Robyn Edwards

Dr. Robyn Edwards is an assistant professor of TESOL at Western Michigan University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English Philology from the National University of Ireland Galway in 2015 and her master’s degree in Applied English Linguistics for Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Jaén in Spain in 2017. She received a Ph.D. in Education, with a focus on language, literacy, and culture, from Oklahoma State University in 2023. Dr. Edwards has taught English and prepared teachers for more than 14 years across Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Her experience includes K–12 English language instruction, teacher professional development, and university TESOL courses. Since joining WMU in 2024, she has taught courses in linguistics, second language acquisition, ESL teaching methods, and research methods at both the graduate and undergraduate level. Her research interests include multilingual learners’ digital language practices, learner autonomy, teacher advocacy, and the use of artificial intelligence in language education.