Zhuo Li Doctoral Institution: University of Florida TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: An Exploration into the Writing Ability of Generation 1.5 and International Second Language Writers: A Mixed Methods Approach
Youn-Hee Kim Doctoral Institution: University of Toronto TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: An Argument-based Validity Inquiry into Empirically-derived Descriptor-based Diagnostic (EDD) Assessment in ESL Academic Writing
Kristen di Gennaro Doctoral Institution: Teachers College, Columbia University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: Adolescent English Language Learners’ Second Language Literacy Engagement in World of Warcraft (WoW)
Erin Marie McCloskey Doctoral Institution: Harvard University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Online Professional Development and Intercultural Competence: A Qualitative Study of Learning Processes and Outcomes
Cecilia Guangfang Zhao (Russell N. Campbell Awardee) Doctoral Institution: New York University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: The Role of Voice in High-stakes Second Language Writing Assessment
