Benjamin H. Nam Associate Professor Building 1, 305 School of Education Office Hour: Thursday 3:30 pm – 4:50 pm Email: W2004@shisu.edu.cn |
Academic Profile
Benjamin H. Nam is an associate professor in the School of Education and a senior researcher in the Center for Comparative Study of Global Education at Shanghai International Studies University. Nam’s research philosophy is driven by a critical approach, in which scholarship has the power to emancipate historically marginalized individuals and underrepresented culture-sharing groups and nation-states within the contemporary global society. His current research interests and focus center on comparative and international education, sociolinguistics, STEAM education, and vocational education. Nam is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Intercultural Relations and the Journal of Intercultural Communication and Interactions Research. He is also a member of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR), Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), and Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR).
Education
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration
Specialization: Comparative and International Education
Graduate Certificate: Cultural Studies in Education
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
M.S. in Physical Education
Specialization: Recreation and Sport Management
Professional Certificate: Global Leadership
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
B.S. in Physical Education and Health Promotion
Major: Sport Management
Minor: Communication
Current Research Areas and Focus
Qualitative Methodology
Comparative and International Education
STEAM Education
Vocation Education
Sociolinguistics and Critical Discourse
Teaching Courses
Undergraduate Courses
Research Methodology and Academic Writing
Globalization: Cross-cultural Perspectives
Graduate Courses
Research Ethics and Academic Norms
Language, Education, and Culture
International Communication
Research Grants
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications – Talents Scientific Research Start-Up Fund, October 2022 (NYY221001)
Project Title: A Study of Image Narration in the New Media Environment, Office of Research Affairs, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 60,000 RNB [10,000 US$] PI: Bai, Q
Shanghai Philosophy Society Social Science Planning Project, November 2020 (B2021005)
Project Title: A Comparative Study on the Research Evaluation System and the Academic Ecology of Research Universities under Its Influence between China and Switzerland
Shanghai Philosophy Society, 60,000 RNB [10,000 US$] PI: Jiang, X
Shanghai International Studies University Special Project Grant, September 27, 2020 [41003911]
Project Title: Research on Coping Strategies of Higher Education Systems under the COVID-19 Outbreak. Office of Research Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University, 20,000 RNB [3,300 US$], PI: Jiang, X
Recent Journal Publications (*indicates the corresponding author role)
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI); Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
All publications are visible available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benjamin_Nam
*Nam, B. H., Yang, Y., & Draeger, R. (2023). Intercultural communication between Chinese college students and foreign teachers through the English Corner at an elite language university in Shanghai. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. [SSCI] IF: 2.983
Nam, B. H., *English, A. S., Li, X., Van, H. H., & Nyman, J. K. (2023). Subjectivities and the future of comparative and international education: Teacher researchers and graduate student researchers as co-constructive narrative inquirers. Educational Review, 1-21. [SSCI] IF: 3.829
https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2159934
*Nam, B. H. (2023). Promoting global citizenship and multiculturalism in higher education: The Korea International Cooperation Agency’s global volunteering in the Asia Pacific region. Culture and Education, 1-40. [SSCI] IF: 2.226
https://doi.org/10.1080/11356405.2022.2133284
Liu, Y., *Nam, B. H., Yang, Y. (2023). Revisiting symbolic power and elite language education in China: A critical narrative ethnography of the English education major at a top language university in Shanghai. Educational Review. [SSCI] IF: 3.829
Jiang, X., Nam, B. H., Tian, S., & *Jin, H. 2023). How to cope with emergency remote teaching for university academics: The case of a high-profile language university in China. Sage Open. [SSCI] IF: 2.27
Bai, Q., & *Nam, B. H. (2022). Where ‘West Meets East’: Cross-cultural discourses regarding the Chinese arts collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Identities, 29(6), 883-902. IF:1.583 [SSCI]
https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2020.1851007
*Nam, B. H., & Marshall, R.C. (2022). Social Cognitive Career Theory: The experiences of Korean college student-athletes on dropping out of male team sports and creating pathways to empowerment. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(937188), 1-13. [SSCI] IF: 4.232 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.937188
Nam, B. H., & *English, A. S. (2022). Trauma-Informed Care: A transcendental phenomenology of the experiences of international faculty during the Delta and Omicron variant outbreaks in East China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(11057). [SSCI] IF: 4.614
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711057
Nam, B. H., Weber, H. L., Liu, Y., & *English, A. S. (2022). The ‘Myth of Zero-COVID’ Nation: A digital ethnography of expats’ survival amid Shanghai lockdown during the Omicron Variant Outbreak. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9047), 1-16. [SSCI] IF: 4.614
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159047
*Nam, B. H., Love, A., & Rider, R. (2022). Symbolic power and dual careers of athletes: Successful career transition experiences of Korean college athletes who quit sport. International Journal of the History of Sport. 39(3), 286-307. [SSCI]; [AHCI] IF: 0.607
https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2020.1851007
English, A., Yang, Y., Marshall, R.C., & *Nam, B. H. (2022). Social support for international students who faced emotional challenges midst Wuhan’s 76-day lockdown during early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 87, 1-12. [SSCI] IF: 2.983
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.01.003
*Nam, B. H., Marshall, R. C., Love, A., Graham, J., & Lim, S. (2022). Fostering global sport leadership: A partnership between a Korean sport organization and a U.S. University. Journal of Global Sport Management. 7(1), 199-225. [ESCI] IF: 2.2
https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2018.1520608
Nam, B., & *Jiang, X. (2021). Aspiration for cosmopolitan capital and ambiguous loss: Chinese exchange students’ experiences in U.S. higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Asia Pacific Journal of Education. 1-16. [SSCI] IF: 1.478
https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2021.2016372
Nam, B. H., Marshall, R.C., Tian, S., & *Jiang, X. (2021). “Why universities need to actively combat Sinophobia”: Racially traumatic experiences of Chinese international students in the United States during COVID-19. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 1-15. [SSCI] IF: 1.125
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2021.1965957
*Nam, B. H. (2021). Promoting the right to education and dual careers of athletes: Former Korean dropout college student athletes as social agents to promote critical conflict resolution. International Journal of the History of Sport. 37(17), 1755-1776. [SSCI] [AHCI] IF: 0.607
https://doi.org/10.1080/09523367.2020.1845152
*Nam, B. H., Love, A., & Marshall, R. C. (2021). Entering into global academia: U.S. academic hegemony and former Korean elite athletes’ faculty appointment in higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 45(4), 481-496. [ESCI] IF: 3.6 https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2020.1784399
Eckenrod, R. M., & *Nam, B. H. (2021). Academic aspects of American intercollegiate athletics: History, ideology, issues, and global prospects. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 13(1), 187-199. [ESCI] IF: 3.3 https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2020.1853197
Bai, Q., & *Nam, B. H. (2020). Capitalism and reproduction in the new museology: Chinese cultural heritage conservation and promotion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society. 50(4-5), 267-282. [AHCI] IF: 1.2 https://doi.org/10.1080/10632921.2020.1815613
*Nam, B. H., Bai, Q., & Bae, W. (2020). “English Proficiency Matters”: ESL learning as a vocational behavior among former Korean college student-athletes on dropping out of athletic programs. International Studies in Sociology of Education. 29(4), 385-408. [ESCI] IF: 1.9 https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2020.1762109
Book Publication(s)
*Nam, B. H. (2021). Online teaching experience as a member of international faculty during the outbreak of COVID-19 in China. In Bista, K., Ryan, A., & Chan, R. (Eds.), Impacts of COVID-19 on international students and the future of student mobility: International perspectives and experiences (pp. 104-118). New York: Routledge. [Book Chapter]; ISBN: 9781003138402 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003138402-8
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
Selected Paper Presentation and Research Competition [3rd Place], 2021
AiTEEL Conference
Shanghai International Studies University
Judge for Undergraduate English Drama Contest, 2021
School of Education
Shanghai International Studies University
Editorial Advisor for Translation Project - National Social Science Foundation, 2021
School of Education and International Affairs
Shanghai International Studies University
Selected Paper Presentation
Beyond Pandemic: International Conference on Global Education
Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China
Literati Awards 2020-Outstanding Paper by Emerald Publishing, 2020
Paper Title: “Only English Counts”: The impact of English hegemony on South-Korean athletes
Authors: Clara L. Brown, Natalia A. Ward, and Benjamin H. Nam
Dean’s Professional Development Award, 2018
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dean’s Professional Development Award, 2017
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Certificate of Appreciation for the KSPO Global Leadership Program, 2017
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dean’s Fellowship, 2015
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Pre-Doctoral Consortium Award, 2014
Southern Management Association
Diversity Enhancement Graduate Fellowship, 2013
Graduate School
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville