KENNESAW, Ga. | Aug 18, 2025

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WLC Successes

Anisah Bagasra (KSU Dept. of Psychological Sciences), Sha Huang, Arturo Matute Castro, and Andrea Scapolo had a new book published: Digital Narratives of Trauma Among Immigrant and Refugee Women

Noah McLaughlin has been selected by the Radow College to lead an interactive, in-person workshop during the upcoming academic year, following outstanding feedback from his RCHSS Student Success Summit presentation in May. This one-hour session will bring his ideas to a wider audience, engaging Radow College faculty around the key themes he explored, with a focus on practical strategies and implementation. In appreciation of his time and expertise, Noah will receive $500 in additional departmental funds, which can be used for travel or other professional development activities during this academic year.

Jee Hye Park had a new article published: Park, J.H., Tinker Sachs, G., & Jang, G. (2025).
Untold messages and ideologies: A critical visual analysis of South Korean 6th grade EFL
textbook. Asian Englishes, 1–20. 

Zaya Rustámova had a new book chapter published: “Imperfect Symbiosis: Memory and Family Affairs in Sunday’s Illness.” Iberia and Beyond: Challenges and Perspectives. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025. 

Andrea Scapolo and Meredith White each had new scholarly publications in The Handbook of Research in World Language Instruction, a handbook designed for teacher education programs. Andrea contributed sample lesson plans and activities (credited) to the chapter “Making Invisible LGBTQIA+ Students Visible in World Language Curricula,” while Meredith co-authored the chapter “Supporting Neurodiverse Students in the Secondary World Language Classroom”

Alan Watts has been selected to represent RCHSS at the Owl for a Day KSU event, where he will lead a sample class in World Languages and Cultures for approximately 300 prospective students and their families. This event, designed to showcase our disciplines and teaching skills, will take place on Friday, September 26, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in SO 2034.

Congratulations to our new colleague Yinghua Yang on receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in summer 2025. Yinghua has now been re-coded at KSU as PT Assistant Professor of Chinese. Congrats from us all, Dr. Yang!