The Society for Text & Discourse

We would like to recognize Kate Cain (member), Michael Wolfe (member), and Joe Magliano (chair) for their service on the Governing Board. They see to it that the Society for Text & Discourse runs effectively. We would also like to welcome Pani Kendeou as the incoming chair of the Governing Board!

Introduction to the special issue This special double issue of Discourse Processes highlights work presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse held in Chicago in July 2024. The conference provided an oc...

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The 2024 Conference Issue is now available!

Wiley, J., Wolfe, M. B., & Britt, M. A. (2025). Introduction to the special issue. Discourse Processes, 62(6–7).
doi.org/10.1080/0163...

A history of psychology as it happened to me Psychology has changed a great deal during the more than 50 years I have been actively involved with it. In this essay, I try to trace these changes as I experienced them - a minor footnote to the ...

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In addition to papers from the 2024 conference, there is a special contribution from Walter Kintsch:

Kintsch, W. (2025). A history of psychology as it happened to me. Discourse Processes, 62(6–7). doi.org/10.1080/0163...

2025 Kintsch Student Travel Award Winners

2025 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award: Arthur Glenberg, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

2025 Tom Trabasso Young Investigator Award: Nia Nixon, University of California, Irvine, USA

2025 Reviewer of the Year Award: Iva Ivanova, University of Texas, El Paso, USA

2025 Diversity and Equity Travel Award: Evelyn Hugo Rojas, Universidad de Las Américas, Chile

2025 Jason Albrecht Outstanding Young Scientist Award: John Hollander, Arkansas State University, USA

2025 Graduate Research Award: Philipp L. Marten, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

2025 Undergraduate Research Award: Maura de Vos, University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus

Congratulations to these ST&D members who were awarded for their exceptional contributions to the world of text and discourse research! #textdiscourse2025 🧵

More to come :)

We want to thank all of our attendees and presenters for making the 35th Annual Conference for the Society of Text & Discourse rich with research, collaboration, and community! Here are just a handful of the memories that we've created together :)

Excited to share that @marinaklimovich.bsky.social from our research group presented a poster at the Society for Text and Discourse conference in Padova on how interleaved practice can enhance concept learning. Thank you @textdiscourse.bsky.social! #textdiscourse2025 #FOR5254 #EduSky

Great second day for ST&D in wonderful Padova #textdiscourse2025 Happy to have presented our three-wave longitudinal study on the associations between digital reading habits, motivation and reading comprehension.

Great "baptism" at an English conference by Jacqueline Troncoso @erilectura.bsky.social at #textdiscourse2025 in Padova

Joe Magliano handing over the Graduate Student Award 2025 from the Society for Text and Discourse to Philipp Marten

Honored to receive the Graduate Student Award 2025 from @textdiscourse.bsky.social for my presentation “Can AI take over my evaluation task? Probably not! Comparing sourcing and corroboration performance of ChatGPT with that of adolescents and young adults”!

Here’s what we found 🧵👇

If you're sharing any photos or experiences at ST&D 2025, use the hashtag #textdiscourse2025 to see what others are up to as well!

We are just ONE WEEK AWAY from our 35th annual conference in Padua, Italy! If you haven’t already, there is still time to register. Join us in sharing and discussing research in the world of text discourse. We look forward to wonderful times!
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/std-2025/

We are just under a month away from our 35th annual conference in Padua, Italy! If you haven’t already, there is still time to register. Join us in sharing and discussing research in the world of text discourse. We look forward to wonderful times!
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/std-2025/

And while we’re here, here’s a spotlight of some of the spoken presentations at WT&D 2025!

Mimicry versus meaning: why context is important for AI tools - Ed-Technical Another live Ed-Technical episode! In this short, Owen does a deep dive on AI and discourse analysis (the study of how meaning is constructed through language) with three experts. The conversation exp...

It has been too long since we were together, but if you want to relive a bit of WT&D, our Ed-Technical podcast is live. You can listen to the episode via the following link: www.buzzsprout.com/2241345/epis...

We at ST&D are deeply concerned about recent actions by the current U.S. federal administration that will undermine federally funded research and restrict access to essential scientific data.

Please read our full statement on our website:
www.societyfortextanddiscourse.org/announcement...

Do you miss Winter Text right now? We sure do! Huge thanks to everyone who attended this year and made it as special as it was fun and collaborative. Enjoy these snapshots of what went down in Boulder, Colorado!