A seasoned researcher with expertise in mixed-methods research, specializing in qualitative and quantitative analysis through MaxQDA and R. Driven by a commitment to expanding scientific knowledge and fostering innovation through methodologically rigorous investigation.
Le, T. T. K., & Trinh, M. T. (Accepted, 2025). Future-oriented stress and coping strategies: A qualitative and cultural study. International Journal of Multicultural Education.
Li, A., Nguyen, C., Le, T. T. K., & Choi, J. (2025). U.S. or Canada? how Chinese International Undergraduate Students Make College Choices. Journal of Studies in International Education, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153251343133
Hou, M., Le, T. T. K. & Mushfiq, M. (2025). Intersecting identities of three Asian transnational women doctoral students: a critical collaborative autoethnography. High Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-025-01461-9
Trinh, T. M., Le, T. T. K., Le, K. M. A., Nguyen, C., Tran, T. (2024). Shaping choices: factors influencing Vietnamese high school students’ transition to higher education. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01384-x
Le, T. T. K. & Huyen-Nguyen, T. T. (2024). Stressors and solutions: A preliminary examination of acculturative stress among international students. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education. 15(5S), 62-71.
Stewart, B., Szcyrek, S., Milak, E., & Le, T. T. K. (2023). Barriers and beliefs: A comparative case study of how university educators understand the datafication of higher education systems. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 1-20.
Le, T. T. K. (2023). Dealing with acculturative stress: How do international students’ personality traits help? Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14(5A), 20-24.
Le, T. T. K. & Nguyen, T. T. (2017). The impacts of rhetorical schema on English majors’ listening comprehension in academic situations at HCMC university of technology and education. Journal of Science Ho Chi Minh City Open University, 7(4), 34-46.
Le, T. T. K. & Stewart, B. (Under Review). Data risks in online classroom platforms: A comparative analysis of policy documents. Journal of Learning and Teaching.
Le, T. T. K. & Huyen-Nguyen, T. T. (Under Review). Acculturative stress of international students: A systematic literature review on sources, effects, and Strategies. Review of Educational Research.
Smith, C., Zhou, G., Le, T. T. K, Razi. A., Chan, C. L., Sriramachandran, T., Marcuz, M., & Salinitri, G. (Under Review). Educator and student perspectives for enhancing international students’ sense of belonging in Ontario secondary schools. Journal of International Students. Journal of Comparative and International Education.
Chan, C. L., & Le, T. T. K. (Under Review). Learning beyond Borders: A Mitacs internship in Canada. Canadian Journal of Higher Education.
Le, T. T. K. (Under Review). Social support and growth mindset: Autoethnography of an international doctoral Student in Canada. Canadian Journal of Higher Education.
Le, T. T. K., Tran, E., Tran, P. (Under Review). Factors influencing international students’ willingness to seek support. Canadian Journal of Higher Education.
Trinh, T., Dang, C., Nguyen, C., Le, T. T. K., & Tran, T. (Under Review). Decoding Signals: The Role of Institutional Tiers in Shaping Higher Education Choices. Studies in Higher Education.
Stewart, B. & Le, T. T. K. (In progress). A literature review on digital learning and belonging.
Le, T. T. K. (In progress). A comparative case study on academic stressor among international students in Canada.
Le, T. T. K., Dang, C., Le, K., Nguyen, C., Trinh, T., Tran, K., Tran, T. & Tran, M., (In progress). Factors influencing Vietnamese high school students’ study-abroad choices.
Dang, T. T., Le, T. T. K. & Zabin, R. (In progress). A literature review on the use of educational technology to promote learner autonomy.
Le, T. T. K. & Pham, T. K. A. (2024). Teachers’ Creativity in an Online Environment: A Mixed Methods Study. In H. Kassim, R. et al. (Eds.), Rethinking Language Education, Creativity and Technology: Perspectives and Practices. (pp. 227–259). UMPSA Publishing.
Tran, E. & Le, T. T. K. (2024). Overcoming Racism and Discrimination: Experiences of Vietnamese ESL Teachers in Canada. In X. Hou & C. Smith (Eds.), Interrogating Race and Racism in Postsecondary Language Classrooms. 52-72. IGI Global.
Le, T. T. K. (2023). A lotus flower from the East growing in an Eastern community. In U. Gaulee, K. Bista, B. Zhang., & B. Schreiber (Eds.), Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures: The Narratives of Global Scholars. 27-30. STAR scholars Network In collaboration with Open Journals in Education and Journal of International Students.
Le, T. T. K. & Pham, V. K. (2022). A systematic review of online learning in the context of international students. In C. Smith & G. Zhou (Eds.), Successful Teaching Strategies for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students. 381-401. IGI Global.
Smith, C., Zhou, G., Marcuz, M., Razi, A., Le, T. T. K., Sriramachandran, T., Chi, L. C., Salinitri, G., Shahbazi, S., Zhang, X. & Danko, H. (2023). Educator and Student Perspectives for Enhancing International Students’ Sense of Belonging in Ontario Secondary Schools. Greater Essex County District School Board. Canada.
Stewart, B., Szcyrek, S., & Le, T. T. K. (2022). Data in Higher Education: A Conversation on Critical Change. Sharing Ideas Series, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor, Canada.
Smith, C., Kaszuba, A., Le, T. T. K., Collis, R., & Dombroski, D. J. (2022). Navigating Tough Times. The Fall Event of the CCGSE, Canada.
Le, T. T. K. (2018). Classroom Debates to Develop Learners’ Critical Thinking and Speaking Skills: Teaching Methodology. The Language Teaching and Learning Today International Conference 2018: Unity and Diversity. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam.
Stewart, B., Milak, E., Szcyrek, S., & Le, T. T. K. (2023). Personal, Institutional, and Societal Barriers to Educators’ Engagement with Datafication on Campus: A Case Study. Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Conference Proceedings:2023, Vol. 3(1) 1–6.
Le, T. T. K. (2018). Project-based learning in the 21st century: a review of dimensions for implementation in university-level teaching and learning. The Proceedings on the 4th International Conference on English Across Culture. University of Pendidikan Ganesha, Indonesia, 230-241.
Le, T. T. K. (2018). Web-based grammar instructions: features, problems, and solutions. The Proceedings on the Language Teaching and Learning Today International Conference 2018: Unity and Diversity. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam, 428-439.
Le, T. T. K., Tran, P., & Tran, E. (June, 2025). Factors Influencing International Students' Willingness to Seek Support. CASJE. The CSSE Annual Conference. George Brown College. Canada.
Le, T. T. K., Kaya, J., Dressler, R., & Lenters, K. (June, 2025). Teacher professional learning and pedagogical practices in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. CATE. The CSSE Annual Conference. George Brown College. Canada.
Le, T. T. K. (Nov, 2024). Exploring Acculturative Stress and Coping Strategies Among Vietnamese International Students: An Integrated Mixed-Methods Investigation. Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). Ottawa. Canada.
Trinh, T., Le, T. T. K., Dang, C., Nguyen, C. & Tran, T. (Nov, 2024). Decoding Signals: The Role of Institutional Tiers in Shaping Higher Education Choices. Association for The Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Minnesota. The US.
Li, A., Nguyen, C., Le, T. T. K. & Choi, J. (Nov, 2024). U.S. or Canada? How Chinese International Undergraduate Students Make College Choices. Association for The Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Minnesota. The US.
Le, T. T. K. (June, 2024). From Strain to Strength: Coping with Acculturative Stress in the Life of an International Doctoral Student in Canada. CIESC. The CSSE Annual Conference. McGill University. Quebec. Canada.
Le, T. T. K. & Tran, E. (June, 2024). Voices from the Margins: Experiences of Vietnamese ESL Educators Navigating Exclusion in Canada. CIESC. The CSSE Annual Conference. McGill University. Quebec. Canada.
Marcuz, M., Le, T. T. K., & Razi, A. (May, 2024). Educator and Student Perspectives for Enhancing International Students’ Sense of Belonging in Ontario Secondary Schools. CAPS-I Conference. Niagara Falls. Ontario. Canada.
Hou, M., Le, T. T. K. & Mushfiq, M. (March, 2024). Embracing Intersectionality: Multilayered Identities of Asian Female Transnational Doctoral Students. AERA. Philadelphia, the US.
Trinh, T., Nguyen, C., Le, T. T. K., Tran, Minh. & Tran, T. (March, 2024). Shaping College Readiness: Factors Influencing Vietnamese High School Students' Transition to Higher Education. AERA. Philadelphia, the US.
Le, T. T. K. & Huyen-Nguyen, T. T. (March, 2024). Understanding Acculturative Stress in International Students: A Systematic Review of its Origins, Impact, and Coping Mechanisms. AERA. Philadelphia, the U.S.
Le, T. T. K. & Stewart, B. (May, 2023). Data risks in online classroom platforms: A comparative analysis of policy documents. OTESSA. York University. Ontario, Canada.
Szcyrek, S., Milak, E., Stewart, B. & Le, T. T. K. (May, 2023). Data privacy in the Digital Classroom: Educators' Beliefs and Barriers. CERA. The CSSE Annual Conference. York University, Ontario, Canada.
Le, T. T. K. (May, 2023). Social Support of International Doctoral Students in Canada. CCGSE. The CSSE Annual Conference. York University, Ontario, Canada.
Szcyrek, S., Milak, E., Stewart, B. & Le, T. T. K. (May, 2023). Personal, institutional, and societal barriers to educators’ engagement with datafication on campus: A case study. OTESSA. York University. Ontario, Canada.
Le, T. T. K. (April, 2023). Current trends and future directions for studies on international students learning online. AERA. Chicago, the U.S.
Le, T. T. K. Szcyrek, S., Milak, E. (March, 2023). The Implications of Datafication: What do we as students and educators need to know? GERC. University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Le, T. T. K. & Pham, V. K. (May, 2022). Online Education of International Students. CCGSE. The CSSE Annual Conference. Ottawa, Canada.
Le, T. T. K. (April, 2022). An Investigation into Teachers’ Creativity in an Online Class. CIES. Minneapolis, the U.S.
Le, T. T. K.(Oct, 2019). An Investigation of Project-Based Learning to Develop Learners’ Interpreting and Work-Readiness Skills in the 21st Century. 4th VietTESOL International Conference on English Language Education: Empowerment, Engagement and Diversity. Hue, Vietnam.
Le, T. T. K. (Oct, 2018). Project-based Learning in the 21st Century: A Review of Dimensions for Implementation in University-level Teaching and Learning. 4th International Conference on English Across Culture. Bali, Indonesia.
Le, T. T. K. (January, 2018). Effects of Note-taking Strategies on Learners’ Listening Comprehension. Thailand 38th International TESOL Conference: Digital Literacy in English Language Learning and Teaching. Chiangmai, Thailand.
Le, T. T. K.(Aug, 2017). The Impacts of Rhetorical Schema on English Majors’ Listening Comprehension in Academic Situations at HCMC University of Technology and Education. SEAMEO 8th Conference on TESOL. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Bước ngoặt đại học: Những yếu tố quyết định tương lai của học sinh phổ thông. Shaping College Choices: Factors Influencing Vietnamese Senior High School Students' Decisions. Khoa Học Phát Triển. Apr, 2025. https://khoahocphattrien.vn/chinh-sach/chien-luoc-giao-duc-moi-nhung-muc-tieu-bi-bo-sot/20250306085550623p1c785.htm
The Connector. Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam. (Apr 2023). Nothing bad happens, it is all the grow and to learn.
Big Thinking Podcast Series. The Federation of Humanity and Social Science, Canada. (Oct 2022). What will hybrid or online learning look like going forward? https://www.federationhss.ca/en/what-will-hybrid-or-online-leaning-look-going-forward
2023 - present | Researcher, Global Research Lab, the US
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2021 - present | Research Assistant, University of Windsor, Canada
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2023 - 2024 | Research Associate, Western University, Canada
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2021 - 2022 | Research Assistant, University of Highland and Islands, the UK
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Quantitative research tools: SPSS and R for statistical analysis, Qualtrics for data collection
Qualitative research tools: MaxQDA for literature review and qualitative data analysis and mixed methods research
Citation/reference management: Zotero
Educational technology platforms: Moodle, LMS, Blackboard Collaborate, and Brightspace
Video conferencing tools: Google Hangout, Zoom, and Teams, for online teaching and meetings
Graphical design: Canva for designing posters, PPT, and infographics
Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in academic writing, presenting at conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals
Collaborative and leadership: Demonstrated leadership abilities through program coordination, mentorship, collaborative research projects with students as partners, and active participation in academic committees