Amy S. Thompson, Ph.D., is a dynamic and nationally recognized academic leader and scholar, currently serving as the Director of the School of Teacher Education and Mack and Effie Campbell Distinguished Professor at Florida State University. With extensive experience leading sizable and complex academic units, she oversees large numbers of faculty and staff, programs, and complex budgets, while advancing strategic initiatives that align institutional priorities with student success and community impact. Previously, she held three different leadership roles at West Virginia University in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences: Inaugural Director of International Relations and Strategic Planning of the college, Founding Co-Director of the English Language Learning Institute, and Chair of the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; she was also a Woodburn professor. She has recently been given the Modern Language Association (MLA), Association of Language Departments (ALD) Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, indicating her dedication to the disciplines represented in humanities and social sciences. She is active in professional service, most notably as her treasurer and president-elect roles in the International Association of the Psychology of Language Learning.  A prolific scholar in applied linguistics with more than 55 peer-reviewed publications, books, and a number of national and international invited lectures and workshops, Dr. Thompson’s research focuses on multilingualism, language learning, linguistic racism/native-speakerism, women in higher education, and higher education leadership. Known for her transparent, collaborative leadership style and her ability to navigate complexity with vision and integrity, she brings a strong commitment to innovation, faculty and staff development, student success, and inclusive excellence in higher education.

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Sébastien Dubreil, Ph.D., is  Teaching Professor of Global French Studies, Second Language Acquisition and Technology-Enhanced Learning as well as Coordinator of Global French Studies program in the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics at Carnagie Mellon University. As a scholar-educator in CALL, Sébastien Dubriel, Ph.D. focuses on designing transformative learning environments that extend beyond the classroom to engage learners in culturally relevant and empowering ways. His scholarship examines the notions of social pedagogies, linguistic landscapes, design thinking, game-based learning and maker culture. Current projects explore social pedagogies and L2 learning through gameplay and design, featuring collaborations such as games for French, an online board game archive (with Sabrina Culyba) and the digital game Bonne Chance (with Cary Staples). By connecting language learners to each other and diverse physical and digital communities, his work fosters maker-inspired pedagogical experiences geared to authoring various (digital) media. He published widely in leading journals, including the MLJ, CALICO Journal, and FL Annals among others.