Benjamin H. Nam

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

Global Educational Leadership

Graduate Courses

Global Educational Leadership

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