Publications - Books
  1. Shahri, N., & Casal, J. E. (Eds.). (2027, Under contract). Micro-processes of second language writing: Analyzing writing as it unfolds. Parlor Press, L2 Writing Series.
  2. Hartig, A., Makoni, S., & The Unbooking Project Group (including Casal, J. E.). (Under contract). This isn’t a book: Reimagining ideas about language and knowledge through a southern epistemic lens. Multilingual Matters.

  1. Kessler, M., & Casal, J. E. (2024). Making the most of graduate school: A guidebook for students in applied linguistics, education, and TESOL. Applied Linguistics Press.
  2. Casal, J. E., Kurtz, L., & Qiu, X. (2026). Concept-based language instruction and genre-based second language writing pedagogy: Provoking and assessing development. Multilingual Matters, SLA series.
  3. Kessler, M., Casal, J. E., & Marino, F. (Eds.). (2026). Multimodal practices in higher education: Analyzing and teaching diverse genres. Routledge.

Publications - Research Articles
  1. Xu, Y., & Casal, J. E. (2025). “I dunno, as long as it proves my point”: A concept-based approach to teaching citation and intertextuality to emerging writers. The Modern Language Journal, 109(4), 961-990.
  2. Casal, J. E., Stewart, C., & Windsor, A. (2025). "It is important to consult" a linguist: Verb-Argument Constructions in ChatGPT and human experts’ medical and financial advice. PLoS One, 20(5).
  3. Golparvar, S., Casal, J. E., & Abolhasani, H. (2025). The development of syntactic complexity in integrated writing: A focus on fine-grained measures. Assessing Writing, 66, 100983.
  4. Qiu, X., & Casal, J. E. (2025). Non-finite clause use in disciplinary research writing: a formulaic sequence-based functional comparison between expert and student writers. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching.
  5. Casal, J. E., Zhang, G., & Matouq, G., & Alqabba, H. (2024). "‘These results are inconsistent’: ‘This/these + [shell noun]’ patterns in L2 English Engineering theses and published research articles". Journal of Second Language Studies, 7(2), 320-346. 
  6. Kessler, M., Cornell, C., Casal, J. E., & Xia, D. (2024). Writing a successful applied linguistics conference abstract: The relationship between stylistic and linguistic features and raters' evaluations. Journal of English for Academic Purposes.
  7. Kessler, M., & Casal, J. E. (2024). (Socio)linguistics and generative AI: Taking the reins as researchers and steering its use toward ethical outcomes. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 28(5), 1-4.
  8. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2024). New theoretical and practical horizons in data-driven learning: Introduction to the special issue. TESOL Quarterly, 58.
  9. Kessler, M., & Casal, J. E. (2024). English writing instructors' use of theories, genres, and activities: A survey of teachers' beliefs and practices. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 69, ​101384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2024.101384​
  10. Xu, Y., & Casal, E. (2023). Navigating complexity in plain English: A longitudinal analysis of syntactic and lexical complexity development in L2 legal writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 62.
  11. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2023). Can linguists distinguish between ChatGPT/AI and human writing?: A study of research ethics and academic publishing. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, (2)3.
  12. Casal, J. E., & Yoon, J. (2023). Frame-based formulaic features in L2 writing pedagogy: Variants, functions, and student writer perceptions in academic writing. English for Specific Purposes, 71, 102-114.
  13. Casal, J. E., Shirai, Y., & Lu, X. (2022). English Verb-Argument Construction profiles in a specialized academic corpus: Variation by genre and discipline. English for Specific Purposes, 66, 94-107.
  14. Casal, J. E., Lu, X., Qiu, X., Wang, Y., & Zhang, G. (2021). Syntactic complexity across academic research article part-genres: A cross-disciplinary perspective. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 52, 1-12.
  15. Lu, X., Yoon, J., & Kisselev, O., Casal, J. E., Liu, Y., Deng, J, & Nie, R. (2021). Rhetorical and phraseological features of research article introductions: Variation among five social science disciplines. System, 100, 1-14.
  16. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., Liu, Y., Kisselev, O., & Yoon, J. (2021). The relationship between syntactic complexity and rhetorical move-steps in research article introductions: Variation among four social science and engineering disciplines. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 52, 1-13.
  17. Casal, J. E., & Lu, X. (2021). “Maybe complicated is a better word”: Second language English graduate student responses to syntactic complexity in a genre-based academic writing course. International Journal of English for Academic Purposes: Research and Practice, 1, 95-114.
  18. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2021). Towards the synergy of genre-based and corpus-based approaches to academic writing research, pedagogy and assessment. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 11(1), 59-71.
  19. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2020). Form and rhetorical function of phrase-frames in promotional writing: A corpus- and genre-based analysis. System, 95.
  20. Yoon, J., & Casal, J. E. (2020). Rhetorical structure, sequence, and variation: A rhetorical move analysis of applied linguistics conference abstracts. The International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1-17.
  21. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2020). The rhetorical functions of syntactically complex sentences in social science research article introductions. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 44.
  22. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2019). Syntactic complexity and writing quality in assessed first-year L2 writing. Journal of Second Language Writing, 44, 51-62.
  23. Lee, J. J., Hitchock, G. C., & Casal, J. E. (2018). Citation practices of L2 university students in first-year writing: Form, function, and stance. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 33, 1-11.
  24. Bikowski, D., & Casal, J. E. (2018). Interactive digital textbooks and engagement: A learning strategies framework. Language Learning & Technology, 22(1), 119-136.
  25. Lee, J. J., & Casal, J. E. (2014). Metadiscourse in RAD chapters: A cross-linguistic analysis of English and Spanish thesis writers in engineering. System, 46, 39-54.

Publications -  Book Chapters, Reviews, & Other
  1. Casal, J. E., King, S., & Javanmardi, P. (2026). Web-Based Corpora. In M. Kessler (Ed.), Online and Internet-Based Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. John Benjamins.
  2. Casal, J. E., Kurtz, L. M. (2026). Writing with Legal English: An Integrated Formal and Functional Analysis of Case Facts. The Future of Teaching Law and Language, Austrian Association for Legal Linguistics.
  3. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2025). Data-Driven Learning and genre awareness. In L. McCullum & D. Tafazoli (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Palgrave Macmillan.
  4. Hayashi, S., & Casal, J. E. (2025). Qualitative designs in Data-Driven Learning research. In L. McCullum & D. Tafazoli (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Computer Assisted Language Learning. Palgrave Macmillan.
  5. Windsor, L., & Windsor, A., Kronsted, C., Tollefsen, D., Casal, J. E., & Gallagher, S. (2025). Humor and polarization in white house correspondents’ dinner comedy speeches. In R. Browning (Ed.), Partisan Rhetoric and Polarization. Purdue University Press.
  6. Garcia Alonso, A., & Casal, J. E. (2024). Language teacher development through Concept-Based Language Instruction: Empowering novices for novel contexts. In K. Johnson, P. Golombek and J. Reiker (Eds.). Innovation, Intentionality, and Intervention: Vygotskian Sociocultural Research in Second Language Teacher Education. Routledge.
  7. Casal, J. E., & Qiu, X. (2024). Non-finite clause use in novice and expert academic writing in Agricultural Science: A corpus driven analysis. In M. Walková (Ed.). Linguistic approaches in EAP: Expanding the discourse. Bloomsbury.
  8. Casal, J. E., & Kessler, M. (2024). Swalesian move-step analysis. In M. Kessler & C. Polio (Eds.), Conducting genre-based research in applied linguistics: A methodological guide (pp. 82-104). Routledge.
  9. Casal, J. E. (2022). Review of Academic writing with corpora: A resource book for data-driven learning by T. Karpenko-Seccombe. CALICO Journal, 39(1), 103-107.
  10. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2022). Automated syntactic analysis for language teaching. In R. R. Jablonkai & E. Csomay (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of corpora in English language teaching and learning. New York: Routledge.
  11. Lu, X., Casal, J. E., & Liu, Y. (2021). Corpus-based genre analysis. In C. Coombe & H. Mohebbi (Eds.), Research questions in language education and applied linguistics. Berlin: Springer.
  12. Casal, J. E., & Bikowski, D. (2020). A framework for learning with digital resources: Applications for project-based language learning. In G. Beckett & T. Slater (Eds.), Global perspectives on project-based language, teaching, and assessment: Key approaches, technology tools, and frameworks. Routledge.
  13. Yoon, J., & Casal, J. E. (2020). P-frames and rhetorical moves in Applied Linguistics conference proposals. In U. Römer, V. Cortes, & E. Friginal (Eds.), Advances in corpus-based research on academic writing (pp. 281-305).  Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
  14. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2018). Tutor discourse practices in an online writing lab: A reflective exploration. In G. Kessler (Ed.), TESOL Voices: Online and Hybrid  Classroom Education (pp. 41-48). Alexandria, VA: TESOL Press.
  15. Casal, J. E. (2016). Learning technology review: Criterion Online Writing Evaluation. Calico, 33(1), 146-155.
  16. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2014, March). Distance tutoring: Online writing center for L2 university students. TESOL SLW News, 10(1).
  17. Casal, J. E., & Lee, J. J. (2013). Review of Genres across the Disciplines: Student Writing in Higher Education by H. Nesi & S. Gardner. System, 41(2), 485-487.

Research Grants
External – Funded ($8,137,900)
  1. Co-Investigator. 2026-2029. Teaching and Learning with AI: Transforming Postsecondary Education with Scenario-Based Tasks. US Department of Education. $3,999,998.
  2. Co-Investigator. Scenario-Based Assessment in the Age of Generative AI: Making Space in the Education Market for Alternative Assessment Paradigm. Institute of Education Services. $3,657,949
  3. Senior Personnel. 2022-2024. Language Across Cultures: The Communication Styles of World Leaders. National Science Foundation. $449,999
  4. Co-Investigator. 2019. Mappings Between Linguistic Features and Rhetorical Moves in TOEFL Essays and Their Relationship to Writing Quality. ETS TOEFL Committee of Examiners Research Program. $29,954

Internal – Funded ($147,398)
  1. Co-PI. 2025-2026. Pedagogical Discourse Training for Peer Power Success Coaches: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation. Peer Power Faculty Research Initiative Grant, University of Memphis. $9,220
  2. PI. 2025. A Usage-Based Approach to Comparing in GenAI-produced text with Human Language. IIS Faculty Affiliate Summer Research Fellowship, University of Memphis. $4,750
  3. PI. 2025-2026. “It is important to consult” a linguist: Verb-Argument Constructions in ChatGPT and human experts’ medical and financial advice. University of Memphis, Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Support Program Subvention Grant. $2,382.
  4. Co-PI. 2025. Infant Mortality, Health Literacy, and Breastfeeding among Minority Mothers. IIS Faculty Affiliate Summer Research Fellowship, University of Memphis. $5,000
  5. PI. 2024-2025. Modeling Cultural Understanding. University of Memphis, Diplomacy Research Lab. $2,500
  6. Co-PI. 2024-2025. The Science of Team Science: Research on an Unknown Language. University of Memphis, CAS Team Research Grant. $29,626
  7. Co-PI. 2024. Writing with AI: Perspectives, Policies, and Pedagogies. Catherine and Charles Freeburg Fellowship, Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities, University of Memphis. $420
  8. PI. 2023-2024. Embedded Language Specialist Program Pilot: Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems MS Programs. University of Memphis, Chief Financial Officer. $76,821
  9. PI. 2023. Lexical & Phraseological Patterns in English and Spanish Medical Discourse. CAS Faculty Research Grants, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Memphis. $4,500
  10. Co-PI. 2023. Digital Parenting and Children’s Digital Literacy Practices among the Chinese Immigrant Community in the United States. Community of Research Scholars. University of Memphis Division of Research & Innovation. $2,500
  11. Co-PI. 2023. Theorizing Generative AI's Role in Mental Health Care. Community of Research Scholars. University of Memphis Division of Research & Innovation. $2,500
  12. Co-PI. 2022-2024. Is the L2 Acquisition of Relative Clauses Governed by Syntax or Semantics? A Corpus-Based Study. Expanding Horizons Disciplinary Grants, College of Arts & Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. $5,179
  13. PI. 2021. UCITE Assessment Learning Community Research Grant, Case Western Reserve University. $1,000
  14. PI. 2019. An Integrated Corpus- & Genre-Based Approach to Writing Research & Pedagogy. RGSO Dissertation Support Competition, College of Liberal Arts, Penn State University. $1,000

Awards
  1. Early Career Research Award (2025). College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis
  2. Mentor Award (2025). Graduate Student Association, University of Memphis
  3. IIS Engaged Faculty Member (2025). Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Memphis
  4. Michael K. Harless Faculty Excellence Award (2024). College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis.
  5. MOCH Catherine and Charles Freeburg Fellowship (2024). Marcus Orr Center for the Humanities, University of Memphis. Writing with AI: Perspectives, Policies, and Pedagogies. (With William Duffy)
  6. CAS Faculty Travel Enrichment Award (2024, $600), College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis
  7. Humanities Dissertation Release (2020, Declined), College of Liberal Arts, Penn State University
  8. Gil Watz Dissertation Fellowship (2019), Dept. of Applied Linguistics, Penn State University
  9. University Graduate Fellowship (2016-2020), Graduate College, Penn State University
  10. Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2014), College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio University
  11. Professional Development Scholarship (2014), 48th Annual TESOL Convention, TESOL
  12. Outstanding Teacher (2013), Dept. of Modern Languages, Ohio University
  13. Outstanding Work in Spanish [translated], (2008), Dept. of Modern Languages, Ohio University
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