Muhammad Taufiq Al Makmun studies American culture studies for a PhD at Bowling Green State University. His proposed doctoral research is on American cultural influences, especially in Indonesia.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Sebelas Maret University, where he is a lecturer, and a master’s in American studies from Universiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Before his DIKTI-funded Fulbright Grants for Indonesian Lecturers – PhD, Muhammad taught Indonesian at Columbia University in 2007-2008 under the Fulbright FLTA Program.