Paul Kei Matsuda is Professor of English and Director of Second Language Writing. He has published widely on issues related to language, writing, identity, mentoring, and professional development.

Dr. Hall is a social psychologist who investigates social and group identities. She is also faculty director of the ASU Statistics and Methods (SAM) Lab.

Prior holds a PhD in second language acquisition and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in linguistics, applied linguistics, discourse and interaction analysis, sociolinguistics, qualitative methods, and TESOL.

DeLay's research focus is on child and adolescent peer relationships. Key themes include how peer relationships impact child and adolescent adjustment and well-being.

Mean's research focuses on the intersection of identities, sport, gender and sexuality, ideology and culture, discourses, language and representational practices across multiple sites and levels of enactment.

McDermott's research focuses on race, class and identity in the United States.

Burgess' research on justice has investigated the effects of talking about unfairness, how third party observers react to unfair decisions, and the distinction between justice and injustice.