Julian Chen (they/them) is a seasoned applied linguist, language educator, and practitioner researcher, who also coordinates the Asian Languages Course in the School of Education. Julian’s research synergises technology-enhanced language teaching, game-based learning, immersive virtual reality (VR), queering methodology, and critical and humanising pedagogy. Julian has published extensively in international flagship journals, served on multiple editorial boards, and authored and led multiple book projects, including the recent titles: Love, healing, and hope: Transformative practices in decolonial ELT through positive psychology (Applied Linguistics Press, 2026) and Rainbow futures in research and teaching: Queering methodology and pedagogy in Australia (Emerald Publishing, 2026). As an ally for gender equity, diversity and inclusion (GEDI), Julian has endeavoured to transform their innovation of scholarship of learning and teaching (iSoLT) to build social justice in (language) education. Julian’s ongoing iSoLT engagement has advanced their scholarly work and promoted industry partnership through gender-aware critical pedagogy.