About Sophia

關於

Dr. Sophia Yashih Liu (劉雅詩) is currently an Associate Professor in Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University (DFLL, NTU). She received her Ph. D. from Department of English at Indiana University (IU) in 2011. Dr. Liu was also a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Institute of European and American Studies at Academia Sinica from 2011-2012.

Dr. Liu’s research interests and expertise include Medieval English Literature and Trauma Studies. She has published articles on Beowulf, Chaucer, Layamon, and various topics in Trauma Studies. She was awarded with Research Performance Award in 2020 and 2017 by Office of Research and Development, NTU. 

Dr. Liu is also attentive to academic community and service. She has served as the Deputy Director of International Chinese Language Program in NTU. As for academic service, she is an Advisory Board Member for the journal New Chaucer Studies: Pedagogy and Profession (sponsored by New Chaucer Society) and the Editor of journal Ex-Position in DFLL, NTU. 

Dr. Liu has received numerous teaching excellence awards, which include a Excellent Advisor Award from NTU in 2020,  three College Teaching Awards in 2021, 2019 and 2018, and two Teaching Excellence Awards in 2017 and 2015.