Lynne Stallings

Lynne Stallings is an Associate Professor of English and Director of TESOL at Ball State University, located in the Department of English within the College of Sciences and Humanities. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in English Language Learners (ELLs) in university and K-12 writing courses, providing professional development for educators and administrators. Her research focuses on composition pedagogy, second language acquisition, and linguistics.

Education:

• PhD in Linguistics, University of Southern California (1998)
• MA in Linguistics, University of Southern California (1994)
• BA in Linguistics and Psychology, Pitzer College (1991)

Her publications emphasize writing instruction for ELLs and linguistic phenomena like Heavy-NP Shift. She has held her current academic rank since 2014, previously serving as Assistant Professor from 2006–2014.