Below is a sample of recent publications and presentations
Books
Wood, M., Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., & Yaw, K. (2024). Addressing Questionable Research Practices in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Guide. Applied Linguistics Press
Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (Eds.), (2023). Language Program Vitality in the United States: From Surviving to Thriving in Higher Education. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Journal Articles and book chapters
Sterling, S. (in press). Research ethics and community engaged scholarship. In P. I., De Costa, A., Rabie-Ahmed, & C., Cinaglia (Eds.), Ethical issues in applied linguistics scholarship. John Benjamins.
Plonsky, L., Larsson, T., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., Yaw, K., & Wood, M. (in press). Developing a taxonomy of ethical decisions in applied linguistics research. In P. I., De Costa, A., Rabie-Ahmed, & C., Cinaglia (Eds.), Ethical issues in applied linguistics scholarship. John Benjamins.
Wood, M., Sterling, S., Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., Kytö, M. and Yaw, K. (2024), Researchers Training Researchers: Ethics Training in Quantitative Applied Linguistics. TESOL Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3323
Sterling, S (2024). Research ethics in open science within applied linguistics. In Plonksy, L. (Ed). Open Science in Applied Linguistics. Applied Linguistics Press
Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., Yaw, K., Wood, M. (2023). On the frequency, prevalence, and perceived severity of Questionable Research Practices. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 2(3), 100064.
Yaw, K., Andringa, S., Gass, S., Hancock, G. R., Isbell, D. R., Kim, J., Kytö, M., Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., Sterling, S., & Wood, M. (2023). Discussions on the past, present, and future of quantitative research ethics in applied linguistics. Language Teaching, 56(4), 557–561.
D'Amico, M., & Sterling, S. (2023). Understanding student (a)motivation towards learning a language: Students' perspectives on continued language study. In Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (Eds.), Language Program Vitality in the United States: From Surviving to Thriving in Higher Education. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Yaw, K., Plonsky, L., Larsson, T., Sterling, S., & Kytö, M. (2023). Research ethics in applied linguistics. Language Teaching, 56(4), 478-494.
Sterling, S., Plonsky, L., Larsson, T., Kytö, M., Yaw, K. (2023). Introducing and illustrating the Delphi method for applied linguistics research. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 2(1), 1-10.
De Costa, P., Sterling, S., Lee, J., Li, W., Rawal, W. (2021). Research tasks on ethics in applied linguistics. Language Teaching. 54(1), 58-70.
Sterling, S. (2018). Investigating the complexity of consent forms in ESL research. Journal of Research Design and Statistics in Linguistics and Communication Science. 4(2), 154-173.
Sterling, S., & De Costa, P. (2018). Ethical Applied Linguistics Research. In Phakiti, A., De Costa, P., Plonksy, L., Starfield, S. (Eds). Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Sterling, S., & Loewen, S. (2018). Games. In Liontas, J. (Ed). TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Wiley-Blackwell.
Sterling, S., & Gass, S. (2017). Exploring the boundaries of research ethics: Perceptions of Ethics and Ethical Behaviors in Classroom-Based Applied Linguistics Research. System, 70, 50-62.
Gass, S., & Sterling, S. (2017). Ethics in ISLA. In Loewen, S., & Sato, M. (Eds). The Routlege Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition. New York: Routledge.
Sterling, S., Winke, P., Gass, S., (2016). Training in Research Ethics among SLA Researchers. In De Costa, P. I. (Ed.). Ethics in applied linguistics research: Language researcher narratives. New York: Routledge.
Sterling, S., & Loewen, S. (2015). The occurrence of teacher-initiated playful LREs in a Spanish L2 classroom. System, 53, 73–83. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2015.07.002
Loewen, S., Lavolette, E., Spino, L., Papi, M., Schmidtke, J., Sterling, S., Wolff, D., (2014). Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists and Second Language Acquisition Researchers. TESOL Quarterly, 48(2), 360–388.
Sterling, S. (2012). Learning strategies for world language students. Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) newsletter. 16(2), 3- 5.
Open access materials
Sterling, S., & Hanson, C. (2022). Spanish and English Literacy-Focused Project. https://sites.google.com/view/self-book-project/home
PRESENTATIONS
*Indicates presenting with a graduate or undergraduate student
Sterling, S., Yaw, K., Plonsky, L., Larsson, T., & Kytö, M. (2024). “We’re all a bit guilty of this, aren’t we?”: Investigating researcher perceptions of Questionable Research Practices. Paper presented at American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Houston, Texas, USA
Sterling, S. (2023). Research ethics and decisions: Cases of community engagement and science communication. Paper presented at the English Linguistics Research Seminar. University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Sterling, S., Yaw, K., Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., & Kytö, M. (2023). A qualitative analysis of questionable research practices. Presented at the UU Research Ethics Symposium. Uppsala, Sweden.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (2023) From surviving to thriving: increasing language program enrollments. Presentation at the Innovative Teaching Summit. Vincennes University. Vincennes, Indiana, USA.
Heidrich Uebel, E., Kronenberg, F., & Sterling, S. (2023) From surviving to thriving: increasing language program enrollments. Roundtable presentation at ACTFL. Chicago, Illinois, USA.
*Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., & Yaw, K. (2023). How widespread are questionable research practices in quantitative humanities? Paper presented at Association of Practical and Profession Ethics (APPE). Online
*Larsson, T., Plonsky, L., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., & Yaw, K. (2023). Questionable research practices: Prevalence, frequency, and perceived severity. Paper presented as part of a colloquium at American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Portland Oregon, USA.
Sterling, S (2023). Understanding the IRB: Roles, goals, and holes. American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Portland, Oregon, USA.
Sterling, S. (2022). Collective development of QRP training materials. NAU Research Ethics Symposium. Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Sterling, S. (2022). Research ethics and community engaged scholarship. Paper presented as part of a colloquium at American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
*Plonsky, L., Larsson, T., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., & Yaw, K. (2022). What counts as ‘questionable’? A taxonomy of ethical decisions in quantitative quantitative humanities research. Paper presented as part of a colloquium at American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
*Plonsky, L., Larsson, T., Sterling, S., Kytö, M., & Yaw, K. (2022). What counts as ‘questionable’? A taxonomy of ethical decisions in quantitative applied linguistics research. Paper presented at Association of Practical and Profession Ethics (APPE). Online Due to Covid.