Meghan Moran
Biographic Data
| ID | 3843913 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meghan Moran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meghan |
| FAMILY NAME | Moran |
| SIGNATURE | MORAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Arizona University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4626-1391 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Effects of an Eight‐Week Global Englishes Instruction on EFL Learners’ Perception, Attitude, and Comprehension of Global Englishes Varieties
This study examined the effect of an eight‐week intervention featuring global Englishes (GE) varieties on EFL students’ perception, attitude, and comprehension of GE varieties. The intervention group ( n = 51) received instruction on GE intelligibility with different varieties represented, whereas the control group ( n = 59) lessons featured American English. Before and after the intervention, students evaluated GE speakers according to their acc…
Pronunciation in Emergent English Language Varieties
The colonial expansion of Britain during the 17th–19th centuries, combined with the rise of the United States as an economic powerhouse in the 20th and 21st centuries, has caused English to emerge as a global language. However, in agency‐embracing political and social maneuvers, many cultures have not only adopted but adapted English for their own purposes, creating English varieties around the world with distinctive grammatical, lexical, and pho…
Smoking cessation message testing to inform app-based interventions for young adults – an online experiment
Distraction and acceptance messages received similar ratings among young adults who smoke cigarettes. Message revisions may be needed to increase appeal to women, SGM, those with lower education, and those less motivated to quit. Messages will be refined and used in an ongoing micro-randomized trial to investigate their real-time impact on smoking urges and behaviors
Concurrent availability of cannabinoid and tobacco products in licensed tobacco retailers in three U.S. cities
This study identified a significant presence of cannabinoids in tobacco retailers across three U.S. cities with differing cannabis laws, with higher odds of being sold in stores selling e-cigarettes and cigars. Findings indicate an interconnected retail landscape for tobacco and cannabinoid products, highlighting a need for enhanced regulatory oversight and improved compliance with existing policies
A cognitive dissonance approach to moderating listener perception of L2 English speakers
Research has shown that listener bias and stereotyping affect listeners’ attitudes towards L2 English speakers [Lindemann, S., Litzenberg, J., & Subtirelu, N. (2014). Problematizing the Dependence on L1 Norms in Pronunciation Teaching: Attitudes Toward Second-Language Accents. In J. Levis & A. Moyer (Eds.). Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent (171–194)]. However, little research has explored ways to mitigate such prejudice to combat the lin…
A design-based implementation study of a preschool Spanish/English multi-tiered language curriculum / Estudio de implementación basada en el diseño de un currículum preescolar multinivel inglés/españo…
Implementation considerations should be integrated into the iterative development of educational innovations. The purpose of this design-based implementation research (DBIR) was to identify intervention components worthy of revision, examine the feasibility of a video manual and document barriers to the implementation of a multi-tiered dual-language instructional curriculum. Six teachers implemented the curriculum and provided feedback via struct…
Arizona educational stakeholders’ perceptions of K12 teachers’ accented speech
This research examines the perceptions of 141 Arizona educational stakeholders’ (i.e. teachers, parents, high school students, and teacher candidates) perceptions of five English L1 teachers and five English LX teachers (with Spanish as their L1). Listeners responded to a survey in which they heard brief (1.5-2 min) recordings from each speaker; they then rated each recording on the teacher’s accentedness, comprehensibility, and perceived teachin…
Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with Covid-19 skepticism in the United States
Noticing people, discounts and non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarette ads may increase e-cigarette product appeal among non-tobacco-using young adults
Attention to several e-cigarette ad features (eg, people, discounts, non-tobacco flavours) was associated with increased e-cigarette product appeal, whereas attention to nicotine warnings and smoking cessation claims was associated with reduced appeal among non-tobacco-using young adults. Restricting appeal-promoting features while strengthening the effects of nicotine warnings and smoker-targeted claims in e-cigarette ads may potentially reduce …
Natural American Spirit launches ‘Sky’, the brand’s first commercial organic cigarette with a charcoal filter
Natural American Spirit (NAS), a leading cigarette brand in the USA,1 markets its products using descriptors such as ‘organic’ and ‘tobacco & water’. Consumers believe that cigarettes with these and similar descriptors are more appealing, healthier and/or less harmful than cigarettes without these descriptors.2–11 Moreover, NAS advertising prominently features nature-related imagery, highlights the brand’s sustainable farming practices and exploi…
Help Save The Planet One Bidi Stick At A Time!’
Bidi Stick is a single use electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) launched in 2020 by Bidi Vapor.1 Distributed and sold online and in retail stores in the USA,2 the brand’s popularity is growing, with Bidi Stick sales comprising 28% of the disposable e-cigarette market in the fourth quarter of 2020.1 3 In their recent campaign ‘Bidi Cares,’ Bidi Vapor presents their company as the industry leader in environmental consciousness, protection, and care. …
Ad Watch
A television (TV) advertisement launched in Spring 2020 for Reynolds American’s VUSE e-cigarette, titled ‘Unstoppable,’ features VUSE Alto devices undulating in colour-coordinated ribbons or waves around a neon-lit room (see figure 1).1 A hip-hop jingle accompanies the visuals with the chorus: ‘Unstoppable! Who us? YES! Passion, CHECK! Drive, CHECK! How much you gonna give? That’s a hundred percent. Gonna take it to the top, won’t settle for less…
The Effects of International Accents and Shared First Language on Listening Comprehension Tests
This study examines the effect of incorporating a variety of international English accents into a simulated TOEFL listening comprehension test in growing recognition of internationalization of language teaching and learning in the field of TESOL . Although some high‐stakes English proficiency exams have begun incorporating speech samples produced by speakers from a range of inner circle English‐speaking backgrounds (e.g., Britain, the United Stat…
Empirical Approaches to Measuring the Intelligibility of Different Varieties of English in Predicting Listener Comprehension
This study compared five research-based intelligibility measures as they were applied to six varieties of English. The objective was to determine which approach to measuring intelligibility would be most reliable for predicting listener comprehension, as measured through a listening comprehension test similar to the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The speakers included 18 English users representing six distinct varieties. These speakers' s…
Functional Loads of Pronunciation Features in Nonnative Speakers' Oral Assessment
Empirical Approaches to Measuring the Intelligibility of Different Varieties of English in Predicting Listener Comprehension
This study compared five research-based intelligibility measures as they were applied to six varieties of English. The objective was to determine which approach to measuring intelligibility would be most reliable for predicting listener comprehension, as measured through a listening comprehension test similar to the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The speakers included 18 English users representing six distinct varieties. These speakers' s…
The Effects of International Accents and Shared First Language on Listening Comprehension Tests
This study examines the effect of incorporating a variety of international English accents into a simulated TOEFL listening comprehension test in growing recognition of internationalization of language teaching and learning in the field of TESOL . Although some high‐stakes English proficiency exams have begun incorporating speech samples produced by speakers from a range of inner circle English‐speaking backgrounds (e.g., Britain, the United Stat…
A cognitive dissonance approach to moderating listener perception of L2 English speakers
Research has shown that listener bias and stereotyping affect listeners’ attitudes towards L2 English speakers [Lindemann, S., Litzenberg, J., & Subtirelu, N. (2014). Problematizing the Dependence on L1 Norms in Pronunciation Teaching: Attitudes Toward Second-Language Accents. In J. Levis & A. Moyer (Eds.). Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent (171–194)]. However, little research has explored ways to mitigate such prejudice to combat the lin…
Functional Loads of Pronunciation Features in Nonnative Speakers' Oral Assessment
Arizona educational stakeholders’ perceptions of K12 teachers’ accented speech
This research examines the perceptions of 141 Arizona educational stakeholders’ (i.e. teachers, parents, high school students, and teacher candidates) perceptions of five English L1 teachers and five English LX teachers (with Spanish as their L1). Listeners responded to a survey in which they heard brief (1.5-2 min) recordings from each speaker; they then rated each recording on the teacher’s accentedness, comprehensibility, and perceived teachin…
Functional Loads of Pronunciation Features in Nonnative Speakers' Oral Assessment
Empirical Approaches to Measuring the Intelligibility of Different Varieties of English in Predicting Listener Comprehension
This study compared five research-based intelligibility measures as they were applied to six varieties of English. The objective was to determine which approach to measuring intelligibility would be most reliable for predicting listener comprehension, as measured through a listening comprehension test similar to the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The speakers included 18 English users representing six distinct varieties. These speakers' s…
The Effects of International Accents and Shared First Language on Listening Comprehension Tests
This study examines the effect of incorporating a variety of international English accents into a simulated TOEFL listening comprehension test in growing recognition of internationalization of language teaching and learning in the field of TESOL . Although some high‐stakes English proficiency exams have begun incorporating speech samples produced by speakers from a range of inner circle English‐speaking backgrounds (e.g., Britain, the United Stat…
Ad Watch
A television (TV) advertisement launched in Spring 2020 for Reynolds American’s VUSE e-cigarette, titled ‘Unstoppable,’ features VUSE Alto devices undulating in colour-coordinated ribbons or waves around a neon-lit room (see figure 1).1 A hip-hop jingle accompanies the visuals with the chorus: ‘Unstoppable! Who us? YES! Passion, CHECK! Drive, CHECK! How much you gonna give? That’s a hundred percent. Gonna take it to the top, won’t settle for less…
Natural American Spirit launches ‘Sky’, the brand’s first commercial organic cigarette with a charcoal filter
Natural American Spirit (NAS), a leading cigarette brand in the USA,1 markets its products using descriptors such as ‘organic’ and ‘tobacco & water’. Consumers believe that cigarettes with these and similar descriptors are more appealing, healthier and/or less harmful than cigarettes without these descriptors.2–11 Moreover, NAS advertising prominently features nature-related imagery, highlights the brand’s sustainable farming practices and exploi…
Help Save The Planet One Bidi Stick At A Time!’
Bidi Stick is a single use electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) launched in 2020 by Bidi Vapor.1 Distributed and sold online and in retail stores in the USA,2 the brand’s popularity is growing, with Bidi Stick sales comprising 28% of the disposable e-cigarette market in the fourth quarter of 2020.1 3 In their recent campaign ‘Bidi Cares,’ Bidi Vapor presents their company as the industry leader in environmental consciousness, protection, and care. …
Behavioral and psychosocial factors associated with Covid-19 skepticism in the United States
Noticing people, discounts and non-tobacco flavours in e-cigarette ads may increase e-cigarette product appeal among non-tobacco-using young adults
Attention to several e-cigarette ad features (eg, people, discounts, non-tobacco flavours) was associated with increased e-cigarette product appeal, whereas attention to nicotine warnings and smoking cessation claims was associated with reduced appeal among non-tobacco-using young adults. Restricting appeal-promoting features while strengthening the effects of nicotine warnings and smoker-targeted claims in e-cigarette ads may potentially reduce …
A design-based implementation study of a preschool Spanish/English multi-tiered language curriculum / Estudio de implementación basada en el diseño de un currículum preescolar multinivel inglés/españo…
Implementation considerations should be integrated into the iterative development of educational innovations. The purpose of this design-based implementation research (DBIR) was to identify intervention components worthy of revision, examine the feasibility of a video manual and document barriers to the implementation of a multi-tiered dual-language instructional curriculum. Six teachers implemented the curriculum and provided feedback via struct…
Arizona educational stakeholders’ perceptions of K12 teachers’ accented speech
This research examines the perceptions of 141 Arizona educational stakeholders’ (i.e. teachers, parents, high school students, and teacher candidates) perceptions of five English L1 teachers and five English LX teachers (with Spanish as their L1). Listeners responded to a survey in which they heard brief (1.5-2 min) recordings from each speaker; they then rated each recording on the teacher’s accentedness, comprehensibility, and perceived teachin…
Pronunciation in Emergent English Language Varieties
The colonial expansion of Britain during the 17th–19th centuries, combined with the rise of the United States as an economic powerhouse in the 20th and 21st centuries, has caused English to emerge as a global language. However, in agency‐embracing political and social maneuvers, many cultures have not only adopted but adapted English for their own purposes, creating English varieties around the world with distinctive grammatical, lexical, and pho…
Smoking cessation message testing to inform app-based interventions for young adults – an online experiment
Distraction and acceptance messages received similar ratings among young adults who smoke cigarettes. Message revisions may be needed to increase appeal to women, SGM, those with lower education, and those less motivated to quit. Messages will be refined and used in an ongoing micro-randomized trial to investigate their real-time impact on smoking urges and behaviors
Concurrent availability of cannabinoid and tobacco products in licensed tobacco retailers in three U.S. cities
This study identified a significant presence of cannabinoids in tobacco retailers across three U.S. cities with differing cannabis laws, with higher odds of being sold in stores selling e-cigarettes and cigars. Findings indicate an interconnected retail landscape for tobacco and cannabinoid products, highlighting a need for enhanced regulatory oversight and improved compliance with existing policies
A cognitive dissonance approach to moderating listener perception of L2 English speakers
Research has shown that listener bias and stereotyping affect listeners’ attitudes towards L2 English speakers [Lindemann, S., Litzenberg, J., & Subtirelu, N. (2014). Problematizing the Dependence on L1 Norms in Pronunciation Teaching: Attitudes Toward Second-Language Accents. In J. Levis & A. Moyer (Eds.). Social Dynamics in Second Language Accent (171–194)]. However, little research has explored ways to mitigate such prejudice to combat the lin…
The Effects of an Eight‐Week Global Englishes Instruction on EFL Learners’ Perception, Attitude, and Comprehension of Global Englishes Varieties
This study examined the effect of an eight‐week intervention featuring global Englishes (GE) varieties on EFL students’ perception, attitude, and comprehension of GE varieties. The intervention group ( n = 51) received instruction on GE intelligibility with different varieties represented, whereas the control group ( n = 59) lessons featured American English. Before and after the intervention, students evaluated GE speakers according to their acc…
Psychology (8 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (5 works) · Advertising (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works)