Nina Kang, Ed.D., MA, MLIS is a Master Lecturer and ISE Assessment & Testing Coordinator at the American Language Institute, University of Southern California, with over 25 years of teaching experience. She has taught internationally in Bulgaria, China, Korea, Serbia & Montenegro, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.

At USC, she chairs the Teaching and Pedagogy Caucus on the Dornsife Faculty Council and serves on the Dornsife Committee on Teaching Excellence. Dr. Kang has presented at numerous international conferences, including as a keynote speaker at the 12th OpenTESOL International Conference in Vietnam. She has served as an English Language Specialist with the U.S. Department of State in Vietnam and Lebanon, focusing on teacher training and curriculum development.

Her research interests include technology-enhanced instruction including integration of AI tools and hybrid/HyFlex modalities of learning, high-quality language assessments, intercultural writing and academic integrity, and academic help-seeking behavior of international students. She recently collaborated with Vietnam’s Ministry of Education to develop a national teacher training curriculum on AI integration in language classrooms. In 2024–2025, she served as a Fulbright Scholar at Al-Balqa Applied University in Amman, Jordan, leading faculty training on AI-assisted language teaching.