Alumni/ Placement
PhD Alumni (in reverse chronological order)
Ge Lan (PhD 2020), Noun Phrase Complexity, Academic Level, and First- and Second-English Language Background in Academic Writing.
Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong
Hadi Banat (PhD 2020), Assessing Intercultural Competence in Writing Programs through Linked Courses.
Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Boston
Negin Hosseini Goodrich (PhD 2020), English in Iran: Cultural Representation in English Textbooks.
Lecturer, Purdue University and Benedictine University
Wendy Jie Gao (PhD 2020), Linguistic Profiles of High Proficiency Mandarin and Hindi Second Language Speakers of English.
Lecturer (equiv to Assistant Professor), Fudan University
Yachao Sun (PhD 2020), A Translingual Approach and its Implications for L2 Writing.
Assistant Professor, Duke Kunshan University, China
Aleksandra (Ola) Swatek (PhD 2019), The Language of Engagement in Math Instructional Video Tutorials: A Corpus-Based Study.
Research Assistant Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
Ashley J Velazquez (PhD 2019), What's the 'Problem' Statement? An Investigation of Problem-based Writing in a First Year Engineering Program.
Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Bothell
Kyongson Park (PhD 2019), Being Connected: Academic, Social, and Linguistic Integration of International Students.
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Yiyang Li (PhD 2019), The Development of the Kachruvian paradigm: A Descriptive Study.
Assistant Professor, Bryant University in Zhuhai, China
Rodrigo A. Rodríguez-Fuentes (PhD 2018), Linguistic and Cultural Factors in Graduate School Admissions: An Examination of Latin American Students at Purdue University.
Assistant Professor, Universidad del Norte, Colombia
Soohyon Ji (PhD 2017), Exploring L2 writing conferences: Their discourse and effect
Mark Haugen (PhD 2017), Objectives, goals, and formative assessment in the Oral English Proficiency ProgramContinuing lecturer, OEPP, Purdue University Carl T. Johnson (PhD 2017), Measuring Prosody
International Programs Coordinator, University of New Mexico Mariam Alamyar (PhD 2017), Afghan Students’ Challenges in English Academic Writing and the Perceptions of their Needs in American Universities
Continuing Lecturer, Purdue University Kamal Belmihoub (PhD 2017), English in a multilingual Algeria
Baruch College, New York City Song-Eun Lee (PhD 2017), A Research-based Proposal for EFL Writing Instruction in Korean Higher Education
Assistant Professor of English, Dong-Eui University, Korea Hyojung Keira Park-Bern (PhD 2016), It is “broken” and “accented”: Non-native English-speaking graduate students’ perceptions of non-native English-speaking instructors’ English
Director of Online Certificate Programs, Linguistics, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Matthew C. Allen (PhD 2016), Developing L2 reading fluency: Implementation of an assisted repeated reading program with adult ESL learners,
Assistant Director, PLaCE, Purdue University Elena Shvidko (Phd 2016), Relationship-building through embodied feedback: Teacher-student alignment in writing conferences
Assistant Professor, Utah State University Lee Jung Huang (PhD 2016), Teach what you preach? A nonnative novice writing instructor’s awareness of student needs, feedback beliefs, and practices Suneeta Thomas (PhD 2016), The case of the “innocuous” middle-class migrant employee: English language use and attitudes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Assistant Professor, Missouri State University Beril Tezeller Arik (PhD 2016), An Autoethnographic Study of Identity and Literacy Development in a Second Language: A rendition of an international graduate students' travails
Assistant Professor, Nuh Naci Yazgan Üniversity, Turkey Cong Annie Zhang (Phd 2015), Writing their way to the university: An investigation of Chinese students’ writing competence development in high school through in-class and out-of-class learning
Lecturer, Shandong University, Jinan, China Suthathip Thirakunkovit (PhD 2016), An evaluation of a post-entry test: An item analysis using classical test theory (CTT)
English lecturer, Mahidol University, Thailand Xun Yan (PhD 2015), The processing of formulaic language on elicited imitation tasks by second language speakers
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Joshua Paiz (PhD 2015), Toward a sociocognitive approach to professional identity and professionalization in applied linguistics
Assistant Professor, George Washington University Brian Guthrie (PhD 2015), Negotiated interaction in the learning of written discourse conventions
Deceased Mishima Masakazu (PhD 2015), Second Language Writing Instructor Feedback Practices in an ESL Freshman Composition Class: A Complexity Theory Perspective
Associate Professor at Rikkyo University Aylin Atilgan (PhD 2015), The journey of Chinese students from English mainstream composition courses to the writing lab: A needs assessment of Chinese students
Teaching Faculty, Santa Rosa Junior College, California Mira Bekar (PhD 2015), Language, writing, and social (inter)action: An analysis of text-based chats in Macedonian and English
Associate Professor, Sts Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, R. Macedonia Ghada Gherwash (PhD 2015), From text to context: Literacy practices of native speakers of Arabic in Arabic and English
Colby College, Waterville, Maine Dennis Koyama (PhD 2015), Effects of collaboration and isomorphic models on transfer: An L2 English writing study Heejung Kwon (PhD 2015), Exploring perceived communicative competence in upper-level L1 and L2 interactions in higher education Veronika Maliborska (PhD 2015), An investigation of theoretical and conceptual developments in the field of second language writing
Assistant Professor, Northeastern University Shih-Yu Chang (PhD 2015), Toward world Englishes writing: Is it idealism in the introductory composition class?
Redmond, Washington Haying Cao (PhD 2014), Disentangling fluency, comprehensibility, and coherence: Toward a better understanding of oral proficiency profiles Lixia Cheng (PhD 2014), English Effects of Pragmatic Task Features, English Proficiency, and Learning setting on Chinese ESL/EFL Spoken Performance or Requests
Assistant Director, PLaCE, Purdue University Wutthiphong Laoriandee (PhD 2014), The ASEAN community establishment and the English higher education in Thailand: A case study of Chulalongkorn University Language Institute Yunjung You (PhD 2014), Relationships between Lexical Proficiency and L2 Oral Proficiency Yu-Shan Fan (PhD 2014), From learning to write to writing to learn: Disciplinary writing of international graduate students Shu-Wen Lan (PhD 2014), Science classroom discourse for fourth grade English Language Learners' scientific literacy development Carolyn Jo Doran (PhD 2013), Engaging (in) the University: Researching L2 Graduate Students’ academic Discourse Needs through Affect Literacy
Deceased Veronica Jayne (PhD 2013), Blogging to support learning community and writing goals in a mixed composition classroom
English Tutor, Sinclair Community College, Ohio Mei-Hung Lin (PhD 2013) A corpus-based approach to identity construction of L1 and L2 writers in academic discourse
Assistant Professor, Taipei Medical University Kyle McIntosh (PhD 2013), ELT professionals publishing in international applied linguistics journals: The case of Mainland China
Assistant Professor, The University of Tampa, Florida Yu-Ching (Annie) Ou (PhD 2013), Writing strategies: Perceptions, experience, and use in undergraduate and graduate ESL students
Lasell College, Newton, Massachusetts Carolina Pelaez-Morales (PhD 2013), Exploring less visible members of the L2 writing family: A comparison between EFL and FL writing research and pedagogy
Assistant Professor, Columbus State University, Georgia Sara Randrianasolo (PhD 2013), Moving online: Using the community of inquiry framework to redesign English composition for international students
Adjunct Professor, University of Akron, Ohio Cindy Torres (PhD 2013), Exploring the efficacy of an inner circle professional development program within the Chinese culture of learning
Continuing Lecturer, Purdue University, Northwest Cristine McMartin-Miller (PhD 2012), How much feedback is enough? Error treatment in second language writing
Associate Professor, Northeastern University Nancy Kauper (PhD 2012), Development and implementation of an ESL classroom assessment of face-to-Face conversational interaction
Testing Coordinator OEPP, Purdue University John Hitz (PhD 2012), A Study of the Constraints Affecting Resumption in Turkish and Mandarin Chinese Relative Clauses, and the Transfer of These Constraints to English as a Second Language
Lecturer, University of Central Oklahoma Harris Bras (PhD 2012), Preparing a face to meet the faces you will meet: Korean early international students and the signaling value of English composition
Clinical Assistant Professor, Purdue University MinSun Kim (PhD 2012), The politics of teaching and learning writing in L1 and L2 in Korean Universities: An exploration of the possibility of developing an indigenous writing program
Lecturer, Purdue University Xinqiang Li (PhD 2012), A history of realistic writing in modern China: 1890s-1970s
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Laurel Reinking (PhD 2012),Writing tutorial interactions with international graduate students: An empirical investigation
Communications Specialist, Laurel Communications Fatima Esseili (PhD 2011), English in Lebanon: Implications for national identity and language policy
Associate Professor, University of Dayton, Ohio Elena Lawrick (PhD 2011), English in Russian academia: Uses and perceived significance
Associate Professor, Alvernia University, Pennsylvania Kinga Volkán Kacsó (PhD 2010), The sociolinguistic reality of writers from the expanding circle: A new English literature
Proofreader and Copy Editor, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California Rui Yang (PhD 2010), A many-facet Rasch analysis of rater effects on an Oral English Proficiency Test)
Assistant Professor, Open University of China, Beijing Yin Ling Cheung (PhD 2009), Publishing in refereed journals: Perceptions, challenges, and strategies Tony Cimasko (PhD 2009), Genre core and periphery: Opportunities for L1-L2 hybridity in the empirical research reports of second language writers
Lecturer, Miami University, Ohio Jennifer Haan (PhD 2009), Institutional language support for international students: A case study
Associate Professor, University of Dayton, Ohio Seung Sue Chang (PhD 2009), English in the first to the seventh national school curriculum in South Korea: History, implications, and directions for future development Thomas Glass (PhD 2009), The nature of English writing done by graduates of a university in Thailand
Department of State, Washington, DC Robert Nelson (2009), Evolving another language: A selectionist and neural network approach to second language lexical memory
Associate Professor, Temple University, Japan Campus Shigetake Ushigusa (PhD 2008), The relationship between oral fluency, multiword units, and proficiency scores
Works in Japan Kanok-on Glass (PhD 2008), Third-gender” English as foreign language teachers in Thailand: Issues and attitudes
Department of State, Washington, DC Elizabeth Patton (PhD 2008), Exploring the contexts of English as a second language, federal language policy, and the roles of ESL teachers and researchers
University of Louisville, Kentucky Karyn Mallett (PhD 2008), Educational language policy and the role of advocacy among English language professionals: An historical and case study analysis
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Mingyan Hong (PhD 2007), English language teaching: A Christian exploration
Lecturer, City University of Hong Kong- Shenzhen Gigi Taylor (PhD 2007), The balance of rhetoric and linguistics: A study of second language writing tutorials
Director, English Language Support Program, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Dilia Hasanova (PhD 2007), Functional allocations of English in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan: Pedagogical implications for English language teachers
Instructor, Douglas College, Vancouver, Canada Yuanyuan Hu (PhD 2007), China's foreign language policy on primary English education: From policy rhetoric to implementation reality
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin - Platteville Shuozhao Hou (PhD 2006), The effect of storyboard visuals on ESL reading recall
Senior Lecturer, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Yufeng Zhang (PhD 2006), Task representation and L2 writers’ prior experience: A case study
Millersville University, Pennsylvania Slobodanka Dimova (PhD 2006), POET tutorial: test preparation, coaching, or washback?
Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen Martha Moraa Michieka (PhD 2006), Accessibility and presence of English in rural Kisii, Kenya: Implications for English language education
Associate Professor, East Tennessee State University Lucie Moussu (PhD 2006), Native and nonnative English-speaking English as a second language teachers: Student attitudes, teacher self-perceptions, and intensive English program administration beliefs and practices
Director, Center for Writers, University of Alberta Scott Baxter (PhD 2005), Hacker writers: A study of literacy practices of selected writers in a computer science research laboratory
University of Minnesota, Crookston Xiaoye You (PhD 2005), Writing in the “devil’s tongue: A history of English writing instruction in Chinese Colleges (1862-present)
Professor, Pennsylvania State University Christine Tardy (PhD 2004), Exploring the interactions between writing instruction and disciplinary practice: Pathways of four multilingual writers
Professor, University of Arizona Kelli Beery (PhD 2004), English in Mongolia: Indices of language competition
US Department of State, Washington, DC Marnie Jo Petray (PhD 2004), Changing linguistic pedagogy: A case study of five introductory linguistics textbooks
Associate Professor, Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania Ezekiel Vifansi (PhD 2002), Academic writing needs: An exploratory study of the writing needs of ESL Students
Assistant Professor, Howard Community College, Laurel, Maryland Ulrike Jannausch (PhD 2001), A case study of native speakers of English composing in German
Purdue University, Calumet (Retired) Patricia Friedrich (PhD 2001), A sociolinguistic profile of English in Brazil: Issues of imperialism, dominance, and empowerment
Professor, Arizona State University-West Campus Julie Damron (PhD 2000), Chinese 101, a prerequisite to Math 101?: A look at undergraduate students' beliefs about their role in communication with international teaching assistants
Brigham Young University, Provo Aya Matsuda (PhD 2000), Japanese attitudes toward English: A case study of high school students
Professor, Arizona State University Ruo-ping Jean Mo (PhD 2000), Taiwan on the brink of reversing language shift: Its current development and contributory factors
Self-Employed Translator and Interpreter Yoshiki Chikuma (PhD 2000), A case study of the social identity of a native teacher of Japanese at a United States university
Director, Japanese Program, College of Charleston, South Carolina David Johnson (PhD 2000), Different expectations: An ethnography of an adult ESL program for a university-linked international population
Professor, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Tracey McHenry (PhD 2000), The forgotten circle: A sociolinguistic study of English in Alaska
Associate Professor, Eastern Washington University Colleen Brice (PhD 1998), ESL writers' reactions to teacher feedback: A multiple case study
Associate Professor, Grand Valley State University Seiko Horibe (PhD 1996), The output hypothesis and cognitive processes: An examination via acquisition of Japanese temporal subordinate conjunctions
Lecturer, Santa Clara University, California Maureen Morrissey Archer (PhD 1992), Metaphors Second Language Teachers Live By: A Conceptual Metaphor Analysis
Professional English Inc., Virginia David R. Dedo (PhD 1990), Profile of the ESL freshman writer: Predicting success in the academic setting
Associate Professor, Samford University Sarah Gustafson (PhD 1989), Linguistic Theory: Reflection in ESL Pedagogical Grammars
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