Ph.D. in Performance Studies, Northwestern University.

M.A. in Film Studies and Screenwriting, Beijing Film Academy, China.

M.A. in Theatre and Drama Studies, University of London, U.K.

B.A. in English, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Kin-Yan Szeto is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance and Faculty Fellow of Diversity Fellowship Program. Prior to her appointment at Appalachian State University in 2005, Szeto taught
performance studies at Northwestern University and film studies at the University of California, Irvine. Her teaching and research interests include: performance studies, non-western theatre, performance of literature, gender and media, globalization, transnational Chinese cinemas, Asian media and film studies. Szeto is currently writing a book on the transnationalization of Asian martial arts film and
performance.