▁later ▁received ▁his ▁Ph D ▁in ▁poet ics ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁St alling ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Liter ature ▁Today ▁journal , ▁book ▁series , ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Liter ature ▁Trans lation ▁Archive ▁and ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁at ▁B izz el ▁Memorial ▁Library . ▁St alling ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁non - Ch inese ▁Po et ▁in ▁Res idence ▁of ▁Be ij ing ▁University ▁and ▁Po et ▁in ▁Res idence ▁of ▁Hong c un ▁( H u ang sh an , ▁An hui , ▁China ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁ ▁St alling ▁teach es ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁under grad uate ▁courses ▁on ▁tw enti eth - century ▁American ▁poetry , ▁east - west ▁poet ics , ▁bud dh ism ▁and ▁beat ▁literature , ▁and ▁cre ative ▁writing . ▁His ▁gradu ate ▁sem in ars ▁have ▁focused ▁on ▁post mod ern ▁poet ics , ▁trans p ac ific ▁literature ▁and ▁criticism , ▁and ▁literary ▁and ▁cultural ▁theory . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁O U ▁courses , ▁St alling ▁organ izes ▁a ▁state wide ▁poetry ▁project ▁that ▁teach es ▁classical ▁Chinese ▁po etic ▁forms ▁ ▁in ▁English ▁to ▁K - 1 4 ▁students ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁New man ▁Young ▁Writ ers ▁Award . ▁St alling ▁has ▁taught ▁courses ▁on ▁Second ▁Language ▁Ac quisition ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁new ▁methods