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Jing Zhao is Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China, and Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Education, US (2014-15). She earned her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction, specializing in English as a Second Language, from Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhao’s research interests include second language acquisition, effectiveness of various bilingual programs, and ESL/EFL teacher development. Her work appeared in Annals of Dyslexia, International Journal of Bilingualism and Contemporary Educational Psychology.

L. Quentin Dixon is Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University. Dr. Dixon's research interests focus on the language and literacy development of bilinguals, and in using rigorous quantitative research methods to study educational questions. Dr. Dixon has published in leading journals such as Review of Educational Research, Journal of Research in Reading, and Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.