Trent Newman Doctoral Institution: University of Melbourne TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Plurilingualism in Business, Industry, the Professions, and Educational Contexts Dissertation Title: ‘Seidauk sai hanesan ami nia mehi’ – A Study of Lecturers’ Responses to Multilingualism in Higher Education in Timor-Leste

Yan Chen Doctoral Institution: Northern Illinois University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Conceptualizing a Mobile-Assisted Narrative Writing Practice for Young English learners (iPanchitos) from a Funds-of-Knowledge Approach

Bai Ying Doctoral Institution: University of Melbourne TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Test-takers’ Views of the College English Test in China and their Effect on Test Performance: A Mixed Methods Study

Emily Evans Fanaeian Doctoral Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Working with Linguistically Diverse Students: Examining University Teacher Preparation Programs across the United States

Freek Olaf de Groot Doctoral Institution: City University of Hong Kong TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Integrating Out-of-class Digital Literacy Development and English Language Learning Practices with Classroom Language Learning and Teaching in Thailand

Jin Bi Doctoral Institution: University of Utah TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Students’ Age and Effective English Language Education in Schools Dissertation Title: Bilingualism and Cognitive Control: A Comparison of Sequential and Simultaneous Bilinguals

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

Thi Hoai Thu Tran Doctoral Institutions: The University of Newcastle TIRF Research Topic Investigated: English as a Medium of Instruction Dissertation Title: Policy and Practice of English as a Medium of Instruction in Vietnamese Tertiary EFL Contexts

Thi Lan Anh Tran Doctoral Institution: University of New South Wales TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: English Language Teacher Research Engagement and Research Learning: A Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Perspective

Tobie Bass Doctoral Institution: University of Georgia TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Immigration Policies Circulating in ESOL Professional Development with K-12 Teachers

William Cook Doctoral Institution: York University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Living Language Policy Through Stratisfied Space: A Linguistic Ethnography in the United Arab Emirates

YeonJoo Jung Doctoral Institution: Georgia State University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: The Role of Socially-mediated Alignment in the Development of Second Language Grammar and Vocabulary: Comparing Face-to-face and Synchronous Mobile-mediated Communication