Shelley L Staples

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Books

• Biber, D., Gray, B., Staples, S. L., & Egbert, J. (2021). The Register-Functional Approach to Grammatical Complexity: Theoretical foundation, descriptive research findings, applications. New York: Routledge.
• Pickering, L., Friginal, E., & Staples, S. (2017). Talking at Work: Corpus-based Explorations of Workplace Discourse. Springer.
• Staples, S. (2015). The Discourse of Nurse-Patient Interactions: Contrasting the communicative styles of US and international nurses. John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Chapters

• Staples, S. L. (2021). Exploring the impact of situational characteristics on the linguistic features of spoken oral assessment tasks. In Multiple perspectives on learner interaction: The corpus of collaborative oral tasks. Mouton De Gruyter.
• Staples, S. L., Picoral, A., Novikov, A., & Sommer-Farias, B. (2021). Directions for future use of existing corpora in the study of L2 writing. In Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Writing. Routledge.
• Fernandez, J., & Staples, S. L. (2020). Pragmatic approaches. In Handbook of SLA and Corpora. Routledge.
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  This chapter explores the role of corpora in the study of language development from a functional (meaning-based) perspective. It begins with an overview of the learner corpora contributions to second/foreign language pragmatics research. The chapter then turns its focus to functional approaches to second language acquisition, including systemic functional linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and register linguistic perspectives on language development. Throughout the discussion of history, core issues, methodology, research, and future directions, connections will be drawn among these approaches, illustrating their underlying focus on functional language use (rather than formal analysis of underlying structures). Theoretical and methodological contrasts among these perspectives will be discussed as well.
• Staples, S. L. (2020). Healthcare discourse. In Corpus Approaches to Discourse Analysis. Routledge.
• Staples, S. L., & Fernandez, J. (2021). Pragmatic Approaches. In Handbook of SLA and Corpora. Routledge.
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  This chapter explores the role of corpora in the study of language development from a functional (meaning-based) perspective. It begins with an overview of the learner corpora contributions to second/foreign language pragmatics research. The chapter then turns its focus to functional approaches to second language acquisition, including systemic functional linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and register linguistic perspectives on language development. Throughout the discussion of history, core issues, methodology, research, and future directions, connections will be drawn among these approaches, illustrating their underlying focus on functional language use (rather than formal analysis of underlying structures). Theoretical and methodological contrasts among these perspectives will be discussed as well.
• Egbert, J., & Staples, S. L. (2019). Doing multi-dimensional analysis in SPSS, SAS and R.. In Multi-dimensional analysis..
• LaFlair, G. T., Staples, S. L., & Yan, X. (2019). Triangulating corpus linguistics and language assessment: Using corpus linguistics to enhance validity arguments.. In Using corpus methods to triangulate linguistic analysis..
• Staples, S. L., & Fernandez, J. (2019). Corpus linguistic approach to L2 pragmatics research. In Routledge Handbook of SLA and Pragmatics.
• Staples, S. (2016). Identifying Linguistic Features of Medical Interactions: A Register Analysis. In Talking at Work(pp 179--208). Springer.
• Egbert, J., Staples, S., & Biber, D. (2015). Corpus Research. In The Cambridge Guide to Research in Language Teaching and Learning(p. 119).
• Staples, S. L. (2015). Spoken Corpora. In The Cambridge handbook of English corpus linguistics(pp 271-291). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
• Staples, S. L., & Biber, D. (2015). Cluster analysis. In Advancing quantitative methods in second language research(pp 243-274). London: Routledge.
• Staples, S., Egbert, J., Biber, D., & Conrad, S. (2015). Register Variation A Corpus Approach. In The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, 2(pp 505--525).
• Staples, S. L., & Biber, D. (2014). The expression of stance in nurse-patient interactions: An ESP perspective. In Corpus analysis for descriptive and pedagogical purposes: ESP perspectives(pp 123-142). Bern, Switzerland: Peter Lang.

Journals/Publications

• Gao, J., Picoral, A., Staples, S. L., & Macdonald, L. (2021). Citation practices of L2 writers in first-year writing courses: Form, rhetorical function, and connection with pedagogical materials. Applied Corpus Linguistics.
• Picoral, A., Staples, S. L., & Reppen, R. (2021). Automated annotation of L2 English academic writing: An evaluation of software tools. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research.
• Biber, D., Reppen, R., Staples, S. L., & Egbert, J. (2020). Exploring the longitudinal development of grammatical complexity in the natural disciplinary writing of L2-English university students. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research.
• Biber, D., Staples, S. L., Gray, B., & Egbert, J. (2020). Investigating grammatical complexity in L2 English writing research: Linguistic description versus predictive measurement. Journal of English for Academic Purposes.
• Mitchum, C., Rodrigo, R. L., & Staples, S. L. (2020). Remaining Inclusive: Crisis Correspondence Packets for Student Completion of Spring 2020 (COVID19) Writing Courses. Composition Forum, 5.
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  This program profile describes the process the Writing Program at the University of Arizona took to create a pathway to course completion for students during the pandemic-induced remote transition in Spring 2020. While the majority of students continued to have access to the hardware and software necessary to complete the term online, some students did not have these critical access requirements. We designed an independent study style correspondence packet that harkens back to traditional distance education offerings. Recognizing that students might not have access to the web or library for research, instructional materials, or printers, the packets allowed students to use the resources to which they had access and mail in their materials to complete their courses. Designing and implementing this course packet allowed us to continue our mission of inclusion in a moment of crisis by meeting our students where they were as they were displaced from the institutional spaces they had been relying upon to finish their coursework. This work has given us language to use in helping our instructors continue to support their students in crisis.
• Staples, S. L., Goulart, L., Gray, B., Egbert, J., Biber, D., Wizner, S., Black, A., & Shelton, A. (2020). Linguistic perspectives on register. Annual Review of Linguistics.
• Staples, S. L., Venetis, M., Robinson, J., & Dultz, R. (2020). Understanding the multidimensional nature of informational language in health care interactions. Register Studies.
• Yan, X., & Staples, S. L. (2020). Fitting MD analysis in an argument-based validity framework for writing assessment: Explanation and generalization inferences for the ECPE. Language Testing.
• Lan, G., Liu, Q., & Staples, S. L. (2019). Grammatical complexity --- What does it mean and ‘so what’ for L2 writing classrooms?. Journal of Second Language Writing.
• Staples, S. L. (2019). Development and evaluation of a corpus-informed pronunciation course for international nurses. English for Specific Purposes Journal.
• Thirakunkovit, S., Rodriguez, R., Park, K., & Staples, S. L. (2019). A corpus-based analysis of grammatical complexity as a measure of oral English proficiency of ITAs. English for Specific Purposes.
• Venetis, M., Staples, S. L., Robinson, J., & Kearney, T. (2019). Provider information provision and breast cancer patient outcomes.. Health Communication.
• Kwon, H., Partridge, S., & Staples, S. L. (2018). Source work in the L2 writing classroom: Novice undergraduate L2 writers’ use of reporting verbs.. Journal of English for Academic Purposes.
• Kwon, H., Staples, S. L., & Partridge, R. S. (2018). Building a local learner corpus: Construction of a first-year ESL writing corpus for research, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration. International Journal of Learner Corpus Research.
• Shin, J., Velazquez, A., Swatek, A., Staples, S. L., & Partridge, R. S. (2018). Examining the effectiveness of corpus-informed instruction of reporting verbs in L2 first-year college writing. L2 Journal.
• Staples, S. L., Biber, D., & Reppen, R. (2018). Exploring register differences across TOEFL iBT and disciplinary writing tasks: Corpus-based register analysis as a lens for the extrapolation inference.. Modern Language Journal.
• Biber, D., Reppen, R., & Staples, S. (2017). Exploring the Relationship Between TOEFL iBT Scores and Disciplinary Writing Performance. TESOL Quarterly.
• Staples, S. L., & LaFlair, G. T. (2017). Using corpus linguistics to examine the extrapolation inference: A case study of a high stakes speaking assessment. Language Testing.
• Staples, S. L., Egbert, J., & LaFlair, G. T. (2017). A multi-dimensional comparison of oral proficiency interviews to conversation, academic and professional spoken registers. Modern Language Journal.
• Biber, D., Gray, B., & Staples, S. (2016). Contrasting the Grammatical Complexities of Conversation and Academic Writing: Implications for EAP Writing Development and Teaching. Language in Focus, 2(1), 1--18.
• Biber, D., Gray, B., & Staples, S. (2016). Predicting patterns of grammatical complexity across language exam task types and proficiency levels. Applied Linguistics, 37(5), 639--668.
• Staples, S., & Reppen, R. (2016). Understanding first-year L2 writing: A lexico-grammatical analysis across L1s, genres, and language ratings. Journal of Second Language Writing, 32, 17--35.
• Staples, S., Egbert, J., Biber, D., & Gray, B. (2016). Academic writing development at the university level: Phrasal and clausal complexity across level of study, discipline, and genre. Written Communication, 33(2), 149--183.
• Staples, S. (2015). Examining the linguistic needs of internationally educated nurses: A corpus-based study of lexico-grammatical features in nurse--patient interactions. English for Specific Purposes, 37, 122--136.
• Shen, J. J., Xu, Y., Staples, S., & Bolstad, A. L. (2014). Using the Interpersonal Skills tool to assess interpersonal skills of internationally educated nurses. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 11(3), 171--179.
• Staples, S., Kang, O., & Wittner, E. (2014). Considering interlocutors in university discourse communities: Impacting US undergraduates’ perceptions of ITAs through a structured contact program. English for Specific Purposes, 35, 54--65.
• Carter, N., Staples, S., Shen, J., & Xu, Y. (2013). American English pronunciation and the internationally educated nurse. Nursing management, 44(4), 52--55.
• Staples, S., Egbert, J., Biber, D., & McClair, A. (2013). Formulaic sequences and EAP writing development: Lexical bundles in the TOEFL iBT writing section. Journal of English for academic purposes, 12(3), 214--225.
• Xu, Y., Staples, S., & Shen, J. J. (2012). Nonverbal communication behaviors of internationally educated nurses and patient care. Research and theory for nursing practice, 26(4), 290--308.

Proceedings Publications

• Ghanem, R., Edalatishams, I., Huensch, A., Puga, K., & Staples, S. L. (2020, Summer). The effectiveness of computer programs in the transcription and analysis of spoken discourse: Towards a protocol for pronunciation corpora. In Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Presentations

• Cooper, L., Kijas, A., Swatek, A., Dilger, B., Staples, S. L., & Froehlich, H. G. (2023, June). Ethics of Digital Stewardship in Digital Projects: A Roundtable. Association for the Computers and Humanities Virtual Conference. Virtual: Association for the Computers and Humanities.
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  In this roundtable, practitioners from a variety of digital projects will discuss how the ethics of stewardship are foregrounded in our practices. Digital projects regularly rely on student labour, and the Student Collaborator’s Bill of Rights (2015) remains a highly-cited and highly-used vehicle for making our student workers feel like a valued part of a project team. However, the ethics of care extends beyond our student workers and collaborators into how we might need to regularly re-conceptualize our projects that engage with content created by a specific audience for a specific purpose. For example, working with content produced by and for students protected by FERPA in the USA introduces a first level of concern. This becomes more complex when our projects increasingly include content created outside a US environment and/or with a focus on the lived experiences of real people. The following projects will be represented, which cover a range of time periods and geographic circumstances:Corpus & Repository of Writing (CROW) https://writecrow.org/about/Saving Ukranian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO) https://www.sucho.org/Colored Conventions Project (CCP) https://coloredconventions.org/Speakers on the roundtable from each project will get 10 minutes to describe their projects and outline responses to the following prompts: What are some ways project leaders can be responsive to their needs? What do digital projects owe participants who are agreeing to be involved? The moderator (Froehlich) will pose a few questions before opening the floor to discussion from the audience.
• Castek, J., Dupuy, B., Hellmich, E., Mackay, K., & Staples, S. L. (2021, September). CERCLL Resources: Panel Presentation. Arizona Language Association.
• Conrad, N., & Staples, S. L. (2021, April). Building genre awareness through data-driven learning in L2 writing classes. British Association for Learning English for Academic Purposes.
• Gray, B., Staples, S. L., Egbert, J., & Biber, D. (2021, March). Investigating lexico-grammatical complexity in L1 and L2 university student writing across genres, disciplines, and levels.. American Association of Applied Linguistics.
• JoEtta, A., Picoral Sarandy Machado Scheid, A., Goulart, L., Novikov, A., Shin, J., & Staples, S. L. (2021, July). Applying machine learning techniques to the study of L2 English student text-types. Corpus Linguistics.
• Palese, E. A., Banat, H., & Staples, S. L. (2021, March). A web-based archive of pedagogical materials for professional development. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.
• Picoral Sarandy Machado Scheid, A., Novikov, A., Sanchez, K., Staples, S. L., & Gao, J. (2021, July). A web-based citation annotation tool for L2 English academic texts: Combining machine and human power. Corpus Linguistics.
• Picoral Sarandy Machado Scheid, A., Sommer-Farias, B., Novikov, A., & Staples, S. L. (2021, June). iDDL: A report on creating and using interactive corpus-based activities. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.
• Puga, K., Edalatishams, I., Ghanem, R., Huensch, A., & Staples, S. L. (2021, July). Challenges and solutions for working with spoken corpora. Corpus Linguistics.
• Sommer-Farias, B., Centanin-Bertho, M., Vinokurova, V., & Staples, S. L. (2021, November). How to teach writing with learner corpus data. American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages.
• Sommer-Farias, B., Picoral Sarandy Machado Scheid, A., Staples, S. L., Novikov, A., & Centanin-Bertho, M. (2021, June). Soaring higher with MACAWS: Integrating iDDL with other web applications to enhance language learning. Invited Workshop for CERCLL.
• Staples, S. L. (2021, April). The register-functional approach to grammatical complexity. Invited talk for University of Hawaii. online.
• Staples, S. L. (2021, February). Corpus-based curriculum development for ESP: Needs analysis, materials development, assessment and evaluation. Invited talk for the Pennsylvania State University. online.
• Staples, S. L. (2021, February). Using corpora for pedagogy and research.. Invited talk for Michigan State University. online.
• Staples, S. L. (2021, November). Introduction to Corpus Linguistics for English Language Teaching. Invited talk for Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Indonesia. online.
• Staples, S. L., & Velazquez, A. (2021, March). Differences in the situational characteristics and complexity of first year writing and engineering writing. American Association of Applied Linguistics.
• Ghanem, R., Edalatishams, I., Huensch, A., Puga, K., & Staples, S. L. (2019, September). The effectiveness of digital tools in the analysis of spoken discourse: Towards a protocol for pronunciation corpora. Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching. Flagstaff, AZ.
• Gray, B., Staples, S. L., & Egbert, J. (2019, July). Developmental complexity in BAWE: Comparing L1 and L2 English writers. Corpus Linguistics. Cardiff, Wales.
• LaFlair, G., Staples, S. L., & Yan, X. (2019, July). Triangulating corpus linguistics with other linguistic research methods. Corpus Linguistics. Cardiff, Wales.
• Staples, S. L. (2019, April). Is everything an argument? Exploring argumentative essays in the Crow corpus. Invited talk for Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN.
• Staples, S. L. (2019, March). Corpus linguistics and language teaching. Invited Talk for Universidad de Sonora. Hermosillo, Mexico.
• Staples, S. L. (2019, March). Corpus linguistics for qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Invited Talk at Vanderbilt University. Nashville, TN.
• Staples, S. L. (2019, March). Using multidimensional analysis for language assessment. Invited talk at Lancaster University, UK. Lancaster, UK.
• Staples, S. L., & Gevers, J. (2019, May). Multimodal and multilingual composing in first year writing courses: Corpus and repository of writing. Computers and Writing. East Lansing, MI.
• Staples, S. L., & Tardy, C. (2019, November). Genre classification of student writing: Methods and insights. Symposium for Second Language Writing. Tempe, AZ.
• Staples, S. L., Palese, E., Gill, H., Novikov, A., & Muñoz, J. (2019, February). Designing pedagogical materials using Crow web-based interface and offline Macaws-Russian. SLAT Roundtable. Tucson, AZ.
• Staples, S. L., Palese, E., Yaylali, A., & Novikov, A. (2019, November). Bridging L2 writing and academic vocabulary through corpus-based activities. Arizona TESOL. Flagstaff, AZ.
• Staples, S. L., Venetis, M., & Robinson, J. (2019, July). Using MDA for corpus-based discourse analysis: Variation in language use across patients and providers in the context of breast cancer surgery. Corpus Linguistics. Cardiff, Wales.
• Gao, J., Macdonald, L., Wang, Z., Adriana, P., & Staples, S. L. (2018, March). Citation practices of L2 writers in first-year writing courses: Form, function, and connection with pedagogical materials.. American Association of Applied Linguistics.
• Gao, J., Picoral, A., Macdonald, L., Staples, S. L., & Zhaozhe, W. (2018, October). Citation practices of L2 writers in first-year writing courses: form, function, and connection with pedagogical materials. Writing Research Without Walls.
• Gray, B., Staples, S. L., & Egbert, J. (2018, September). Complexity in writing development: Untangling two approaches to measuring grammatical complexity.. American Association of Corpus Linguistics.
• Huensch, A., & Staples, S. L. (2018, September). Towards a protocol for a multilingual corpus for pronunciation researchers (Colloquium). Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching.
• Nicole, S., Picoral, A., Green, C., Kirstein, N., & Staples, S. L. (2018, February). Using learner corpus data for language teaching: Introduction to Antconc. SLAT Roundtable.
• Picoral, A., Staples, S. L., Reppen, R., Novikov, A., & Lan, G. (2018, September). Annotating learner data for lexico-grammatical patterns: A comparison of software tools.. American Association of Corpus Linguistics.
• Sommer, B., Novikov, A., Staples, S. L., & Picoral, A. (2018, October). MACAWS: Multilingual academic corpus of assignments-writing and speaking.. Arizona Corpus Linguistics Conference.
• Staples, S. L. (2018, July). Corpus-based curriculum development in ESP: needs analysis, materials development, assessment and evaluation.. Teaching and Language Corpora.
• Staples, S. L. (2018, March). Differences in the complexity of first year writing and disciplinary writing: A corpus-based study with implications for curriculum and instruction. American Association of Applied Linguistics.
• Staples, S. L., Picoral, A., Shin, J., Swatek, A., & Wang, T. (2018, July). Exploring variation and intertextuality in L2 undergraduate writing in English: Using the Corpus and Repository of Writing Online Platform for research and teaching. Teaching and Language Corpora.
• Staples, S. L., Reppen, R., Picoral, A., Novikov, A., Lan, G., Holcolmb, C., & Liu, Q. (2018, September). The language of first year writing across L1 backgrounds. American Association of Corpus Linguistics.
• Banat, H., Staples, S. L., Craig, S., & Wang, Z. (2017, Spring). Building a collaborative interdisciplinary research and pedagogical project for SLW. TESOL.
• Crabtree, J., & Staples, S. L. (2017, Fall). Corpus examination of pronunciation features identified in oral instructors’ reports. Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching.
• Gray, B., Staples, S. L., & Egbert, J. (2017, Summer). Complexity in writing development: Untangling two approaches to measuring grammatical complexity. Corpus Linguistics.
• McMullin, M., Wang, Z., Dilger, B., & Staples, S. L. (2017, Spring). Cultivating writing research via corpus and computational collaboration. CCCC.
• Shin, J., Velazquez, A., Partridge, R. S., & Staples, S. L. (2017, Spring). Corpus-based learning of reporting verbs in L2 academic writing. TESOL.
• Staples, S. L. (2017, Spring). Combining ethnographic and corpus research methods in English for medical purposes.. TESOL 2017.
• Staples, S. L., & Kang, O. (2017, Fall). Corpus linguistics and pronunciation analysis.. Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching.
• Staples, S. L., & Reppen, R. (2017, Spring). Corpus linguistics for language teaching. Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium.
• Staples, S. L., Omizo, R., Hart-Davidson, W., & Dilger, B. (2017, Spring). Promoting RAD writing research through inter-institutional collaboration. CCCC.
• Yan, X., & Staples, S. L. (2017, Spring). Characterizing types of lexical bundles used in second language (L2) academic writing across developmental levels. AAAL.
• Banat, H., Wang, T., Swatek, A., & Staples, S. L. (2016, October). Building community expertise: Developing a corpus and repository of writing for writing professionals.. Symposium on Second Language Writing. Tempe, AZ.
• Dilger, B., Macdonald, L., McMullin, M., Staples, S. L., & Wang, T. (2016, May). Boundary work: Designing a composition archive for research and mentoring across disciplines.. Computers and Writing. Rochester, NY.
• LaFlair, G. T., & Staples, S. L. (2016, April). Applications of corpus linguistics for investigating target domain language in high stakes assessments.. American Association of Applied Linguistics. Orlando, FL.
• Shin, J., Lan, G., Gao, J., Partridge, S., & Staples, S. L. (2016, September). The effectiveness of ‘soft’ DDL on reporting verbs in L2 writing: A corpus-based study.. American Association of Corpus Linguistics. Ames, IA.
• Shin, J., Partridge, S., Velasquez, A., & Staples, S. L. (2016, October). Examining the effectiveness of data-driven instruction of reporting verbs.. Symposium on Second Language Writing. Tempe, AZ.
• Smart, J., Staples, S. L., & Reppen, R. (2016, October). The effects of topic on L2 language use and writing quality.. Symposium on Second Language Writing. Tempe, AZ.
• Staples, S. L. (2016, April). Combining corpus and assessment methods to understand the relationship between patient narratives, provider discourse and patient satisfaction.. American Association of Applied Linguistics. Orlando, FL.
• Staples, S. L. (2016, July). Investigating linguistic characteristics of L2 writing development through the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English: A multi-dimensional analysis.. Teaching and Language Corpora. Geissen, Germany.
• Staples, S. L. (2016, March). Development and evaluation of a corpus-informed curriculum for international nurses.. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Baltimore, MD.
• Staples, S. L. (2016, September). Boundary work: Reflections on collaboration across disciplines for technology enhanced (language) teaching and learning.. L2 Digital Literacies and Arizona Computer-Assisted Language Learning. Tucson, AZ.
• Staples, S. L., & Yan, X. (2016, October). Investigating writing development through the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English: A multi-dimensional analysis.. Symposium on Second Language Writing. Tempe, AZ.
• Staples, S. L., Biber, D., & Reppen, R. (2016, September). Exploring register differences across TOEFL iBT and disciplinary writing tasks.. American Association of Corpus Linguistics. Ames, IA.
• Swatek, A., Banat, H., & Staples, S. L. (2016, July). Developing a first year composition L2 writing corpus and repository.. Teaching and Language Corpora. Geissen, Germany.
• Yan, X., & Staples, S. L. (2016, April). Investigating the scalability of lexico-grammatical complexity as construct validity evidence for the ECPE writing tasks: A multidimensional analysis.. American Association of Applied Linguistics. Orlando, FL.
• Yan, X., & Staples, S. L. (2016, May). Using multi-dimensional analysis to scale lexico-grammatical complexity on a large-scale writing test.. Asian Association of Language Assessment. Bali, Indonesia.
• Kwon, H., Partridge, S., & Staples, S. L. (2015, October). Examining the use of reporting verbs in L2 writing: a corpus-based study.. Second Language Research Forum. Atlanta, GA.
• Reppen, R., & Staples, S. L. (2014, July). Linguistic features, L1, and assignment type: What’s the relation to writing quality?. Corpus Linguistics. Lancaster, UK.
• Staples, S. L., Egbert, J., & LaFlair, G. T. (2015, July). A Multi-dimensional comparison of oral proficiency interviews to conversation, academic and professional spoken registers.. Corpus Linguistics. Lancaster, UK.
• Staples, S. L., Partridge, S., & Kwon, H. (2015, July). PSLW-Corpus: a learner corpus in concept, content, and execution.. Corpus Linguistics. Lancaster, UK.
• Zhuang, Y. H., & Staples, S. L. (2015, October). Using PRAAT to visualize suprasegmentals for language learners.. Pronunciation and Second Language Learning and Teaching. Dallas, TX.
• LaFlair, G. T., Egbert, J., & Staples, S. L. (2014, September). Comparing oral proficiency interviews to academic and professional spoken registers.. American Association of Corpus Linguistics. Flagstaff, AZ.
• Staples, S. L. (2014, Fall). Triangulating data in corpus-based discourse analysis: Using corpus, assessment, and interview data to better understand nurse-patient interactions.. Invited talk for the International Center for Intercultural Communication, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis..
• Staples, S. L. (2014, September). Triangulating data in corpus-based discourse analysis: Using corpus, assessment, and interview data to better understand a discourse domain.. American Association of Corpus Linguistics. Flagstaff, AZ.
• Staples, S. L., LaFlair, G. T., & Egbert, J. (2014, October). Investigating the multi-faceted nature of speaking performance with a multivariate method.. Midwest Association of Language Testers. Ann Arbor, MI.

Poster Presentations

• Gao, J., Macdonald, L., Wang, Z., Picoral, A., & Staples, S. L. (2017, Summer). Variability in citation practices of developing L2 writers in first-year writing course. Corpus Linguistics.

Reviews

• Staples, S. L. (2018. Review of Reflective Writing in Medical Practice.
• Staples, S. (2016. Understanding Patients’ Voices: A Multi-method Approach to Health Discourse(pp 121-124).

Others

• Yan, X., & Staples, S. L. (2017, Spring). Investigating lexico-grammatical complexity as construct validity evidence for the ECPE writing tasks: A multidimensional analysis. CaMLA Research Reports.
• LaFlair, G. T., Staples, S., & Egbert, J. (2015, Spring). Variability in the MELAB Speaking Task: Investigating Linguistic Characteristics of Test-Taker Performances in Relation to Rater Severity and Score. CaMLA Working Papers.
• Staples, S. (2014, May). Linguistic characteristics of international and US nurse discourse. Dissertation.