Jun Zhao

Jun Zhao is a Professor at Augusta University’s Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, affiliated with the Department of English & World Languages. Holding a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching from the University of Arizona (2007), their work focuses on TESOL methods, second language writing, and English for academic purposes.

Research interests include:

• Second Language Writing
• English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
• TESOL Pedagogy
• Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
• Systemic Functional Linguistics

Recent publications emphasize authorial voice development, reporting verbs instruction, and academic discourse analysis, reflecting their longitudinal engagement with L2 writing challenges.

Scientific awards include multiple PPIF awards (2016–2022) from Augusta University’s Pamplin College.

• 2022: PPIF Award
• 2019–2022: Recurring PPIF Recognition

Active in institutional governance through roles like Augusta University Faculty Senate (2021–present) and Pamplin Faculty Research Committee (2016–2020), with extensive editorial and reviewing contributions to journals like TESOL Journal and International Journal of English as a Foreign Language.