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.