Hyeree Kang (Heidi Kang) holds an M.A. in TESOL from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and currently serves as an Education Advisor at IGI Korea, contributing to the research and development of digital language learning solutions. With over a decade of experience in ESL/ESOL instruction, curriculum development, and program coordination across the United States and Korea, she brings a learner-centered perspective to language education design. Her research interests center on digital language education, spatial experiential learning, and the application of situated learning and embodied cognition theories to second language acquisition. She is particularly interested in how immersive digital environments can be structured to support meaningful, retention-oriented vocabulary learning, moving beyond passive exposure toward active engagement with language. She served as corresponding author on “Beyond the Screen: A Conceptual Framework for Spatial Experiential Vocabulary Learning in Digital Language Education,” introducing the EARR (Encounter-Act-Respond-Reuse) framework, a structured approach to vocabulary acquisition in immersive digital environments that links theoretical foundations to practical instructional design. Her ongoing work bridges academic research and applied educational design, aiming to strengthen the pedagogical credibility and effectiveness of immersive language learning environments.