


Bedrettin Yazan Doctoral Institution: University of Maryland, College Park TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: How ESOL Teacher Candidates Construct their Teacher Identities: A Case Study of an MATESOL Program

Beth Clark-Gareca (Russell N. Campbell Awardee) Doctoral Institution: New York University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Assessing English Language Learners’ Content Knowledge in the Mainstream Classroom

Tabitha Kidwell Doctoral Institution: University of Maryland, College Park TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: A Cultural Balancing Act: The Learning, Beliefs, and Practices of Novice Indonesian Teachers of English

Alisha Biler Doctoral Institution: University of South Carolina TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: The Role of Content Word Overlap in Second Language Reading