Visiting Faculty & Scholars

We Welcome

Invited Visiting Scholars

We invite visitors to work on specific projects with SLS faculty members. These scholars come through arrangements with individual SLS faculty and are officially hosted by faculty member’s home unit (LiLaC, RCS, or the ELC).

Fulbright Visiting Scholars

Our faculty committee reviews select Visiting Scholar applications from the Fulbright Program. 

SGPEP Visiting Scholars

Be a “Visiting International Professional”  through the Second Language Studies Specialized Global Professional Educational Program.

We expect all visiting scholars to have a Ph.D. and/or hold a faculty position at a university in their home country, unless other arrangements are made with the members of the Second Language Studies Program. Visiting scholars must arrange for their own housing, but can utilize MSU facilities, including the library and internet access, and are encouraged to participate in public SLS program’s events (workshops, lectures, discussion sessions). Visiting scholars are often able to unofficially audit some of our graduate courses, although this can only be done with the consent of the professor in charge of the course. Visiting Scholars may officially enroll in graduate courses (in some cases/courses consent of the professor is needed) through Lifelong Education (Lifelong Education tuition fees apply; currently the non-resident Lifelong per-credit rate is $931.00, plus there may be an insurance charge). Because of limited space, the SLS Program is not able to provide office space or access to a computer, although there is public work space and access to computers on campus. If you have questions about any of the three ways to be a Visiting Scholar at MSU who centers their work and connections within the Second Language Studies Program, please feel free to email Dr. Paula Winke, the SLS Program Director, with your questions (winke@msu.edu).

Prior SLS Visiting Faculty/Scholars

African Futures Visiting Scholar

Academic Year 2022-2023, Dr. Kadidja Koné, Assistant Professor at the University of Arts and Humanities of Bamako, Mali. Visiting Scholar in the SLS Program through the MSU International Studies & Programs Alliance for African Partnerships. Email: kadidja_kone@yahoo.fr  Faculty Host: Paula Winke

Spring 2012: Dr. Rod Ellis, Professor in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Visiting Scholar in the SLS Program through the College of Arts and Letters’ Famous Affiliates Program. 
Email: r.ellis@auckland.ac.nz
Hosts: Drs. Susan Gass, Shawn Loewen, Paula Winke

Academic Year 2021-2022: Mr. Alex Alves Egido, Visiting Ph.D. Student, Language Studies at the State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil Host: Dr. Peter De Costa

Academic Year 2019/2020: Dr. Sungmook Choi, Professor, Kyungpook National University, S. Korea (Fulbright Visiting Scholar to the Eye-Tracking Lab)
sungmookchoi@knu.ac.kr
Host: Dr. Aline Godfroid

Academic Year 2018/2019: Dr. Cuiqin Xu, Associate Professor at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China (Visiting Fubright Scholar)
Email: cqxu@nju.edu.cn
Hosts: Dr. Charlene Polio

Academic Year 2016/2017: Dr. Zhanhao Jiang, Professor, Xi’an International Studies University, China (Visiting Fulbright Scholar) 
Email: 447939126@qq.com
Hosts: Drs. Susan M. Gass and Peter I. De Costa

Academic year 2013/2014: Dr. Khalida Gasimova, Vice Chair of the Department of English Language and Literature at Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan (Visiting Fubright Scholar)
Email: gasimovakhalida@yahoo.com
Hosts: Dr. Debra Hardison and Dr. Paula Winke

Spring 2011: Dr. Tetyana Valuyeva, Assistant Professor from the Department of Linguistics and Translation Theory, Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan (JFDP Visiting Fulbright Scholar)
Email: tatyana.valuyeva@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Paula Winke

Fall 2023: Alberto Furgoni, Visiting SLS Faculty; Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Basque Country, Spain; Junior Research Fellow at the Herder Institute of the University of Leipzig, Germany
Email: alberto.furgoni@uni-leipzig.de
Host: Dr. Paula Winke

Fall 2021-Spring 2022: Alex Alves Egido, Visiting SLS Ph.D. Student; Ph.D. candidate in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; President of the Paraná English Language Teacher Association (APLIEPAR, Portuguese acronym) 
Email: egido@uel.br 
Host: Dr. Peter De Costa

Fall 2021: Alexandra Schurz, Ph.D. Candidate and uni:docs fellow at the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria.
Email: alexandra.schurz@univie.ac.at
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen, with Dr. Aline Godfroid

Academic Year: 2020: Mohammad Asif, Assistant Professor (English) at the University of Central Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan)
Email: asifmuh1@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Peter De Costa

Spring 2020: Max Pacheco Leal, Visiting Scholar to the Eye-Tracking Lab, Ph.D Candidate at Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile)
Email: maxpachecoleal@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Aline Godfroid

Academic Year 2019/2020: Dr. Jianwu Gao, Lecturer Capital Normal University (Beijing)
Email: gaojianwu@cnu.edu.cn
Host: Dr. Charlene Polio

Fall 2019: Eva Puimege, Visiting Scholar to the Eye-Tracking Lab,  Ph.D Candidate at KU Leuven, Belgium
Email: eva.puimege@kuleuven.be
Host: Dr. Aline Godfroid

Academic Year: 2018-2019: Özgehan Uştuk, Balikesir University, Turkey. Email: oustuk@gmail.com Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Fall 2016: Eva Koch, Ph.D. Candidate in the Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte, Vakgroep Taal- en Letterkunde (TALK), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Translation: Department of Language and Literature, Vrije Universiteit Brussels), Belgium. 
Email: koch.eva.marie@gmail.com
Host: Dr. Aline Godfroid

Spring 2016: Dr. Carolina Bernales, Assistant Professor, Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje Pontificia, Universidad Católica de Valparaí­so-Chile
Email: carolina.bernales@pucv.cl
Host: Dr. Aline Godfroid

Academic Year: 2009: Elisa Ghia, University for Foreigners of Siena
Host: Dr. Susan Gass

Academic Year: 2009: Eleonora Luzi, Sapienza University of Rome
Host: Dr. Susan Gass

Academic Year: 2008: Lies Sercu, KU Leuven
Email: lies.sercu@kuleuven.be
Host: Dr. Susan Gass

Spring 2011 & Fall 2007: Dr. John Bitchener, Professor, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
Email: john.bitchener@aut.ac.nz
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Fall 2007: Dr. Rosemary Erlam, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Email: r.erlam@auckland.ac.nz
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Academic Year 2023/2024:
Aliya Zadakhanova, Kazakh Natopmal Women’s Teacher Training University
Assel Kuchshegalinova, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Ainagul Mukhtarkhanova, L.N.Gumilyov ENU
Dina Kurmanayeva, Eurasian National University
Host: Drs. Paula Winke, Charlene Polio

Academic Year 2019/2020: Xing (Cindy) Yang, Nantong, Jiangsu Province in China
Email: cindy237@hotmail.com 
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Jing Sun, Jiangsu College of Engineering and Technology
Email: sunjing9@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Yong Wu, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Email: wuyong@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Jun Xu, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Email: xujun1@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Xing Yang, Jiangsu College of Engineering and Technology
Email: yangxi64@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Jie Zhang, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Email: zhan1619@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Mei Zhang, Yunnan University
Email: zhangm94@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Jie Cui, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Email: cuijie@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Jing Dong, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 
Email: dongjin1@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Hong Du, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 
Email: duhong@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Summer 2020: Yuanyuan Liu, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Email: liuyua15@msu.edu
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Academic Year 2018/2019: Drs. Yong Chen, Juan Feng, Fei Li, and Jianbo Yin, Lecturers at Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Anhui, China (Ambassador Visiting Scholars) 
Email: 447392053@qq.com, 916470172@qq.com, lifei513@163.com, and 94373737@qq.com, respectively.
Hosts: Drs. Susan Gass, Shawn Loewen

Fall 2018/Spring 2019: Jianbo Yin, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Fall 2018/Spring 2019: Juan Feng, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Fall 2018/Spring 2019: Yong Chen, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Fall 2018/Spring 2019: Fei Li, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Host: Dr. Shawn Loewen

Fall 2016: Dr. Paúl González, Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja Ecuador. 
Email: pfgonzalez@utpl.edu.ec
Host: Dr. Charlene Polio

Academic Year 2014/2015: Dr. Lihong Li, Associate Professor, Jilin University, China, and 
Dr. Chunyan Qiu, Lecturer, Shanxi Normal University, China
Emails: lilh@jlu.edu.cn and yanziqiu0104@163.com, respectively.
Host: Dr. Xiaoshi Li

Fall 2013: Dr. Yawen Han, Associate Professor, English Department, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China.
Email: harryhanyawen@126.com
Host: Dr. Susan Gass

Fall 2012: Dr. Rafael Alejo, Professor, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain.
Email: ralejo@unex.es
Host: Dr. Aline Godfroid

Fall 2010: Dr. Halina Chodkiewicz, Associate Professor in the English Department at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
Email: hachod@hektor.umcs.lublin.pl
Host: Dr. Susan Gass

Spring 2010: Dr. Junaidi Mistar, Head of the English Education Department (Postgraduate Program) at the Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA), Indonesia.
Email: junaidimistar@hotmail.com
Host: Dr. Susan Gass

Academic year 2008/2009: Dr. Liqun Li, Professor at the Dalian Jiaotong University, P.R. China.
Email: liqunjut@163.com
Host: Dr. Xiaoshi Li