Meredith Doran is a linguist with extensive teaching and research experience in second language acquisition, applied linguistics, and sociolinguistics.  Dr. Doran’s research interests include faculty professional development in English-Medium Instruction, second language teaching & learning, Language for Specific Purposes (LSP), teacher education, and intercultural communication.  She has held multiple positions related to second language studies and international education, including as a faculty member in Applied Linguistics and French, as an education abroad program director in France, and as a research associate in Penn State’s Center for Language Acquisition (CLA).  Dr. Doran conducts research on spoken and written academic and professional discourse across and within specific disciplinary communities (e.g., Economics, Hospitality Management, Mechanical Engineering), to inform EPPIC’s research-based language support services for multilingual students, scholars, faculty and staff at Penn State.  Her work in EPPIC also involves workshops on engaged intercultural communication to promote multilingual DEIB across Penn State’s global university community.