Sinem Sonsaat-Hegelheimer received her PhD from the Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University and is an assistant professor in the same program. She was the editorial assistant of Journal of Second Language Pronunciation (JSLP) from 2014 to 2021 and the chair of Speech Pronunciation and Listening Interest Section (SPLIS) of TESOL International association between 2020-2021. Sinem’s research interests include pronunciation teaching, materials evaluation and development, and computer-assisted language learning. She published her work in TESOL Quarterly, Speech Communication, and CATESOL Journal. She is the co-editor of Second language pronunciation: Bridging the gap between research and practice (Wiley Blackwell) with John M. Levis and Tracey M. Derwing.