Tim Kochem is a fourth-year PhD student. He has presented at applied linguistics, general education, and distance education conferences, such as CALICO, AAAL, the Asian Conference on Education (ACE), and the World Conference on e-Learning (e-Learn). His work has been published in journals such as the International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, TESL-EJ, and the Journal of Interactive Learning Research. His research areas include L2 pronunciation pedagogy, teacher training, educational technology, classroom-based research, and distance education.