Thai Instructors
Dr. Sudarat Hatfield
Lead Thai Instructor & Academic Specialist
- Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Georgia
- M.A. in Linguistics, Mahidol University, Thailand
- B.A. in English, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Email: sudarat.hatfield@mso.umt.edu
Phone: (406) 243-3600
Dr. Sudarat Hatfield had been teaching primarily Linguistics and English in Thailand for almost 30 years. Before moving to the US, she was serving as an Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University for almost 6 years. She also taught Thai to foreign exchange students from many different institutions, who participated in the apprenticeship program as English teachers in Chiang Mai province. She was a two-time Fulbright Visiting Researcher doing Linguistics research in the US institutions.
Nuchinun (Noot) Kluaythong
Adjunct Professor
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M.A. (TESOL), University of San Francisco, California (2020)
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B.S. (Agriculture Education), Kasetsart University, Thailand (1996)
Email: nuchinun.kluaythong@mso.umt.edu
Phone: (406) 243-3600
Nuchinun was born and raised in Thailand, where she completed her bachelor’s degree. Her extensive experience of teaching Thai includes five years as a Thai teacher in Thailand and in Cambodia, and ten years teaching Thai as a second language in the US. Nuchinun had also been a lecturer of Thai language at University of California, Berkeley (2021-2022).