Dr. Amy S. Thompson

Amy S. Thompson, Ph.D. (Ph.D. Michigan State University) is the Mack and Effie Campbell Distinguished Professor and Director of the School of Teacher Education in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at Florida State University. Her teaching experience includes a range of theoretical and methodological courses in Applied Linguistics. Regarding research, her primary research foci involve Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition and the interaction of these IDs and multilingualism, language learning in Anglophone contexts, and a variety of other variables involved in language learning, teaching, and leadership in academia. Thompson has authored a book about context and motivation (Multilingual Matters, 2021) and has co-authored a book about language learning in Anglophone settings (Palgrave, 2021). Other examples of her research can be found in journals such as the Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly, Foreign Language Annals, and the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, among others. She is on editorial boards of professional journals, including Modern Language Journal (MLJ), Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching (SSLLT), and the Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning (JPLL). Thompson is also the current treasurer and president-elect for the International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning (IAPLL) and was the PI on a recent Fulbright pre-academic programing grant. More information can be found on her professional website and via her Google Scholar profile.