جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

David Grantمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Rhetoric and Composition
• Decolonial Rhetorics
• Environmental Sustainability
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David Grant is a Professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa, affiliated with the College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences and the Department of Languages & Literatures. His work focuses on decolonial rhetorics, environmental sustainability, and technical communication ecologies, particularly in underserved communities. He has been recognized with the 2024 CCCC Outstanding Teacher Award and serves as a UNI Service Learning Leader and Student Success Advocate. Education: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A., Northern Arizona University B.A., Winona State University Research Interests: Decolonial and posthuman rhetorics Rhetorical energy and hospitality Indigenous language revitalization (Meskwaki, Dakota) Place-based writing and environmental sustainability His current projects include leading revisions of CCCC and AWAC policy statements and serving on RSA’s Publications Committee. Awards: 2024 CCCC Outstanding Teacher Award UNI Service Learning Leader Student Success Advocate Advising & Leadership: Leads initiatives to decolonize writing curricula and has co-edited Decolonial Conversations in Posthuman and New Material Rhetorics . His work bridges academic and community writing practices through service-learning and rhetorical energy frameworks. Labs/Teams: Directs the revision of AWAC’s statement on AI writing tools and collaborates with the CCCC American Indian Caucus on Indigenous rhetoric initiatives.

• Medieval English language and literature
• History of the English language
• Medieval history of reading
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Yin Liu is a Professor and Department Head of English at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Arts and Science. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta and specializes in medieval English language, literature, and digital humanities. Her research focuses on Middle English romances, medieval manuscript studies, and the intersection of textual and visual communication. Current projects include the Medieval Codes initiative. Education: B.A. and Ph.D. (English) from the University of Alberta. Research interests include: Medieval English language and literature History of the English language Manuscript studies Medieval reading practices Digital humanities applications Teaching includes courses like Middle English Romances and historical linguistics. She has been honored with three Teaching Excellence Awards (2005, 2017, 2018) from the University of Saskatchewan. Her work bridges textual analysis and digital innovation, exploring how medieval texts were read, annotated, and transmitted. She supervises graduate students in English and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects such as ArchBook and the Oxford English Dictionary’s historical methodologies.

Iulia Ionescuمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Human-AI Interaction
• Anthropomorphism
• Social Computing
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Dr. Iulia Ionescu is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for Creative Computing and Robotics postgraduate courses at UAL's Creative Computing Institute, with additional Visiting Senior Lecturer appointments at Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. She holds a Microsoft-sponsored PhD in AI design from RCA, complemented by an MA in Design (RCA), MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Imperial College), and BArch (Nottingham University). Her interdisciplinary research examines social phenomena in algorithmic societies, focusing on co-construction of meaning in human-AI interaction and anthropomorphism in technology design. Core interests include technology-mediated social dynamics, perceptual interfaces, and ethical implications of autonomous systems. Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on human-centered technology design across robotics, linguistics, and interaction paradigms, with emerging patterns in embodied cognition and generative systems. Teaching includes course leadership for MA/MSc Creative Computing and development of 'Methods 1: Creative Computing Research Methods' curriculum.

• Software and network security
• Operating system design and implementation
• Open-source software development

W. Michael Petullo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Comp Sci & Comp Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and prior academic degrees from DePaul University and Drake University. Before academia, he served a 20-year career in the Army, including roles teaching in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and leading cyber operations software development. His research focuses on software and network security, operating systems, and open-source software development. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago M.S. in Computer Science, DePaul University B.S. in Computer Science, Drake University Research Interests: His work emphasizes secure operating system design, network security protocols, and open-source tool development. Recent efforts include the Aquinas Learning System for courseware automation and PivotWall for SDN-based information flow control. He also explores user behavior in cybersecurity contexts and educational applications of cyber defense exercises. Teaching: Currently instructs CS120 (Software Design I), CS410/510 (Open Source Development), and CS455/555 (Fundamentals of Information Security). Past courses include operating systems concepts and secure software development. Labs & Projects: Maintains the Aquinas Learning System project and contributes to Ethos operating system research. Active in developing minimal-latency networking solutions and secure kernel interfaces.

• Coding and K-12 education
• Inclusive mathematics education
• Learning through technology
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Dr. Diane Tepylo is an Associate Teaching Professor at the Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University. She is located at Charles Hall, Room 336 in the Downtown Oshawa campus. Her contact information includes the email diane.tepylo@ontariotechu.ca and phone number 905.721.8668 ext. 3768. Dr. Tepylo holds a PhD in Applied Psychology and Human Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), focusing on mathematics teaching and learning within STEM fields. Her research interests include Coding and K-12 education, Inclusive mathematics education (particularly for at-risk students, English language learners, and culturally responsive pedagogy), Learning through technology, Spatial reasoning in STEAM education, and STEAM teacher development for both pre-service and in-service educators. She emphasizes innovative pedagogical approaches, such as flipped classrooms and problem-solving challenges to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Dr. Tepylo teaches a diverse range of courses across multiple programs, including: Bachelor of Commerce: BUSI 1915U (Business Mathematics I) Bachelor of Education: EDUC 1311U and EDUC 2408U (Coding and Communication), CURS 4140U and CURS 4141U (Mathematics Curriculum Studies) Bachelor of Arts, Educational Studies: EDST 1000U (Foundations of Learning), EDST 1100U (Problem and Inquiry-Based Learning), EDST 3170U (Developing Numeracy), EDST 4000U (Inquiry and Professional Practice), EDST 4120U (Games and Simulations for Learning), EDST 4610U (Coding and Maker Pedagogies for Young Children) No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided information. Her work focuses on bridging educational theory and practice, with a strong emphasis on student-centered learning and technology integration.

Dan S Jurafskyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Dan S. Jurafsky is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor in Humanities and Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Linguistics and Department of Computer Science. His academic journey includes a B.A. in Linguistics (UC Berkeley, 1983), Ph.D. in Computer Science (UC Berkeley, 1992), and postdoctoral work at the International Computer Science Institute (Berkeley, 1995-1998). Prior to Stanford, he was on the faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1996-2003). Jurafsky's research bridges computational linguistics, natural language processing, and sociocultural studies. Notable works include The Language of Food (2014) and co-authorship of the seminal textbook Speech and Language Processing (2009, 2022). His work applies NLP to domains like policing interactions, healthcare communication, and historical discourse analysis. His awards include the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship (2003), American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership (2020), and multiple ACL/IJCAI best paper recognitions. He co-created one of the first MOOCs on NLP with Chris Manning and has advised over 50 students, many of whom won top awards like the Arthur Samuel Thesis Prize. Current projects include studying dialect bias in AI systems, linguistic analysis of police interactions, and ethical foundations of large language models. He leads interdisciplinary teams at Stanford's Center for East Asian Studies and collaborates with researchers in sociology, psychology, and computer science.

Wendy Johnsonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Individual Differences
• Intelligence
• Personality Development
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Wendy Johnson is a Professor of Psychology at the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh. She holds a Personal Chair of Differential Development and is currently on research leave from July 2019 to December 2020. Her research focuses on individual differences in intelligence and personality, lifespan development, genetic and environmental influences on behavior, and aging. She has led multiple research grants, including projects on gene-environment interplay in aging outcomes, social causes of life chances, and the longitudinal study of cognitive function in the Scotland in Miniature cohort. Her current PhD students include Alicia Aranda Diaz, Emma Waterston, Alicia Forsberg, and Ross Stewart. Key research areas include personality stability and change, the role of environmental factors in cognitive aging, and interactions between genetics and social contexts. She has contributed to over 200 research outputs, with recent work exploring bidirectional associations between loneliness and health, and the replicability of personality-trait life outcomes across cultures. Grants leadership includes principal investigator roles in projects funded by MRC, EU, and non-EU grants totaling over £multi-million. Her work bridges behavioral genetics, developmental psychology, and public health, emphasizing the interplay of biological and social factors in human development.

Eduardo Negueruela-Azarolaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Second Language Acquisition
• Sociocultural Theory
• Language Teaching Methodologies
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Eduardo Negueruela-Azarola is a Lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese at Princeton University. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Pennsylvania State University and an MA in TESOL from West Virginia University. His research focuses on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from a sociocultural perspective, emphasizing participatory action research, concept-based instruction, and teacher professional development. He has directed Spanish language programs at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Miami, and ILCE Universidad de Navarra. As an invited professor, he has taught at institutions including Universidade de São Paulo and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His work explores creativity, multiliteracies, and the role of storytelling in L2 learning. Recent publications (2023-2024) address temporality in social sciences, sociocultural mediation, and Spanish L2 pedagogy. He co-edited a Routledge book (2023) and received the 250th Anniversary Fund for Innovation in Undergraduate Education grant. A poetry collection, *Tropología*, earned him the 2008 Primer premio nuevos valores de la poesía hispana.

Yeqing Kongمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Technical Communication
• Risk/Crisis Communication
• Cross-cultural Communication
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Yeqing Kong is an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication at Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Literature, Media, and Communication (Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts). Her research focuses on transnational risk communication, AI-assisted technologies, and social justice in communication. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from North Carolina State University (2017-2021), an M.A. in Language and Linguistics from Lancaster University (2014-2015), and a B.A. in English from Hunan University (2010-2014). Education: Ph.D. North Carolina State University | M.A. Lancaster University | B.A. Hunan University Her research interests include corpus-assisted discourse analysis, cross-cultural communication strategies for vulnerable communities, and AI ethics in recruitment technologies. Recent work explores global health communication during the pandemic and environmental justice in crises like the Flint Water Crisis. Publications span journals like IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication and ACM conferences, focusing on technical communication, crisis management, and digital rhetoric. Her work emphasizes participatory approaches to promote equitable communication practices. Awards : Over $40,000 in grants (2017-2024), including IAC SODA Award, ACM SIGDOC grants, and HASTAC Scholar recognition. Grants and projects include AI-assisted recruiting tools and pedagogical initiatives like the Information Literacy Faculty Fellowship. She advises on technical writing pedagogy and health communication strategies, with ongoing collaborations in global media studies.

Richard Utzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Medievalism Studies
• History of Humanistic Inquiry and Science/Technology
• Late Medieval English Literature and Culture
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Richard Utz is Interim Dean and Professor at Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, leading the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC). He has driven significant growth in research funding, enrollment diversity, and curricular innovation, including minors in Black Media Studies and Science Fiction. His leadership revitalized spaces like the Sci-Fi Lab and Career Origination Lab, funded by Mellon Foundation grants. Utz champions the 'Humanizing STEM' initiative, emphasizing arts integration. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Regensburg, specializing in medievalism, medieval culture, and interdisciplinary humanities. A global scholar, he chairs the International Society for the Study of Medievalism and advises on strategic plans for the Ivan Allen College. His research focuses on medievalism's role in modern identity, science-humanities intersections, and cultural memory. Utz has published widely, with works translated into multiple languages, and received awards like the Johann von Spix Visiting Professorship and Harvard's Dumbarton Oaks fellowship. He actively contributes to academic governance through workshops on tenure processes and faculty mentoring programs. Utz’s administrative roles include overseeing faculty affairs, strategic planning, and development initiatives supporting LGBTQ+ programs and international internships. He represents Georgia Tech in national and international academic networks, advocating for liberal arts relevance in technological contexts.

Samantha Curleمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• English Medium Instruction (EMI)
• Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE)
• Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (AQM)
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Samantha Curle is a Reader in the Department of Education at the University of Bath, serving as Director of all MRes Programmes in the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty. She also holds roles as Institutional Academic Lead for the South West Doctoral Training Partnership and Director of Studies for the MRes in Advanced Quantitative Methods. Her research focuses on English Medium Instruction (EMI) in global higher education, particularly its academic and linguistic outcomes, technology integration, and psychological dimensions. Career highlights include a PhD from the University of Oxford (2018) on stakeholders’ attitudes toward EMI in Japanese higher education. She has extensive editorial roles, including guest editorships at Frontiers in Educational Psychology and Data in Brief . Her expertise spans quantitative methods, applied linguistics, and bilingual education, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education). Education: PhD (University of Oxford, 2018) MSc Research Methods (University of Oxford, 2014) Bachelor of Education (Open University of Hong Kong, 2010) Grants and Projects: Leading projects on EMI in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Hong Kong-UK collaboration Focus on educational inequalities in Spain using CART models Awards: Adjunct Professor (2024) Her research has yielded 88+ publications, emphasizing EMI’s role in STEM, teacher professional development, and sustainable education. She advises doctoral students on quantitative EMI studies and advocates for evidence-based policy in multilingual education.

Vaughn W. M. Watsonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Educational Equity
• Cultural Literacy
• Immigrant Youth Studies
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Vaughn W. M. Watson is an Associate Professor of Secondary English Education at Michigan State University’s College of Education, Department of Teacher Education. His research focuses on Black African immigrant youth’s literacy practices, civic engagement, and transnational identities. He holds an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Education: Ed.D., Curriculum & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University Former Roles: NYC public high school English teacher (12 years), pop music writer for The Providence Journal, NPR jazz reviewer Watson’s work emphasizes creative literacies and participatory methodologies, particularly in urban and diasporic contexts. His 2024 book Educating African Immigrant Youth co-edited with Michelle Knight-Manuel and Patriann Smith explores K-12 schooling and civic participation. His research appears in top-tier journals such as American Educational Research Journal and Teachers College Record . His articles analyze youth agency through digital media, embodied literacies, and anti-racist pedagogies. Recent work includes studies on Nigerian girls’ visual arts navigation of linguistic marginalization and Congolese immigrant parents’ perspectives on education. Awards: AERA Narrative Research Award, NAE/Spencer Postdoc Fellowship, STAR Mentorship Service: Co-editor of English Teaching: Practice & Critique , member of NCTE Research Foundation Watson’s advising and grants focus on amplifying marginalized voices in education. He runs a research team examining African immigrant youth’s digital storytelling and civic activism.

Rachael Gilmourمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Postcolonial Studies
• Colonial Literature
• Language Politics
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Professor Rachael Gilmour is a faculty member at Queen Mary University of London, holding the title of Professor of Contemporary Literature and Postcolonial Studies. She serves as Director of Graduate Studies: Admissions (English) within the School of English and Drama. Her academic journey includes a PhD from the University of Manchester, followed by a career at Queen Mary since 2002, focusing on postcolonial literature and theory. She has a multidisciplinary background in linguistics, cultural history, and literary studies. Her research explores language politics, multilingualism, and their intersections with colonial/postcolonial contexts. Notable projects include the Reading/Writing Multilingualism initiative, which engages secondary school students in Tower Hamlets, and her book Bad English: Literature, Multilingualism and the Politics of Language in Contemporary Britain (2020). She has held editorial roles at the Journal of Commonwealth Literature and Wasafiri , and her work bridges literary analysis with applied linguistics and cultural policy. Recent research focuses on literature’s confrontation with language as a bordering practice in the UK asylum regime. She has supervised doctoral projects on topics like multilingualism in contemporary fiction, postcolonial narratives, and literary representations of race and identity. Her publications span monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles addressing colonial linguistics, Black British writing, and the global dimensions of literary multilingualism. She actively contributes to pedagogical initiatives that integrate multilingualism into English education.

Sonia Colinaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Spanish Phonology
• Optimality Theory
• Syllable Structure
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Sonia Colina is a Regents Professor and holds a dual affiliation with the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (College of Science) and the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) program at the University of Arizona. She is a leading scholar in Spanish phonology (Optimality Theory, syllable structure) and Translation Studies, particularly focusing on translation pedagogy and healthcare translation. Her research bridges linguistic theory and practical applications, such as improving healthcare access for limited-English-proficient populations through translation mediation and community health initiatives. Dr. Colina has authored influential works like *Fundamentals of Translation* (2015) and *Syllable Structure in Spanish* (2009), and co-edited volumes such as *The Handbook of Spanish Phonology*. She has directed NIH-funded projects, including the Oyendo Bien initiative using community health workers to address hearing loss among border populations and a collaboration on Spanish/English text simplification with the Department of Management Information Systems. Her research interests span translation quality assessment, bilingual phonological acquisition, and the role of surface/semantic features in medical text simplification. As Director of the National Center for Interpretation, she advances interpreter training and standards in healthcare and legal settings. She is a past president of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association (ATISA), contributing to the professionalization of translation studies. In grants and collaborations, Colina emphasizes interdisciplinary partnerships, such as integrating linguistics with audiology and public health. Her work highlights translational research that enhances language accessibility and equity in healthcare systems.

Jens Benjamin Cمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• 19th-Century Russian Literature
• Eastern European Cinema
• Science Fiction
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Jens Benjamin C is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona. He holds a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on 19th-century Russian literature (particularly Fyodor Dostoevsky), the interplay between literature and Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern European cinema, science fiction, and cultural connections between the Western Balkans and Russia. He directs the Arizona in Russia study abroad program in Moscow. He teaches courses such as RSSS 275 – Eastern Europe & the Balkans , RSSS 280 – Sports and Empire , and specialized topics like RSSS 315 – Werewolves and Vampires: Slavic Folklore . Current offerings include RSSS 335 – Healthy Places, Toxic Spaces and RSSS 360 – Utopian Visions: East European Visual Culture . His publications include analyses of Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov and pedagogical approaches to Russian language instruction. His work bridges literary studies, cultural history, and educational innovation.