Executive Board
President of AsiaCALL
Associate Professor Dr Pham Vu Phi Ho, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was previously Vice President of Ba Ria – Vung Tau University and Vice President of Van Hien University, Vietnam. Pham has published more than 80 research articles in both local and International Journals, such as Computer-Assisted language Learning, SAGE Open, System, and Journal of Psycholinguist Research (23 Scopus/14 ISI), and 10 books and course-books, 3 edited books (2 Scopus-indexed) published by Springer Nature (2) and IGI Global (1) of which 3-course books were used for both the undergraduate and graduate levels at Van Lang University, HCMC Open University, Vietnam, and Lourdes College, Higher Education Department, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines. He has international teaching experience at Suranaree University of Technology in Thailand and Gyeongju University in South Korea. He is the President of AsiaCALL. He is now the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of TESOL & Education. He is a managing editor of CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1), an editorial staff member for the Suranaree Journal of Social Science (Scopus Q3), and a peer reviewer for some international Journals indexed in ISI/Scopus such as Computer Assisted Language Learning, Open Sage... (Scopus), (ISI), (Google Scholar).
Vice-President for International Relations
Professor Dr. Jeremy White is a professor in the College of Information Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He has taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Japan for the past 20 years. He earned his PhD from Kyoto University; his dissertation research was related to Minecraft and task-based learning to encourage English language communication. Prof. Dr. Jeremy White is the editor-in-chief of the CALL-EJ (Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal) (Scopus-Q1). Professor Dr. Jeremy White is also the co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of AI in Language Education (IJAILE), published by the ICTE Press. (Scopus ID), (Google Scholar)
Vice-President for Research & Innovation
Dr. Ania Lian, Senior Lecturer (eq. Associate Professor) in Education (Teaching and Learning), Charles Darwin University, Australia. Since 1993, Ania has held positions at various universities in Australia, with her work focusing on the uses of technology in second language learning and in education in general, including software development. She has also worked at the National Policy Office of the Council on the Ageing in Canberra and has a history of working on a voluntary basis with the wider community on sustainability projects within the framework of the Queanbeyan Business Council, NSW. Ania has been a keynote speaker at a number of academic conferences both in Australia and in Asia, where she engages in building collaborative networks between CDU and other universities, with the aim of expanding the international focus of all involved. The leading objective of her teaching and research is to explore the concept of inclusive learning environments, with a specific focus on learner-centredness. Her recent interest in graduate attributes developed from these concerns, which form the framework of her approach. Her professional portfolio can be found by clicking HERE. As Vice-President, AsiaCALL (Research and Innovation) Ania has created the AsiaCALL Professional Learning Community (https://sites.google.com/site/asiacallplc/) and, on Facebook, The AsiaCALL Ph.D. and Research Chat Page http://www.facebook.com/AsiaCallPhdAndResearchChat. All members of AsiaCALL are invited to join. (Scopus ID)
Past Presidents of AsiaCALL
AsiaCALL has been honored to have the following persons who served as President.
Presidents of AsiaCALL: 2012 - 2025
Professor Dr. Andrew Lian, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam; Emeritus Professor, University of Canberra, Australia. Andrew Lian is Professor of Foreign Language Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. He specializes in the methodology of teaching foreign/second languages and has had a special interest in the uses of modern technology to enhance learning since the late 1970s. He is one of the pioneers of Technology-Enhanced Language-Learning in Australia. Prior to this appointment, he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Western Illinois University in the United States. Prior to that, he had been Professor of Humanities and Director of the Center for the Study of Languages at Rice University, Houston, TX, the USA, and Professor and Head of the School of Languages and International Education at the University of Canberra in Australia. He has held further Professorial appointments and served as Head of Department at two other Australian universities (James Cook University and Bond University). His current research interests are in the area of self-adjusting and self-organizing (language/culture-) learning environments based on rhizomatic approaches to (language/culture-)learning and the generation of personal learning environments within a 21st-century perspective. As a consequence, he is also interested in the development and use of multimedia databases in (language/culture)-teaching and learning. More details can be found at https://andrewlian.com/new and https://andrewlian.com. (Scopus ID), (Google Scholar)
Presidents of AsiaCALL: 2006 - 2011
Professor Dr. Christine Sabieh, Department of Psychology Education and Physical Education – Faculty of Humanities
Professor Dr. Sabieh is the MA Education Advisor overseeing the concentrations of Educational Technology, Special Education, and School Management & Educational Leadership, and teaching graduate courses in Educational Psychology, Technology and Education, and Instructional Design through Multimedia Production at NDU. An advocate of Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL) and a Certified Online Instructor/Trainer, Dr. Sabieh does education consultancy, conducts workshops, publishes, and participates in conferences on a national, regional, and international level. She is a member of TESOL International, serving as CALL-IS Chair, a former President of ASICALL, and a Founding member and former President of the Lebanese Psychological Association. Dr. Sabieh has given workshops to educators across Lebanon to use student motivation to enhance learning through technology. At INTA, Dr. Sabieh serves on the Board as a member of the Outreach and Awards Committee.
President of AsiaCALL: 2005 - 2006
Professor Shameem Rafik-Galea is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at SEGi University, where she teaches and supervises within the Faculty of Education, Languages, Psychology, and Music. She currently serves as President of the Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL) and sits on the board of AppliedHE™, contributing to ongoing conversations on quality, benchmarking, and innovation in higher education. With over 37 years of experience in education, Professor Shameem began her career as a school teacher and has since held various academic and leadership roles. She retired in 2017 as Professor of Applied Linguistics at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), one of Malaysia’s top five research universities, where she contributed extensively to teaching, research, and academic development. Her academic interests span English for Specific Purposes (ESP), ELT teacher education, workplace communication, sociolinguistics, and discourse studies. More recently, she has expanded her work to include materials and task design for language teaching in relation to artificial intelligence. She continues to share her scholarship through research collaborations, publications, and conference presentations, and actively mentors Master’s and PhD students in these areas.

