Dr Bich Nguyen has been a teacher/lecturer for more than 23 years across a range of contexts including public schools and universities. Before lecturing at Curtin University, she was a Level 3 Classroom Teacher - a status awarded to Western Australian teachers with exemplary teaching and assessment practices. She has published research papers and book chapters in World Englishes, Functional Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition (SLA), teacher resilience and Aboriginal education. Her scholarship in TESOL pedagogy, multilingual education, transcultural competence, and teacher education supports research-informed practices including inclusive education and innovation in teaching.