implementation Working Group, appointed member, Fall 2018.

Workshops & Seminars

“Finalizing Your SW Project and Product: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading your SW Paper.” Signature Work Seminar, DKU, December 2023.

“Teaching Writing in First-Year Writing Intensive Workshop.” Session organizer and presenter (with Bill Parsons, Laura Davies, Pippa Morgan, & Selina Lai-Henderson), Teaching & Learning at Lunch, DKU Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), September 2023.

“Using Model Texts and Writing Guides to Scaffold Student Writing.” Facilitator and presenter, DKU CTL, April 2023.

“Elevator Pitches.” DKU Signature Work Fair Session, December 2023.

“Writing and Language Studio: Writing Support for Signature Work.” Video presentation for DKU Signature Work Fair, December 2022.

“SW Project Proposals.” DKU Signature Work Student Seminar Sessions, with Dr. Gergely Horvath, November 2022.

“Writing in the Majors: Best Practices and Considerations.” Invited speaker (with Cary Moskovitz), DKU Cluster Coordinators Mini-Retreat, April 2022.

“5 Active Learning Techniques in 60 Minutes.” Invited speaker (with Haiyan Zhou & Mengyu Ma), Teaching and Learning Showcase, DKU CTL, December 2021.

“Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About EAP (but were afraid to ask).” Invited speaker (with Don Snow), Teaching & Learning at Lunch, DKU CTL, December 2021.

“Rethinking Faculty Collaboration in First-Year EAP Courses.” Invited presenter, Teaching and Learning Showcase: Time to Rethink and Transform Teaching and Learning, Duke Kunshan University Center for Teaching & Learning, December 2020.

“Using Sakai Lessons Tool to Promote Engagement.” Invited presenter (with student Katherine Kang), Teaching with Technology Showcase, Duke Kunshan University Center for Teaching & Learning, November 2019.

“In-Class Discussion and Collaborative Learning.” Invited contributor, Teaching and Learning at Lunch, Duke Kunshan University, February 2019.

“Academic Writing Objectives Across the Curriculum.” Faculty development workshop, Duke Kunshan University, September 2018.