Pitt's Department of Linguistics was strongly represented with numerous presenters and attendees at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference held at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. Faculty presenters included Dr. Myriam Abdel-Malek, Dr. Amanda Huensch, and Dr. Matt Kanwit. Students presenting included Juan Berríos, Ben Naismith, and Irene Soto Lucena. Pitt alumni returning to present included Dr. Katherine Martin (Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University), Dr. Jenifer Larson-Hall (Associate Professor, Kitakyushu University), Dr. Paul Toth (Associate Professor, Temple University), Dr. Patti Spinner (Associate Professor, Michigan State University), and Dr. Nausica Marcos Miguel (Assistant Professor, Denison University).