Author Bios

Hann Bingham Brunner

Hann Bingham Brunner (they/them) is a white, neurodivergent, disabled early career Assistant Professor at Landmark College, a college for neurodivergent students. Their work focuses on disability and identity, and the ways that these intersect with chronic illness, neurodivergence, and chronic pain. They reside in southern Vermont with their two rescue dogs, Molly and Peanut.

Tori Booker

Tori Booker is a doctoral student from Altus, Oklahomastudying Plant and Soil Sciences . She is a teaching assistant (TA) for Introduction to Plant and Soil Systems, and Applied Plant Science. She was a member of the Oklahoma State Crops Judging Team during her undergraduate degree and now serves as an assistant coach. Her dissertation includes work with Oklahoma Forage Management Systems and Perceptions of Online Learning. Her love for Plant and Soil Sciences stems from her father’s aerial application business and his teaching her to love and care for the land.

Eunhye Kim Hess

Eunhye Kim Hess is Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research interests lie in cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theory, focusing on the usage-based and concept-based approaches to second language teaching. Among many, her research appeared in Language Teaching Research and Japanese and Korean Linguistics.

Beatrix Haggard

Beatrix Haggard is a Professor of Crop Science Teaching in the Plant and Soil Sciences Department at Oklahoma State University (OSU). She teaches agronomy courses, soil pedology, and coaches the OSU Crops Team. Beatrix hopes to help her students and the public alike gain a better understanding of agricultural topics that can cause anxiety regarding food production systems and the environment.

MohammadHamed Hoomanfard

MohammadHamed Hoomanfard is currently pursuing his second Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics at Oklahoma State University. He holds a Ph.D. in English Language Teaching from an Iranian university. Hamed has authored over 20 research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. His most recent publication appeared in Assessing Writing. He has also presented his work at several international conferences worldwide. His primary research interests include L2 academic writing, supervisor feedback, and peer feedback.

Frances Junnier

Frances Junnier is a Teaching Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU). As the director of OSU’s International Composition Program, she supports multilingual writers, oversees curriculum development, and mentors graduate students in the TESOL and Linguistics program. Her research interests focus on English for Academic Purposes, language policy, and language conflict. She has published her research in the Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes, and the European Journal of Language Policy.

Svetlana Koltovskaia

Svetlana Koltovskaia is an assistant professor of English and the director of the ESL Academy at Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Oklahoma State University. Her main research areas are computer-assisted language learning, L2 writing, and L2 assessment: koltovsk@nsuok.edu

Stephanie Link

Stephanie Link is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Technology at Oklahoma State University. Her research focuses on L2 writing, technology, and AI in English for Research Publication Purposes (ERPP), which has been published in leading journals such as CALICO Journal, Language Learning and Technology, Computer Assisted Language Learning, and Journal of Second Language Writing. Steph is the Series Editor for CALICO’s Advances in CALL Research and Practice Book Series published through the University of Toronto Press and Book Review Editor for English for Specific Purposes Journal.

Sara S. Loss

Sara S. Loss is a Teaching Associate Professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU), where she teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, including general education courses. She also oversees the OSU Language Studies Lab, which houses a robust collection of Oklahoma dialect data. Sara’s research focuses on variation of language use, and she has published her research in venues such as TheCanadian Journal of Linguistics, English Language and Linguistics, and American Speech. She is thankful to work closely with colleagues in OSU’s Ferguson College of Agriculture to bring these chapters about land use and food security to life.

Sarah Mustain

Sarah Mustain is a graduate research assistant at Oklahoma State University working on a PhD in Soil Science. As a lifelong Oklahoman, she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Plant and Soil Sciences at Oklahoma State University.

MenyeneAbasi Obong

MenyeneAbasi Obong is a PhD student in the English Department’s Applied Linguistics Program at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. She serves as a graduate teaching assistant, where she teaches first-year composition to international students, and works as a Writing Center tutor, supporting both multilingual and monolingual writers across disciplines.   Her research interests include teacher cognition, second language writing, and language and technology. Her research explores the intersection of how innovative technologies shape the mediational role of teachers, especially within the second language learning context, and how these distinct forms of mediation enhance the cognitive and language development of L2 writers. Through her research, she aims to contribute to the field of second language pedagogy in multilingual contexts.  MenyeneAbasi is passionate about bridging theory and practice. Through her work, she seeks to inform language teacher preparation and technology-enhanced pedagogy.

Payam Rahmati

Payam Rahmati is a faculty member in the Department of English at Vanderbilt University. He has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Oklahoma State University. His research interests include second language (L2) writing, teacher education, computer-assisted language learning, and L2 pronunciation. payam.rahmati@vanderbilt.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-9586

Yaser Shamsi

Yaser Shamsi is a PhD candidate in TESOL and Applied Linguistics at Oklahoma State University. As a graduate research assistant, he is actively involved in the development and evaluation of AI-powered tools for L2 academic writing. His research interests include writing and technology, the integration of Generative AI into language classrooms, dynamic assessment, text analysis, natural language processing (NLP), and stance analysis.

Amy Takebe

Amy Takebe is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Otaru University of Commerce in Japan. She has served as an instructor and an assistant director of the International Composition Program, and an assistant director of the English Language and Intercultural Center at Oklahoma State University. Her research interests include English for Specific Purposes (ESP), genre analysis, and teacher training. Her publications have appeared in Pragmatics and Society and The Language Teacher (a publication by Japan Association for Language Teaching). She is a recipient of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), a competitive grant funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.