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Group: TESLAL

Alexis Newport

Student [LING]

Alexis Newport is pursuing concurrent bachelors in Linguistics and masters in Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language at Iowa State University with minors in Women and Gender Studies and Classical Studies. She previously served as an International...

Zoey McEvoy

Graduate Assistant [ENGL]

Zoey McEvoy is an MA student in TESL and Applied Linguistics at Iowa State. She earned her BA in Linguistics and BS in Mathematics from Iowa State in 2023. She taught English in Kagoshima, Japan from 2023 to 2024, working...

Kaitlin Haffenden

Graduate Assistant [ENGL]

Katie Haffenden is an MA student in the TESL/Applied Linguistics program at Iowa State University. She graduated from Central College in Pella, Iowa, in December 2018, earning a BA degree in Spanish and International and Global Studies with a focus...

Kyle Michels

Student [ENGL]

I am a TESL/Applied Linguistics student focused on teaching to Spanish Speakers. I am interested in learning more about how languages are learned, and the different methods of language teaching.

Ahmad Zubaidi Amrullah

Graduate Assistant [ENGL]

Ahmad Zubaidi Amrullah, also known as Ubed, is an MA student in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)/Applied Linguistics at Iowa State University sponsored by the Indonesia Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA). He earned his bachelor’s degree in English...

Quang Nguyen

Graduate Assistant [ENGL]

Quang Nguyen is an M.A. student in the TESL/Applied Linguistic program. Quang has been tutoring English for students in Vietnam since 2002. In 2007, after graduating from Foreign Trade University, he was employed to be a lecturer in the same...

Saime Esma Masca

Graduate Assistant [ENGL]

Saime Esma Masca is an MA student in the TESL/Applied Linguistics program. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Language Teaching from Middle East Technical University, Turkey. In the 2022–2023 academic year, she worked as an English instructor at the English...

Hannah Reischauer

Graduate Assistant [ENGL]

Hannah Reischauer is an M.A student in the TESL/Applied Linguistics program. In December of 2020, she graduated from Iowa State University with a B.A. in Linguistics and minors in TESL and Environmental Studies. Hannah has taught and tutored ESL, ENL,...

Droste Meints Hennings

Graduate Student [ENGL]

Droste Meints Hennings is a 2025 alumna of the Master's in TESL/Applied Linguistic. In 2023, she graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Education. Throughout her undergraduate experience, Droste gained experience teaching secondary education, which...

Ali Ebrahimpourlighvani

Graduate Student [ENGL]

Ali Ebrahimpourlighvani is a 2025 alumnus of the Master's TESL/AL program. He received his Bachelor's degree in English Language Translation from Tabriz Azad University. Passionate about the world of languages, Ali seeks to explore the cultural and connective power of...

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