Raychel Vasseur (Ph.D. University of Iowa, 2018) is an Assistant Professor of Spanish and the Director of Spanish Foundations at Texas Tech University. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Hispanic linguistics, second language pedagogy, and applied linguistics. Her research interests include language acquisition in the study abroad context, willingness to communicate, L2 writing, program evaluation and outcomes assessment, computer-assisted language learning, and the development and assessment of intercultural competence and second language speaking skills.