February 15, 2008

LIVINGSTON, Ala.--The University of West Alabama continues the 2008 Fulbright Lecture Series as the Julia S. Tutwiler College of Education welcomes Dr. Shu-Hua “Sophie” Tang of Taiwan, who was chosen to teach this year in the University of Connecticut’s Department of Educational Psychology. The third of four Fulbright scholars visiting UWA this semester, Tang will present a public lecture, “Closing the Gap for Diversity Learners,” on Monday, March 3 at 5:45 p.m. in UWA’s Brock Y-Hall.

Tang serves as professor and director of the Graduate Institute of Education at National Dong-Hwa University in Hualien, Taiwan. Her research focuses on learning psychology, adolescence psychology, learning motivation and reading therapy. Tang, who received her doctorate from Syracuse University, has been honored for her research by the National Science Council and the American Psychological Association.

“Hosting the Fulbright Lecture Series at UWA lets us go beyond our own little corner of the earth but not physically leave it,” said Mary Pagliero, Fulbright Lecture Series committee chair. “We are fortunate to bring to campus scholars from other cultures who allow us to gain an understanding of the diversity of cultures and societies in our world.”

Tang has authored numerous books and research articles during her career. She is one of approximately 800 foreign scholars chosen this year to lecture, conduct research and participate in seminars in the United States through the Fulbright Scholars Program.

The UWA Fulbright Lecture Series, which earlier hosted Chinese and Pakistani scholars, will conclude in April with a visiting scholar from Argentina. Admission to all Fulbright Lecture Series presentations is free. For more information, please call (205) 652-3892.