Annie Chou received her Ph.D. in teacher education from UNLV. She received her M.A. and teaching credentials in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Eastern Mennonite University. Before joining UNLV, Chou was a K-12 ESL and foreign languages teacher. Chou has taught for 13 years in Taiwan, Niger, and the United States public and private schools. Chou’s research interests focus on improving outcomes for emergent bilingual students in mainstream classrooms with particular attention to teachers' attitudes towards these students.