Sarah Mercer

Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Graz, Austria, where she is Head of ELT methodology. Her research interests include all aspects of the psychology surrounding the foreign language learning experience. She is the author, co-author and co-editor of several books in this area including, ‘Exploring Psychology for Language Teachers’ (Winner of the IH Ben Warren Prize), ‘Teacher Wellbeing’ (ELTon Finalist), Engaging Language Learners in Contemporary Classrooms (ELTon Finalist), and Psychology in Practice (ELTon Finalist). She has also published over 150 book chapters and journal articles and given more than 100 keynotes and plenary talks. She has served as Principal Investigator on several funded research projects, has worked on the editorial board of various journals, was co-editor of the journal System for several years, is co-editor of Multilingual Matters’ Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching book series, is currently president of the International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning (IAPLL), is ambassador for IATEFL, and has served as a consultant on several international projects. In 2018, she was awarded the Robert C. Gardner Award for excellence in second language research by the International Association of Language and Social Psychology (IALSP).