Jieun Kim holds a PhD in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her doctoral work focused on language testing. She taught English in Korea and received her MA from Seoul National University. Her dissertation examines the effects of different note-taking modes (handwriting versus typing) on L2

John Wayne N. dela Cruz is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Studies – Language Acquisition at McGill University. For his dissertation, John investigates the plurilingual identities and practices of fellow Filipino immigrants in the French-speaking city of Montréal in Canada. His research aims to legitimize and center the plurilingual voices

Lana F. Zeaiter is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Studies at McGill University, Canada. With over a decade of experience teaching English and French as additional and foreign languages, her Ph.D. research employs innovative methodologies to explore the training of language teacher candidates in technology-mediated plurilingualism. You can find her

Leigh Anne Benzaia is a Ph.D. candidate in the Linguistics Department at the University of Utah, specializing in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and forensic linguistics. Her research takes a mixed-methods approach to explore how formerly incarcerated and gang-affiliated L2 English speakers, particularly L1 Spanish speakers, comprehend U.S. constitutional rights, including

Liberato Silva dos Santos is a doctoral candidate in applied linguistics and technology at Iowa State University. His dissertation investigates the scoring decision processes of raters judging the pronunciation of L2 English speakers in a paired discussion task. His work has been presented in conferences such as LTRC, LARC, TSLL,

Anastasiia (Asya) Gorlova is a doctoral candidate in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona. Her dissertation explores the knowledge, experiences, and ideologies of ESL teachers in adult refugee and migrant-serving programs across the US. Based on her research, she will develop evidence-based training materials to support