DIRECTOR - Dr. Misumi Sadler

Director Misumi Sadler

Dr. Misumi Sadler is an associate professor of Japanese Linguistics and Pedagogy and coordinates the Japanese Language Program at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research areas are grammar-pragmatics interface, interactional linguistics, language change, pedagogical grammar, and teaching Japanese as a foreign language. She received her doctorate from University of Arizona in 2002. Her works includes: Grammar in use across time and space: Deconstructing the Japanese “dative subject” construction (John Benjamins, 2007); “Co-constructing intercultural views and identities in a teaching methods class” (Proceedings of the fourth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence, 2014) and many others.

Contact Information: sadlerm@illinois.edu

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - Yuchia Chang

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - Yuchia Chang

Yuchia Chang joined CEAPS as our Associate Director in May 2016. She works with our Director and staff to plan and manage various aspects of CEAPS programs and collaborative initiatives. Yuchia is an arts management professional with over 15 years of experience as an administrator, curator, and project manager in the non-profit and higher-education settings. She has taught arts entrepreneurship at Columbia College Chicago, and has served on several arts review panels for the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois.

Contact Information: yuchia@illinois.edu

OUTREACH COORDINATOR - Alexandra (Alex) Chun

Alexandra Chun

Alex has been a part of the Illinois family since 2010.  She graduated here with her bachelors in Elementary Education, her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, and then received an endorsement in school librarian.  Alex taught elementary level in the Champaign community for over nine years before joining the CEAPS team.  At CEAPS Alex assists with center programing and coordinates outreach events and opportunities for the community.

Contact Information: park387@illinois.edu

OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALIST - Rosa Pullen

rosa pullen

Rosa works in CEAPS business office and assists with center events and programs. Her interests include Korean language and culture, and she is currently working towards a bachelors in Elementary Education.  

Contact Information: rmpullen@illinois.edu

 

Graduate Assistant

James

James Coburn is a second-year graduate student with the East Asian Languages and Cultures department. He specializes in Early Japanese and Korean Archaeology and History. He received his Master's Degree from Regis University and his Bachelor's degree from Colorado Mesa University. Along with education, James have spent several years in Japan teaching as an ESL teacher in both a private Junior High school and an English conversation school. 

Contact Information: jcoburn2@illinois.edu

Graduate Assistant

Bates

Alana Bates is a first-year graduate student in East Asian Languages and Cultures. She specializes in Japanese History with a focus on the study of empire, religion and gender. She received her bachelor’s degree from Huntington University, after which she spent several years teaching English in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

Contact Information: abbates2@illinois.edu

ATLAS Interns