Once traveled to 22 countries in less than 8 months.

Youngest of 14 children from a Vietnamese refugee family.

First generation college graduate who worked 3 jobs to make it through college.

Marketing professor with a neuroscience background.

Worked in a sleep research lab.

Grudgingly played the violin when I was a kid, but now I love it.

When I taught undergraduates for the first time, my students were around my age. Now they’re my son’s age.

Started career as a marketing professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and stayed in shape by coaching the Illinois Women's Lacrosse Club team. They won two division championships.