Crissa Stephens Doctoral Institution: New York University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Language Policy and Multilingual Identity at Home and in School

Diasuke Kimura Doctoral Institution: Penn State University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts

Hyung-Jo Yoon Doctoral Institution: Michigan State University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Investigating the Interactions among Genre, Task Complexity, and Proficiency in L2 Writing: A Comprehensive Text Analysis and Study of Learner Perceptions

Jessie Curtis Doctoral Institution: Rutgers University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts Dissertation Title: Building Multilingual Communities of Practice

Laura Ballard Doctoral Institution: Michigan State University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: The Effects of Primacy on Rater Cognition: An Eye-tracking Study

Laura Hamman Doctoral Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts Dissertation Title: Reframing the Language Separation Debate: Language, Identity, and Ideology in Two-Way Immersion