Emily Dux Speltz

Title
Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences
Email
Department
Department of Humanities & Communication
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

By appointment

Areas of Expertise

Generative artificial intelligence, the writing process, writing technologies, applied linguistics
Emily Dux Speltz

Emily Dux Speltz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities & Communication in the College of Arts & Sciences – Worldwide. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics & Technology and an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University.

Dr. Dux Speltz’s research explores applications of innovative technologies—including generative artificial intelligence, keystroke logging, and eye tracking—in the writing process and education. Her recent work has been supported by a National Science Foundation grant exploring text production and comprehension by human and artificial intelligence. 

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in English: Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University
  • M.A. - Master of Arts in English: Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics, Iowa State University

  1. Dux Speltz, E., & Anders, A. (2024). Applying advanced generative AI prompting techniques [Teaching Case]. In Continuing Experiments in Teaching with Text Generation Technologies (C. Schnitzler, A. Vee, & T. Laquintano, Eds.), Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Clearinghouse. https://doi.org/10.37514/TWR-J.2024.2.1.01

  2. Conijn, R., Dux Speltz, E., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2024). Automated extraction of revision events from keystroke data. Reading and Writing, 37(2), 483–508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-021-10222-w 

  3. Anders, A., Walton, A., ​​Muhammad, A., Cabada, C., Deam, N., Dux Speltz, E., Guskaroska, A., Everett, R., Haffner, J., & Payton, C. (2023). Human-centered design for inclusive peer mentoring of graduate teaching assistants. College English, 86(2). https://doi.org/10.58680/ce202332760 

  4. Anders, A., Walton, A., ​​Muhammad, A., Cabada, C., Deam, N., Dux Speltz, E., Guskaroska, A., Everett, R., & Haffner, J., & Payton, C. (2023). Inclusive collaboration: using virtual design sprints in composition programs. Computers and Composition, 70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102806 

  5. Coberley, D., Dux Speltz, E., & Zawadzki, Z. (2023). Using corpus methods to analyze modal verbs in government science communication on Twitter. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 100042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100042 

  6. Dux Speltz, E., Roeser, J., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2022). Automating individualized, process-focused writing instruction: A design-based research study. Frontiers in Communication, 7:933878. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.933878 

  7. Guskaroska, A., Dux Speltz, E., Zawadzki, Z., & Kurt, S. (2022). Students’ perceptions of emergency remote teaching in a writing course during COVID-19. Frontiers in Education, 7:965659. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.965659   

  8. Conijn, R., Dux Speltz, E., van Zaanen, M., van Waes, L., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2021). A product and process oriented tagset for revisions in writing. Written Communication, 39(1), 97–128. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F07410883211052104 

  9. Dux Speltz, E., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2021). The effect of automated fluency-focused feedback on text production. Journal of Writing Research, 13(2), 231–255. https://doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2021.13.02.02 

  10. Dux Speltz, E., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2021). Review of Writing and Language Learning: Advancing Research Agendas by Rosa M. Manchón. Journal of Writing Research, 13(2), 323–327. https://doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2021.13.02.05