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Education
PhD, Linguistics, Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile, 1998
MA, Masters In Education, Universidad de Las Condes, Chile, 1995
GD, Secondary Language Arts, English, Bethel College, United States, 1985
BA, Communication Arts, Bethel College, United States, 1984
Professional experience
Professor Of Tesol, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa, United States, 2002 - 2018
Professor Of English As A Foreign Language, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapo, Chile, 1990 - 2001
Memberships
Treasurer and Founding Member of the International Association of Psychology of Language Learning, July 2016
American Association of Applied Linguistics, March 2012
International Association of Language and Social Psychology, July 2012 - July 2016
TESOL International, March 2010 - March 2016
International Society of Applied Psycholinguistics, June 1998 - June 2005
Contact
+971 6 515 2435
Dr. Tammy Gregersen
Professor
PhD, Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile
Tammy Gregersen has taught English as a foreign or second language while simultaneously educating teachers in the same in undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Northern Iowa (USA) and the Universidad de Atacama (Chile) since 1990. Her specific teaching interests embrace language teaching methodology, authentic classroom assessment and integrating culture; her research interests explore the emotional and psychological variables associated with second language acquisition (including positive psychology), nonverbal communication in target language interactions, and individual differences in language learning. She has co-authored four books and over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has traveled worldwide providing worksho...
Publications
Tammy Gregersen And Sarah Mercer. Routledge Handbook for the Psychology of Language Learning
Rebecca Oxford, Matilde Olivares And Tammy Gregersen. Peacebuilding in Language Education, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Peter Macintyre And Tammy Gregersen. The idiodynamic method: Willingness to communicate and anxiety processes interacting in real time, Iral - International Review Of Applied Linguistics In Language Teaching, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Peter Macintyre, Tammy Gregersen And Sarah Mercer. Reflections on researching dynamics in language learning psychology
Tammy Gregersen. Motivation Contagion: The Reciprocal Influence of Language Teachers and Learners
Rebecca Oxford, Olivero Matilide And Tammy Gregersen. Promoting peacebuilding through teaching langauge and culture from the humanities perspective., April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020
Tammy Gregersen. Language teachers' coping strategies during the Covid-19 conversion to online teaching: Correlations with stress, wellbeing and negative emotions., System, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2020
Tammy Gregersen. Dynamic properties of language anxiety, Studies In Second Language Learning And Teaching, March 2020
Tammy Gregersen, Peter Macintyre And Rachel Buck. Using character strengths to address English writing anxiety: A mixed methods study, Theory And Practice In Second Language Acquisition
Sarah Mercer And Tammy Gregersen. Language Teacher Well-Being, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Tammy Gregersen. Aligning positive psychology with language learning motivation, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Tammy Gregersen, Sarah Mercer, Peter Macintyre, Kyle Talbot And Claire Banga. Understanding language teacher wellbeing: An ESM study of daily stressors and uplifts, Language Teaching Research, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020
Tammy Gregersen And Peter Macintyre. Acting Locally to Integrate Positive Peace: Practical Applications for Language Teaching and Learning
Rebecca Oxford, Tammy Gregersen, Matilde Olivero And Melinda Harrison. The Call for Peace in Language Education: This Book's Purpose, Themes, and Peace Model
Tammy Gregersen And Peter Macintyre. The Nonverbal Dimensions of Peacebuilding: What teachers, trainers and facilitators need to know
Matilde Olivero And Tammy Gregersen. What Have We Learned about Peacebuilding in Language Education: Reflections and Challenges
Nihat Polat, Tammy Gregersen And Peter Macintyre. Conclusion to Research Driven Pedagogy, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Nihat Polat, Tammy Gregersen And Peter Macintyre. Introduction to Research Driven Pedagogy, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Tammy Gregersen. Teaching and researching nonverbal communication skills: Theory and research-based practices, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Peter Macintyre And Tammy Gregersen. Teaching and researching willingness to communicate: Theory and research-based practices, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Tammy Gregersen. The Emotional Rollercoaster of Teaching Abroad: In Search of Silver Linings in Difficult Times, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Nihat Polat, Tammy Gregersen And Peter Macintyre. Research Driven Pedagogy, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019
Tammy Gregersen. Teaching English Prosodic Features, September 2019
Tammy Gregersen, Peter Macintyre And Jessica Ross. Extending Gardner's Socio-Educational Model to Learner Well-being: Research Propositions Linking Integrative Motivation and PERMA Theory, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019
Tammy Gregersen And Victor Parra. Language Teacher Professionalism: What Would Learners Say (WWLS)?
Mercer Sarah, Tammy Gregersen, Peter Macintyre And Kyle Talbot. Positive Language Education: Combining Positive Education and Language Education, Theory And Practice Of Second Language Acquisition, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019
Peter Macintyre, Jessica Ross, Kyle Talbot, Sarah Mercer, Tammy Gregersen And Claire Ann Banga. Stressors, Personality and Well-being among Language Teachers, System, March 2019
Tammy Gregersen, Peter Macintyre And Nicole Macmillan. The Emotional Rollercoaster of Teaching Abroad: In Search of Silver Linings in Difficult Times, February 2019
Tammy Gregersen. Practical Guidelines for teaching Emotional Development competencies as part of the Cambridge Framework for Life Competencies, Http://languageresearch.cambridge.org/images/language_research/camflic/emotional_development_brochure.pdf, February 2019
Peter Macintyre, Tammy Gregersen And Sarah Mercer. Setting an agenda for positive psychology in SLA: Theory, Practice and Research, Modern Language Journal, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2019
Rebecca Oxford, Matilde Olivero And Tammy Gregersen. Promoting peacebuilding through teaching language and culture from the humanities perspective
Rebecca Oxford, Tammy Gregersen And Matilde Olivero. The Interplay of Language and Peace Education: The Language of Peace Approach in Peace Communication, Linguistic Analysis and Multi-method Research, Tesl Reporter, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018
Tammy Gregersen. Motivation and Positive Psychology
Conference Presentations
Putting 'me' into language teaching: Teacher wellbeing and self-care, International Association Of Teachers Of Foreign Languages, July 2021
Teachers Surviving: Self-Care at the Heart of Thriving, Oxford Quality Online Conference, 25 March 2021
Emotional Self-Regulation and Wellbeing, Graduate Conference, 17 March 2021
Wellbeing and Motivation: Teachers, We Can Do This!, 2 March 2021
Language teachers in pursuit of wellbeing, Tesol Korea, 21 November 2020
Peacebuilding in TESOL, Global Q & A Meet The Authors, 22 October 2020
Teacher wellbeing, Aus English Department, 18 October 2020
Teacher Wellness: What Educational Leaders Can Do, Oup Global Get-together Conference, 16 October 2020
Positive psychology in language learning and teaching, 2 October 2020
Language teacher wellbeing for pre-service teachers, 25 September 2020
Teacher wellbeing and teacher engagement: Strengthening the connections, Innovate Elt Global Webinar, 16 September 2020
Emotional Self-Regulation and Wellbeing, Oup Doga Conference Online Event For Teachers, 11 August 2020
Teacher Wellbeing, Global Facebook Q & A, 25 June 2020
Language Teachers Positively Being Well, Tesol Spain, May 2020
Language Teachers Positively Being Well, Natesol, April 2020
Thinking thoughtfully: Tips for language teacher wellbeing, March 2020
Interweaving citizenship, intercultural competence ad wellbeing into language teaching, Eltoc 2020, February 2020
Integrating wellbing into positive language education, Tesol Chile, December 2019
Researching with idiodynamic techniques: What, How and Why?, November 2019
Positive psychology in language learning and teaching, October 2019
Signature strengths as a gateway to more effective language teaching mentoring, October 2019
Applications of two methods for studying language’s dynamic systems. American Association of Applied Linguistics, American Association Of Applied Linguistics, March 2019
Because We Matter: Language Teachers in Pursuit of Heightened Motivation, Tesol Arabia, March 2019
Language teacher stressors and uplifts, wellbeing, and personality Traits: An International ESM study, American Association Of Applied Linguistics, March 2019
Let’s Re-Assess Assessment: Creating a Seamless Transition from Instruction to Assessment., Tesol Arabia, March 2019
Old and new questions about language anxiety: What has been settled and where do we go next?, Tesol Arabia, March 2019
Language Teachers Need Motivating, Too!, English Language Teaching Oxford Conference, February 2019
Grants and sponsorships
Grant, Aligning Positive Education Goals and Language Teaching, American University of Sharjah, June 2020
Grant, A Dynamic Perspective on Affective Individual Differences in Language Learning and Teaching, AUS, May 2019
Awards and Honors
Regents' Award for Faculty Excellence, Board of Regents, State of Iowa, 14 April 2017
Lubker Research Award, University of Northern Iowa, University-wide research award, 15 April 2016
Apple Polishers Teaching Award, University of Northern Iowa Student Ambassadors, 8 May 2015
Meritorious Teaching Award, United States Veterans, Nominations are from student veterans, 9 May 2014
