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Agnes Bodisمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Applied Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Multilingualism
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Agnes Bodis is a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University and Course Director of the Applied Linguistics and TESOL programs. She specializes in applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, focusing on multilingualism, linguistic inclusivity in education, and internationalized higher education. Her work emphasizes language teacher training and professional development, particularly through the Language on the Move research group. She maintains strong ties with TAFE, ELICOS sectors, and school education, coordinating teaching placements and curriculum design. Research interests include language policy, international student experiences, and the role of multilingualism in education. Notable projects include studies on English language teacher education sustainability and multilingual students’ experiences in monolingual university environments. Her recent work critiques English language proficiency requirements in university admissions and explores innovative teaching methods like integrating industry placements. Teaching: Methodology-focused courses, curriculum development, and assessment design. Leadership: Course coordination and industry partnerships in TESOL and applied linguistics. Key awards include the 2024 FMHHS Education Excellence Awards and multiple teaching innovation recognitions. Her research outputs span articles, book chapters, and podcasts addressing language education challenges and policy implications.

• Children's Literature
• Literacy Education
• Picture Book Studies
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Agnes-Margrethe Bjorvand is a Senior Lecturer in Nordic Children's and Young Adult Literature at the Department of Nordic and Media Studies, University of Agder. She has been employed at UiA since 1997 and holds responsibility for Norwegian language instruction and coordination in kindergarten teacher education programs (BLU, DBLU, ABLU, etc.). Her work spans teaching, research, and public engagement in children's literature. Her research focuses on reading practices in early education, picture book analysis, and the works of Astrid Lindgren and Anne-Cath. Vestly. Notable contributions include studies on book selection in kindergartens and the role of literature in childhood development. Dr. Bjorvand has authored/co-authored numerous books, including translations of Astrid Lindgren's works and biographies of key Norwegian authors. She frequently contributes to media discussions on children's literature through radio interviews and op-eds, emphasizing the importance of quality reading experiences for young children. As a jury leader for the Norwegian Culture Department’s Literature Awards, she evaluates annual submissions in children's and youth literature. Her teaching includes literary dissemination strategies in teacher training and supervision of bachelor's/master's theses in children's literature and pedagogy.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Machine Learning
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Dr. Ge Liu is an Assistant Professor at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, and Ethical AI, with notable contributions to LLM policy frameworks, adversarial AI defenses, and social AI modeling. She teaches courses including CS 582 (ML for Bioinformatics) and CS 598 GBL (Genetic Models for Biomedical Sciences). Recent work emphasizes balancing AI safety and utility, particularly through policy design for large language models and multi-agent systems. Liu's publications address topics like content moderation, uncertainty expression in AI, and cross-modal video-language models. Education: Not explicitly listed in provided text Her research interests span AI ethics, LLM behavior analysis, and computational biology applications. Key projects include MOSAIC (social AI simulations) and SciCode (scientific coding benchmarks). Collaborative efforts focus on multi-agent systems and adversarial attack defenses. Publications highlight trends in AI safety, LLM governance, and multimodal learning. No scientific awards are listed, but her record includes notable contributions to Grainger Engineering's faculty expansion.

• Early Childhood Education
• Infant and Toddler Development
• Socio-Economic Disparities in Education
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Belinda Davis is a Senior Lecturer at the Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, specializing in early childhood education. Her research focuses on pedagogy, curriculum design, and how children’s experiences shape learning, particularly for infants, toddlers, and low socio-economic groups. She is affiliated with The Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education (CRECE) and the Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre. Her teaching spans postgraduate and undergraduate early childhood programs. Key research projects include the ORICL initiative (Observing, Reflecting, Improving Children’s Learning) and collaborations with institutions like the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. She has received the OMEP New Scholar Award for her work on refugee representation in children’s literature. Recent publications address quality assessment in childcare systems, multimodal literacy, and policy impacts on preschool attendance. Davis actively supervises Higher Degree Research students and contributes to professional development initiatives for educators.

Gabriele Sartiمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Natural Language Processing
• Interpretable AI
• Machine Translation
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Gabriele Sarti is a PhD Student and Research Fellow in Computational Linguistics at the University of Groningen, associated with the Center for Language and Cognition in the Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on interpretability for natural language processing systems, particularly in generative models and machine translation. Research interests center on developing methods to understand and control large language models, with emphasis on: interpretability techniques, multilingual systems evaluation, controlled text generation, and human-AI collaboration frameworks. Recent work explores model steering mechanisms, attribution methods for trustworthy AI, and tools for democratizing interpretability research. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on operationalizing interpretability advances through open-source software development. Work spans multilingual machine translation evaluation, controlled generation techniques, and foundational research on transformer model mechanics.

• Natural Language Processing
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Multimodal Interfaces
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Philip Cohen is an Adjunct Professor at Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology, Department of Data Science & AI. He holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto. His research focuses on natural language processing, dialogue systems, multimodal interfaces (e.g., speech, gesture, AR/VR), and AI-driven applications in healthcare, robotics, and crisis management. Cohen leads the Laboratory for Dialogue Research, aiming to develop collaborative dialogue systems grounded in formal theories of intention and planning. He previously led AI R&D at Voicebox, developing conversational agents for automotive and mobile platforms. Research Contributions: Cohen’s work spans dialogue theory, multi-agent systems, and human-robot interaction. His recent projects include the AIDE initiative (Ambulance Victoria collaboration) and the development of teachable robots. His publications explore adaptive dialog systems, reinforcement learning in robotics, and multimodal interface design. Awards: Fellow of AAAI (1992) Influential Paper Award (2006) Sustained Accomplishment Award (2017) Grants & Collaborations: Chief Investigator for the AIDE project (2020–2021), focusing on AI in cardiac arrest response. Collaborates internationally on dialogue systems and robotic interaction. His current lab aims to become a global leader in dialogue research, employing up to 20 researchers to advance plan-based dialogue frameworks and collaborative AI systems.

Dylan B. Dryerمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Rhetorical Genre Studies (RGS)
• Composition Studies
• Writing Pedagogy
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Overview Dylan B. Dryer is an Associate Professor of Composition Studies and Coordinator of the Graduate Program at the University of Maine’s Department of English. His research focuses on Rhetorical Genre Studies (RGS), exploring how textual forms reflect social structures through 'uptake.' He extends this work into corpus analysis, writing pedagogy, program administration, cognition, and writing assessment. Dryer holds a Ph.D. in Composition & Rhetoric from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2007), and has held roles like Faculty Fellow at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Institute. Research & Pedagogy His research emphasizes genre theory’s application in understanding institutional and public writing practices, including translingual pedagogy and multimodal composition. He has guest-edited major special issues like Composition Forum Vol. 31 on RGS and co-edits the leading journal Written Communication . Courses taught span foundational writing courses to advanced topics in rhetoric and critical theory. Awards & Recognition Recipient of the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize (MLA) Kenneth A. Bruffee Award (WPA) Richard Braddock Memorial Award (CCCC) Professional Engagement Active in national/international conferences, Dryer has delivered keynote addresses on transdisciplinary writing studies and linguistic ideology. He serves on editorial boards for College Composition and Communication and the CCCC Research Committee. His work bridges theory and practice, influencing writing program administration and teacher training.

• Political Language
• Computational Linguistics
• Discourse Analysis
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Dr. Leah Windsor is an Associate Professor at the Department of English and Institute for Intelligent Systems at The University of Memphis . She also holds faculty affiliate positions in the Department of Political Science and CAESER . B.A. 1998, Georgetown University M.A. 2005, The University of Memphis Ph.D. 2012, The University of Mississippi Her research focuses on political language in opaque environments , utilizing computational linguistics and discourse analysis to study leadership traits , radicalization , and authoritarian communication . She explores intersections between linguistics , cognitive science , and international politics . Key article trends include cross-linguistic political analysis , gender dynamics in academia , and AI bias in international relations . Her methodology spans NLP techniques , multilingual text mining , and discourse modeling . Scientific contributions include: 2020-2021 Non-Resident Fellow, Krulak Center, Marine Corps University Editorial Board: International Studies Quarterly and International Studies Perspectives DoD Minerva Initiative Grant (2012-2016) on Political Communication in Authoritarian Regimes Dr. Windsor directs the Languages Across Cultures and Languages Across Modalities labs, fostering interdisciplinary research in computational communication science and political language analysis .

Erin Mellettمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Medical anthropology
• linguistic anthropology
• deaf studies
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Dr. Erin Mellett serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Memphis, joining the department in fall 2023. Her academic background bridges medical and linguistic anthropology with critical engagement in deaf and disability studies, focusing on systemic barriers faced by deaf immigrants in U.S. institutions. Her educational credentials include: Ph.D. in Anthropology, Brown University, 2023 M.S. in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice, Boston University School of Medicine, 2016 Dr. Mellett's research critically examines how ableist structures manifest in U.S. naturalization processes and healthcare systems through linguistic discrimination against deaf immigrants. Her work explores transnational configurations of deafness, multimodal communication practices, and the intersection of migration with disability identity formation. Central themes include language rights, health inequities, and belonging within Deaf communities and U.S. citizenship frameworks. Her recent publications reveal consistent focus on deaf immigrants' experiences across educational and healthcare contexts, highlighting systemic linguistic injustices and the role of sign languages in navigating institutional barriers. Current research trends emphasize collaborative deaf languaging practices as resistance mechanisms against marginalization, with expanding geographic scope from Northeastern urban centers to Memphis. Her scientific recognition includes: Wenner-Gren Foundation Post-PhD Research Grant (2024) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development T32 Fellowship (2018-2019) Dr. Mellett has secured significant research funding including Wenner-Gren Foundation support for post-PhD work and NIH-funded training during doctoral studies. While formal student advising isn't detailed in source materials, her active research projects involve collaborations with deaf communities and Certified Deaf Interpreters. Current grant activities focus on healthcare access vulnerabilities and language mediation strategies. She is developing new ethnographic research on deaf immigrants' encounters with the U.S. healthcare regime, expanding her Northeast U.S. study to include Memphis populations. This project specifically investigates Certified Deaf Interpreters' work in medical settings and how multilingual, multimodal communication practices disrupt systemic marginalization through collaborative languaging.

Takako Aikawaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Technology in language education
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• AI in language learning
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Takako Aikawa is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she leads the Japanese language curriculum and teaches across all proficiency levels. Her research focuses on integrating technology into language education, including virtual reality (VR) for immersive learning and AI-driven error correction in written Japanese. Prior to joining MIT in 2013, she held academic positions in Japan and the U.S., and contributed to Microsoft Research's work in machine translation and NLP. Education includes a PhD and MA from Ohio State University (U.S.) and a BA from Tsuda University (Japan). Her pedagogical interests emphasize corpus-based learning, AI applications in language education, and leveraging VR for kinesthetic learning experiences. She frequently presents at conferences on Japanese language pedagogy and has authored chapters in edited volumes such as ICT×日本語教育 and Digital Resources for Learning Japanese . Her technical work spans statistical machine translation systems, terminology consistency validation, and collaborative translation frameworks. She has pioneered projects like Pecha, an LLM-based language learning tool, and VR child avatars to enhance adult language acquisition. Current initiatives explore AI's role in identifying and correcting common learner errors in writing.

• Visual Literacy
• Multimodality
• Educational Technology (ICT)
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Jon Callow is an Associate Professor in English Education (K-6) and Program Director of the MTeach(Primary) program at the University of Sydney, within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He holds advanced degrees including an EdD from the University of Western Sydney and has extensive teaching experience in primary schools and universities. His research focuses on visual literacy, multimodality, and the integration of ICT in literacy education, with a particular emphasis on equity and student engagement. He has collaborated internationally, including with Glasgow University on Reading for Pleasure pedagogies and with the University of Oklahoma on student literacy engagement studies. Dr. Callow has received significant accolades, including the 2019 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2010 Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award. His work emphasizes innovative teaching methodologies, such as using picture books and digital tools to enhance literacy practices. Current projects include investigating Reading for Pleasure in Initial Teacher Education and assessing student comprehension of multimodal texts. Education: BA(Sydney), DipEd(Sydney), MEd(Sydney), EdD(UWS), GradCert(Sydney) Affiliations: Member of PETAA and ALEA Grants: Recipient of a $5,000 Teaching Inquiry Grant (2011-2012) for interactive whiteboard research His publications span books, journal articles, and conference papers addressing topics like multimodal assessment, visual literacy frameworks, and inclusive pedagogical strategies for diverse student populations.

• Community Language Education
• Heritage Languages
• Multilingualism
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Dr. Janica Nordstrom is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. She serves as Program Director for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) program and coordinates courses in language, literacy, and diversity. Her research focuses on community language education, heritage languages, and multilingualism, with a particular interest in equity and ethnographic methodologies. Nordstrom holds a PhD from the University of Sydney and prior degrees from the University of Växjö, Sweden. Her education background includes a PhD (University of Sydney) following MA and MEd degrees from the University of Växjö. Before academia, she taught in secondary schools and adult second language education in Sweden. Research interests span heritage language education, minority language policy, online pedagogy, and the intersection of identity and multilingualism. Recent work examines digital spaces in language planning and educational equity in community schools. Awards include the 2019 FASS Teaching Excellence Award and multiple research grants. She supervises Zeina Taleb in a project on receptive bilingualism and family language policies. Teaching responsibilities include courses on assessment diversity, literacy in education, and teacher internship coordination. Her publications emphasize community language schools' roles in maintaining cultural heritage and addressing systemic inequities.

• Learning Sciences
• Psychology of Education
• Learning Technologies and New Media
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Professor Alyson Simpson is a prominent academic in English and Literacy Education at the University of Sydney. She holds roles in undergraduate and graduate-entry programs, focusing on linking educational theory with classroom practice. Her work integrates partnerships with schools to explore language development, critical literacy, and the role of technology in education. Education : BA (UNSW) MEd (Sydney) GradDipLibSc (UTS) GradDipEd (Sydney) PhD (UWS) GradDipChilLit (UTS) MEd (Higher Education) (Sydney) Research Interests : Learning sciences, psychology of education, learning technologies, teaching and learning research, teacher education, English literacy. Her studies include Reading for Pleasure (RfP) Australia and international projects on children's literature in teacher education. Key Projects : What's the Evidence (NSW Department of Education-funded study on teacher quality). Reading for Pleasure Australia (exploring reading practices in schools). International comparative projects on literacy pedagogy. Awards : Maurice Saxby Award (2019) Advance HE Senior Fellowship (2019) OLT Citation (2015) Multiple Teaching Excellence Awards (2011, 2005) Advising & Grants : Advises PhD students on culturally inclusive literacy practices and kindergarten literacy blocks. Recipient of grants from AITSL, Sydney University, and international bodies. Labs/Teams : Collaborates globally, including with Beijing Normal University on teacher work analysis. Leads dialogic pedagogy initiatives in blended and hybrid learning environments.

Cris Edmonds-Wathenمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Mathematics Education
• Linguistics
• Indigenous Education
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Dr Cris Edmonds-Wathen is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Charles Darwin University's Faculty of Arts and Society. She specializes in Mathematics Education with a focus on Indigenous languages and cultural contexts. Her research explores how non-Indo-European languages, particularly Australian Indigenous languages, express mathematical concepts and how these can be integrated into education systems. Education: PhD in Mathematics Education, RMIT University (2013) Graduate Diploma in Primary Education, Charles Darwin University (2005) Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours), University of Western Sydney (1998) Bachelor of Arts (Linguistics & Mathematics), University of Melbourne (1995) Research Interests: Dr Edmonds-Wathen investigates mathematical expression in Indigenous languages, policies for language-in-education, and culturally responsive mathematics curricula. She has conducted fieldwork in Australia and Papua New Guinea, focusing on spatial cognition, bilingual education, and Indigenous knowledge systems. Her work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education (SDG4). Awards: 2023 Award for Excellence and Impact in Education from the Australian Council of Deans of Education Grants & Programs: Principal Investigator for the MiIL Project (2021–2023), identifying mathematical expression in Indigenous languages Coordinates the Growing Our Own program, training Indigenous teachers in NT Recipient of ARC Centre of Excellence funding for language dynamics research Labs & Networks: Active in international networks including the Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre (Sweden) and the Research Unit for Indigenous Language (Melbourne). Collaborates with Catholic Education NT and PNG elementary schools.

Andrea Horbachمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Natural Language Processing
• Educational Technology
• Automated Essay Scoring
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Prof. Dr. Andrea Horbach is a Professor of 'Teaching and Learning in the Digital World' at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (CAU) and the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN). She leads the EduNLP junior research group, focusing on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for educational applications. Previously, she held a Junior Professorship in Digital Humanities at Hildesheim University and led the EduNLP group at FernUniversität Hagen. Her research emphasizes automated essay scoring, feedback generation, and language technology for education. Education: PhD in Computational Linguistics, Saarland University (2018) MSc (Diplom) in Computational Linguistics, Saarland University (2008) Postdoctoral Research at Duisburg-Essen University (2016–2021) Research Interests: NLP for education, automated content scoring, AI-driven feedback systems, and cross-lingual learning applications. Her work bridges technical NLP advancements with practical classroom needs, aiming to enhance writing and assessment tools for learners. Articles & Projects: Recent contributions address automated scoring weaknesses, AI feedback effectiveness, and benchmarking visio-linguistic models. She co-edits proceedings for NLP in education and collaborates on projects like CATALPA to integrate language-centric digital tools into teaching. Awards: None explicitly listed. Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 theses on topics like adversarial input detection in scoring systems and multilingual spellchecking. Active in funding initiatives for educational NLP and has led CATALPA’s EduNLP group. Labs/Teams: Leads the EduNLP group and collaborates with CATALPA, focusing on predictive analytics and advanced learning technologies.