Contacts

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Academic Qualifications 

PhD in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, University of Arizona

Work Experience 

Senior Lecturer, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Professional Services

Reviewers for System (SSCI), International Journal of Applied Linguistics (SSCI), International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (SSCI), Journal of Psycholinguistic Research (SSCI), Journal of Language, Identity & Education (SSCI)

Professional Affiliations 

Member of American Association for Applied Linguistics

Member of Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics

Research Interests 

Second Language Education, Sociolinguistics, Usage-based Linguistics

Publications (*Corresponding author, in recent two years)

Journal Articles

*Lu, X., Xiong, Y., & Zhang, L. (2025). Becoming academics through scholarly publication in the neoliberal era: The (re)construction of researcher identity of cross-border Chinese doctoral students under supervision. The Journal of Higher Education, 1-32.

Lu, X. (2024). Refining the narrative: An autoethnographic insight into academic identity construction and development in a Chinese doctoral student’s journey in the United States. System, 103425.

Lu, X. (2024). Imagination and investment: Unraveling academic identity in Chinese

doctoral candidates’ publishing journeys in the United States. Applied Linguistics

Review.

Lu, X. (2024). Enhancing the processing advantage: Two psycholinguistic investigations of formulaic expressions in Chinese as a second language. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching.

Book Review

Lu, X. (2024). Autoethnography in language education: Tensions, characteristics, and

methods. International Review of Education, 70(6), 1043-1046.

Conference Presentations (in recent two years) 

“Imagination and investment: unraveling academic identity in Chinese doctoral candidates’ publishing journeys in U.S. higher education” oral presented at the 9th Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, July 12, 2025, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

“Does chicken come before egg? Investigating word order sensitivity in L2 Chinese binomial processing” co-presented with Jue Wang at the 49th Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD), Nov. 7-10, 2024, Boston University, USA.

“Imagination and investment: Unraveling academic identity in Chinese doctoral candidates’ publishing journeys in the United States” orally presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, March 16-19, 2024, Hyatt Regency Hotel Houston, USA.

Courses Taught

English Writing I (BAL 105)

Professional Development of Teachers (BOE 415)