We are a group of L2 researchers who use quantitative methods in our work and think that the world needs some positive energy during these difficult times. We are donating our time to initiate a chain of kindness in the hope that everyone can pay it forward to help somebody else in need. Here is some information about us:

Elizabeth (Lizz) Huntley employs psycholinguistic methods and cognitive measures such as reaction times and eye tracking to understand how L2 Arabic (particularly as a di/multiglossic language) is represented in the mind. As a former Arabic teacher, study abroad coordinator, and textbook writer, she seeks to translate empirical findings to the L2 classroom. Lizz is also the editorial assistant for Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

Melody (Wenyue) Ma received her MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Michigan State University and then joined the SLS program. Her research interests lie in second language testing and assessment and quantitative research methods. In Spring 2021, she worked as the teaching assistant for a graduate level course, Quantitative Research Methods. In this course, she created videos on using R to perform statistical analyses. Her work has appeared or will appear in Foreign Language Annals and Language Testing.

Monique Yoder is a Ph.D. student in the Second Language Studies Program at Michigan State University. She has over 15 years of experience working as an English for Academic Purposes L2 writing instructor, classroom-based and standards-based test developer, language assessment teacher trainer, and language program administrator. Her research interests include L2 writing teaching and assessment, test-taker responses, and language assessment literacy. She uses R for small-scale test development.

Bronson Hui is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, developing AI tools for language learning. While in MSU’s SLS program, he taught R to students taking Quantitative Research Methods and in numerous workshops. He was also a statistical consultant at the University’s statistical center. His research interests include vocabulary acquisition, lexical processing, quantitative methods, and open science practices. His work has appeared or will appear in Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, Modern Language Journal, Applied Psycholinguistics, Second Language Research, among other venues.