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Keri’s TEDxNTU video is ready!
Thrilled to share that Keri’s TEDxNTU video is available now for viewing on the official TEDx YouTube channel. She talks about how humor is effective in teaching while being entertaining and creating communities. Hope you…
Presentation on Singapore Hawker Centers: Food, Heritage, and Culture
We were invited to present on Singapore’s food and culture to honors students in the Special Academic Program at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), Maryland on December 5, 2022. Our presentation menu included…
Thai Cooking Class in Phuket, Thailand
Salty, spicy, sour, sweet. These are the four essential flavors of Thai cuisine, I was told at Blue Elephant Restaurant and Cooking School in Phuket, Thailand. During a 4-hour class, I chopped, smelled, smashed, sauteed,…
Keri is a TEDxNTU speaker!
Keri was a speaker at TEDxNTU2022. As a Humor Seeker, she talked about the importance of humor. Using examples of comic posters and cooking shows, she showed how humor can make instruction fun, memorable, and effective. In…
Culinary Diplomacy of Singapore
Curious about the use of food in politics? Culinary diplomacy strengthens a nation’s diplomatic relations through the use of its local cuisine and food heritage. Singapore, a city-state in South East Asia, is making a…
TRI-PTC Sprint Triathlon in Peachtree City, GA, Aug 13, 2022
Kelsi raced in the TRI-PTC Sprint Triathlon in Peachtree City, Georgia on Aug 13, 2022. She swam 500 yards in Lake Peachtree, biked 13 miles of gently rolling hills, and ran 3.1 mi along Peachtree…
Interview about Food Discourse and Cooking Shows
We were interviewed about our book: Food Discourse of Celebrity Chefs of Food Network (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).Listen to our interview on the podcast New Books Network by Carrie Helms Tippen. New Books Network is a…
Comics and Humor as Key to Success in Public Awareness Posters in Singapore
We researched about the unique blend of humor and comics in public restrooms in Singapore and were featured in the news following our academic article in the Discourse, Context & Media journal. Key Findings We…
“Trailblazers”: Singapore’s Media Discourse of Lab-Grown Meat
Lab-grown meat, cultured meat, cell-based meat- what are they and what do they mean for the future of food? We explored this topic and talked about our research in a presentation for fellow linguists who also…