Current areas of interest include intercultural communication, language and culture, and intergroup relations, especially as they relate to international-domestic student interactions and foreign language pedagogy.

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.

Born and raised in France, Chery is a French instructor, a doctoral candidate, and the assistant to the French language and culture in Lyon global education summer program at ASU. She enjoys teaching and learning from her students.

Almășan teaches Culture and Society Transformation and Romanian Language and Culture at SILC. She is a former ASU Fulbright scholar (School of Public Affairs - 2010-2011) and holds a doctorate in public management.

I help others to achieve their goals, ambitions, dreams through targeted strategies and critical thinking skills that build confidence in their ability to clearly communicate their value to others.

Katie Bernstein's work examines the language and literacy learning of linguistically diverse students and the contexts that shape their learning: from peer interactions to teacher beliefs to state-level language policy.

PhD candidate in East Asian Languages and Civilizations (Chinese).

Yalda M. Kaveh is an assistant professor of Bilingual Education at MLFTC. Her work focuses on language policy, bi/multilingualism in (im)migrant families, family engagement in education, and culturally sustaining pedagogies.