J. Elliott Casal

J. Elliott Casal serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Memphis, where his research centers on applied linguistics with emphases in corpus linguistics, discipline-specific writing, and genre-based language pedagogy. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications for language teaching and academic literacy development across diverse disciplinary contexts.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. (2016-2020) from Pennsylvania State University
• M.A. (2012-2014) from Ohio University
• B.A. (2004-2008) from Ohio University

Casal's research investigates functional linguistic conventions in professional communication, development of discipline-specific literacies, and corpus tool integration in language education. His scholarship critically examines syntactic complexity, phraseological patterns, and academic literacy across disciplines through both quantitative corpus analysis and qualitative assessments of learner agency, creativity, and intentionality in writing development.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2019-2024) reveals consistent focus on corpus-driven methodologies applied to academic writing across STEM and humanities disciplines. Key trends include syntactic complexity development in L2 legal writing, AI-writing detection ethics, frame-based formulaic features in academic genres, and cross-disciplinary variation in research article structures, demonstrating evolving applications of corpus linguistics to contemporary language education challenges.