Professional Service

  • Languages. Reviewer. 11/03/2023 - 12/08/2023
  • TIRF. Role: Committee Chair. Kathi M. Bailey Teacher Research Award - TIRF Bailey Award. 06/30/2023 - 12/31/2024
  • Frontiers in Education. Role: Managing Editor. Review. 05/31/2023 - 12/04/2023
  • TIRF. Role: Member. Research Mentoring Award Committee. 02/17/2023 - 02/21/2025
  • TESOL. Reviewer for Teacher of the Year Award. 10/11/2021 - 10/25/2021
  • AAAL. Reviewer for AAAL 2021 Conference. 09/10/2021 - 09/30/2021
  • TESOL. Conference paper reviewer. 06/21/2021 - 07/05/2021
  • Language Teaching Research. Reviewer. 04/15/2021 - 05/14/2021
  • Language Research Quarterly. Role: External reviewer. Reviewer for four papers. 09/07/2020 - 12/18/2020
  • Kent State University. External reviewer for a tenure and promotion case. 09/06/2019 - 10/18/2019
  • Reviewer for a scholarly paper. I reviewed two papers for a book for IGI Global. 09/06/2019 - 10/10/2019
  • AILA (International Association of Applied Linguists). Abstract reviewer. 08/30/2019 - 09/13/2019
  • Language Assessment Research Conference. Abstract reviewer. 08/15/2019 - 09/30/2019
  • TESOL Quarterly. Role: Reviewer of scholarly paper. I reviewed one scholarly paper for this journal. 07/08/2019 - 08/10/2019
  • AILA (International Association of Applied Linguists). Co-chair of a symposium. 06/28/2019 - 08/14/2020
  • TESOL International. Abstract reviewer. 06/28/2019 - 07/15/2019
  • IGI Global. Editorial Advisory Board . 02/11/2019 - 06/30/2020
  • George Mason University . External reviewer for a tenure case. 02/08/2019 - 09/10/2019
  • Iowa State University. External reviewer for advancement for full professor. 12/03/2018 - 03/08/2019
  • Modern Language Journal. Role: Reviewer of scholarly paper. I reviewed two papers for this journal. 10/15/2018 - 03/31/2019
  • Fulbright. Role: member of the Board/Reviewer of papers. National Screening Committee for TEFL Awards. 09/14/2018 - 10/31/2018
  • The International Research Foundation . Role: Reviewer of applications/committee member. Reviewer for Doctoral Dissertation Grants and reviewer of Masters Research Grants . 05/31/2018 - 07/31/2020
  • The International Research Foundation (TIRF) for English language education . Role: Chair. I am Chair of TIRF's Research Advisory Committee and oversee two major research grant programs, one for masters students and one for doctoral students. I am also responsible for reading interim reports from grantees and editing all final reports. 03/27/2018 - 12/31/2021
  • English for Specific Purposes (Journal). Role: Reviewer of scholarly paper. I reviewed one scholarly paper for this journal. 02/12/2018 - 03/15/2018
  • TESOL International . Role: Proposal reviewer. I reviewed proposal for the TESOL International 2018 Convention. Because of the difficulty in moving to the new system, I reviewed over 100 proposals. 09/15/2017 - 04/30/2018
  • TESOL . Role: Strand Coordinator. TESOL moved to a new venue for adjudicating papers and planning the annual convention. I agreed to be one of the Strand Coordinators for TESOL 2018, overseeing the adjudication of the papers and creating the program. 08/15/2017 - 04/30/2018
  • TESOL International Association. Adjudication, TESOL 2018 Distinguished Teacher Award. 08/15/2017 - 10/15/2017
  • Modern Language Journal. Reviewer. 08/11/2017 - 10/10/2017
  • TESOL International Association. Abstract reviewer for TESOL 2018 Convention in Chicago, Illinois . 08/01/2017 - 08/31/2017
  • TESOL Quarterly. Reviewer. 06/09/2017 - 06/30/2017
  • The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). Adjudication of Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDGs). 05/22/2017 - 07/07/2017
  • TESOL International Association. Strand Chair, Leadership and Professional Development, for the TESOL 2018 Convention, Chicago, Illinois. 05/15/2017 - 08/31/2017
  • English for Specific Purposes (Journal). Reviewer (2 papers). 02/10/2017 - 04/28/2017
  • Utah Immersion Conference. Role: committee member. Member, Research Committee for program planning. 09/2013 - 11/2014
  • TESOL. Role: reviewer of applications/committee member. Reviewer for research articles for TESOL Quarterly. 01/2013 - 12/2013
  • Chulalongkorn University Language Institute. Role: Reviewing potential papers. PASAA Journal Editorial Advisory Board. 09/05/2011 - 09/05/2014
  • International Journal of Language Studies (IJLS). Role: Member of the Board/Reviewer of papers. Editorial Board. 02/2011 - 12/31/2012
  • Chulalongkorn University Language Institute . Role: Member of the Board/Reviewer of papers. Editorial Board for on-line journal . 11/2010 - 12/31/2015
  • The International Research Foundation (TIRF). Role: Chair. Chair, Research Advisory Committee I oversee the adjudication of the TIRF Doctoral Dissertation (DDG) Awards (120 applications) and the Masters Research Awards (MRG) with 100 applications. I also edit all of the final reports from the doctoral research before they are published, chair the committee, and review the interim reports to determine if the awardees are meeting their benchmarks. 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2024

Internal Service

  • Visiting Assistant Professor Search Committee. Chair, 10/31/2023 - 06/07/2024. Department service.
  • Director of Graduate Studies. 07/01/2023 - 07/01/2026. Department service.
  • Retention, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Committee. Member, 07/01/2023 - 05/31/2024. College service.
  • Tenured Faculty Review. Chair, 07/01/2023 - 04/01/2024. Department service.
  • Assistant Professor Computational Linguistics Search Committee. Chair, 11/01/2022 - 02/28/2023. Department service.
  • Executive Committee. 08/16/2021 - 07/01/2024. Department service.
  • Graduate Committee. 08/16/2021 - 07/01/2023. Department service.
  • Career Development Committee. 08/16/2021 - 07/01/2022. College service.
  • RPT Chair. 02/08/2021 - 04/01/2024. Department service.
  • RPT Committee. 01/18/2021 - 07/01/2021. College service.
  • Faculty Advisory Committee. 01/01/2021 - 07/01/2021. College service.
  • Department RPT Secretary. 09/10/2019 - 10/31/2019. Department service.
  • RPT Committee. member, 08/19/2019 - 06/30/2021. College service.
  • Executive Committee. member, 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2020. Department service.
  • Bylaws committee. Chair, 05/15/2018 - 02/15/2019. Department service.
  • Urban Institute for Teacher Education (UITE) Elementary Admissions Committee. 01/29/2018 - 06/30/2020. Other service.
  • College of Education Scholarship Committee. Member of the Board/Reviewer of papers, 01/01/2018 - 05/31/2019. College service.
  • MA TESOL Task Force. 09/11/2017 - 12/31/2018. Department service.
  • Faculty Awards Committee. committee member , 08/14/2017 - 06/30/2020. College service.
  • Chair, RPT Advisory Committee. 04/30/2017 - 04/30/2018. Department service.
  • RPT Guidelines Drafting Committee. Member, 10/12/2016 - 05/15/2017. Department service.
  • Ad Hoc Committee Informal Tenure Review. Member and Secretary, 08/15/2016 - 11/30/2016. Department service.
  • Ad Hoc Committee for Promotion to Full Professor. Secretary, 08/15/2016 - 11/30/2016. Department service.
  • Ad Hoc Committee for Promotion to Full Professor. Chair, 08/15/2016 - 11/30/2016. Department service.
  • Faculty Senate . elected member from the College of Humanities, 07/2013 - 07/2014. University service.
  • Scholarship Committee. Reviewer of applications/committee member, 04/2013 - 07/2015. College service.
  • Career Development Committee. Member, 08/2012 - 05/2014. College service.
  • RPT. Member, 08/2012 - 05/2014. College service.
  • Career Development Committee. Member, 08/2012 - 05/2013. College service.
  • RPT Committee. Member, 08/2012 - 05/2013. College service.

Community Partnership

  • La Maison des Enfants Salt Lake City. 10/12/2018 - 02/28/2022
  • Pre-service teacher development modules for K12 public school teachers. 09/15/2012 - 08/2013
  • ESL Endorsement Committee for the Utah State Office of Education (USOE). 08/2010 - present

Outreach

  • Resources for the UITE Website for Teachers of English Language Learners (ELL) for K12 Inservice Teachers in Local Districts. 08/2012 - 07/2013

Honors & Awards

  • Promotion to the Rank of Distinguished Professor. University of Utah, 03/31/2023
  • This Dee Grant proposal supports teaching activities for Phase 2 of a teaching improvement project that targets four undergraduate courses in the TESOL Certificate Program. The purpose of the proposal is to determine how the realignment of the curriculum, which was accomplished in Phase 1 of the project, affects student learning in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes as they are conceptualized in the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence Value Rubric. To accomplish this goal four grant activities are planned. Dee Dee Foundation/Dee Grant, 02/24/2020
  • Seed Grant. This project narrative explains the first stage of a research project that focuses on investigating the development foreign language skills and the conceptualization of instructional practices in an early childhood French immersion program. The overall purpose of the research is to document the development of second and foreign language (SFL) proficiency over time to determine possible factors that may affect SFL development in young learners involved in immersion education. We are interested in the development of oral language skill development (i.e., listening and speaking), as well as the instructional practices that are used to foster the development of emergent reading and writing skills . Office of the Vice President for Research, 02/14/2020
  • Recipient of a GLAD Grant. Office of Global Engagement, 03/29/2019
  • The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching received an Honorable Mention in the American Library Association 2019 Dartmouth Medal for most outstanding reference work. I was an Associate Editor on the project and edited Volume 3, which contained 65 entries and 200,000 words. American Library Association , 02/15/2019
  • The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching won the 2019 PROSE awards for best Multivolume Reference/Humanities. I was an Associate Editor on the project and edited Volume 3. Volume 3 contained 65 entries and 200,000 words. Association of American Publishers , 02/11/2019
  • Nomination. 2018 QIYAS Award for Excellence in Educational Assessment. The QIYAS award was established in 2014 to promote excellence and contributions to the field of educational measurement, assessment, and evaluation. It is awarded every two years in conjunction with the International Conference on Educational Evaluation (ICEE), which is organized by the Education Evaluation Commission (EEC) in Saudi Arabia. The award carries with is approximately $27,000 USD ($100,000 SAR). Christison, M. A., & Saville, N. (2018) (Eds.) Advancing the Field of Language Assessment. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. International Conference on Educational Evaluation (ICEE), 09/14/2018
  • International Travel Grant. College of Humanities, 12/11/2017
  • Roundtable Grant - $10,000 to co-convene a Roundtable on Classroom-based Assessment at the Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand, July 2 - 6, 2018 (co-convener Adrian Palmer). Language Learning, 07/28/2017
  • TESOL 50@50 Award. TESOL International Association celebrated its 50th Anniversary at the annual convention in Baltimore, Maryland, USA April 5 – 8, 2016. In recognition of its 50 years, 50 individuals were selected to receive the 50@50 Award. Professor Christison was recognized one of 50 TESOL leaders worldwide who has made a significant contribution to the TESOL profession through her teaching, research, and leadership. The TESOL website states the following about the group: "Their leadership has helped build the association and develop English language teaching and learning into a profession that touches the lives of students and educators worldwide.” . TESOL International Association, 04/09/2016
  • University Research Fellowship. University Research Committee, 01/11/2016
  • English Language Specialist grant for teacher education programs in Florianopolis and São Paolo, Brazil. English Language Specialist Program - US Dept. of State/Georgetown University, 08/01/2014
  • Faculty Fellow. Bennion Center for Community Engagement - University of Utah, 09/2012
  • James E. Alatis Award for Distinguished Service to the TESOL Profession. TESOL International Association, 01/15/2012
  • ASUU Student Choice Award. Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU), 04/10/2011
  • Student Choice Award. Department of Linguistics , 04/2010
  • I received a NSC grant from the government of the Republic of China to deliver lectures on ELT at various universities and to serve as the keynote speaker for their national conference. National Science Council, Republic of China (Taiwan), 10/15/2008
  • I was awarded a grant to deliver lectures to universities in Taiwan and to deliver the keynote address at the annual conference on English language teaching. National Science Council, Republic of China (Taiwan), 10/15/2008