Thank you for your interest in the AAAL Conference Connections 2020 initiative. Conference Connections facilitates opportunities for student members of AAAL to meet more established scholars in the field. Students who sign up for Conference Connections are paired with a more senior member of AAAL who serves as a "mentor" by meeting with the student during the conference for only ONE of two options (as chosen by the student):

Option 1 (General mentoring support): This option is ideal for students who are in earlier stages of their scholarly development; they can generally articulate their areas of interest, but may not yet have a defined research trajectory. Some topics for discussion could include navigating AAAL and the field of applied linguistics in general, writing successful conference and/or research proposals, becoming involved in service as a student, managing work/life balance, and more.

Option 2 (Research and advanced professional development): This option is ideal for graduate students/candidates who are in the later stages of their scholarly development; they have a clearly defined research trajectory and can articulate specifically what sort of interests and feedback they are looking to explore with their mentors. Some topics for discussion could include becoming an independent and primary researcher/investigator, turning a presentation into a journal article, developing a dissertation chapter, securing funding for research and external projects, or applying for jobs/entering the academic job market.

To serve as a mentor, please fill out the form below.  Please note that in order to participate in Conference Connections 2020, you must be registered for the conference by January 20.

You will be notified regarding your specific mentee pairing before the end of February 2020.  

Thank you once again for your interest.