Research Interests
- Foreign language education
- Second Language Acquisition
- Computer- and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning
- Publicly Engaged Research in SLATE
- Language maintenance and revitalization
- Language justice and (in)security
- Mixed methods for research in SLATE
- Process-oriented research in SLATE
- Complex Dynamic System Theory for research in SLATE
- Oral development in instructional settings and study abroad
- Phonetics and phonology of French
- L2 critical thinking
Research Description
- Associate Professor of French, Second Language Acquisition Teacher Education (SLATE)
- Director of Graduate Studies
- Graduate Program Advisor for French SLATE
- Director of French Around the Corner
- Co-Director of Center of Excellence
Education
- Ph.D. Foreign Language and ESL Education - The University of Iowa
- M.A. Foreign Language and ESL Education - The University of Iowa
- M.A. Rhetorics of Arts - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (France)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, French and Italian
Recent Publications
Mroz, A. (2024). Do students carry their home in their pocket? Influence and impact of smartphone usage on the attachment to or detachment from family and friends during study abroad. Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education, 9(1), 100-126. https://doi.org/10.1075/sar.22018.mro
Mroz, A. P. (2022). Integrating Mobile-based Text-To-Speech (TTS) and Speech-To-Text (STT) to Advance Proficiency and Intelligibility in French. In S. McCrocklin (Ed.), Technological Resources for Second Language Pronunciation Learning and Teaching.: Research-based Approaches (pp. 147-169). Lexington Books.
Mroz, A. P., & Thrasher, T. (2022). Proficiency Development and Smartphone Usage in Study Abroad: Microgenetic Longitudinal Case Studies of French Learners. Foreign Language Annals, 55(2), 455-493. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12619
Mroz, A. P., & Thrasher, T. (2022). Proficiency Development and Smartphone Usage in Study Abroad: Microgenetic Longitudinal Case Studies of French Learners.. Paper presented at 2022 CALICO Conference, Seattle, WA, United States.
Mroz, A. P., & Thrasher, T. (2022). Unfolding of COVID-19 Crisis in a Study-Abroad Program: Voicers of Stakeholders Involved in the Evacuation. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(2), 27-55. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i2.568