Katie is the researcher for the Future of English (FoE) hub based in Stratford London. Her background is in English Language, Applied Linguistics, and Language Testing. As well as her work for the FoE, Katie is the PhD student for the FoE digital English as a Medium of Instruction grant project at CRELLA, the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Prior to her role for the FoE, Katie completed her BA and MA at the University of Reading where she attained the Alan Tonkyn Dissertation award and Prize for Outstanding achievement for her studies. Katie’s areas of interest are in speaking assessment/skills, multimodality, the digital medium, and Embodied Resources. She is also a member of the UKALTA PGR Network.