Friederike Sell Doctoral Institution: University of Bonn TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Mental Effort in Pragmatic Competence: The Role of Working Memory in L2 Pragmatic Production

Giang Hoang Doctoral Institution: University of Melbourne TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Exploring Automated Corrective Feedback in EFL Writing Classroom Context: A Case Study of Criterion

Heidi Liu Banerjee Doctoral Institution: Teachers College, Columbia University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Investigating the Construct of Topical Knowledge in a Scenario-Based Assessment Designed to Simulate Real-Life Second Language Use

Jacqueline Grossart Doctoral Institution: University of Strathclyde TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: An Investigation into Plagiarism in Second-Language (L2) Writing

Jin-Kyeong Jung Doctoral Institution: University of Pennsylvania TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Developing Transnational Repertoires: Adolescents’ Language and Literacy Practices in a Digitally Mediated Network

Parisa Safaei Doctoral Institution: Laval University, Québec TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: Investigating the Interactiveness of IELTS Academic Writing Tasks and their Washback on EFL Teachers’ Test Preparation Practices

Kathryn Accurso Doctoral Institution: University of Massachusetts TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Teacher Education Dissertation Title: Learning Linguistics, Teaching for Change: Preparing Secondary Educators to More Equitably Teach Disciplinary Literacies

Randi Freeman Doctoral Institution: Anaheim University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Using the Danielson Framework to Evaluate the Teachers of English Language Learners in Washington State: A Mixed Methods Study

Norbella Miranda Doctoral Institution: Universidad del Valle and Universidad del Quindío TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Planning & Policy Dissertation Title: Colombian Education Policy for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language: Its Appropriation in the Classroom

Rui Li Doctoral Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Digital Technology in Language Education Dissertation Title: Multimodal Digital Storytelling and Transnational Communication: Fostering Inclusive Design Spaces for Emergent Plurlingual Youth

Ozgur Sahan (Russell N. Campbell Award Winner) Doctoral Institution: Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: The Impact of Rater Experience And Essay Quality On Rater Behavior And Scoring

Salomé Villa Larenas Doctoral Institution: Lancaster University TIRF Research Topic Investigated: Language Assessment Dissertation Title: An Investigation of the Language Assessment Literacy of Teacher Educators in Chile: Knowledge, Practices, Learning, Beliefs, and Context