Shalin Hai-Jew works as the grant writer for Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas. Prior, she worked as an instructional designer at Kansas State University (K-State) for 17.5 years. She has taught at the university and college levels for many years (including four years in the Peoples Republic of China) and was tenured at Shoreline Community College (where she taught for seven years). She has Bachelors degrees in English and psychology, a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Washington (Hugh Paradise Scholar), and an Ed.D in Educational Leadership with a focus on public administration from Seattle University (where she was a Morford Scholar). She tested into the University of Washington at 14. She reviews for several publishers and publications. She has authored and edited a number of books. Hai-Jew was born in Huntsville, Alabama, in the U.S.
