Emily Dux Speltz

Assistant Professor and Director of Virtual Comm. Lab.

Emily.DuxSpeltz@erau.edu

Department of Humanities and Communication

Worldwide College of Arts & Sciences

Areas of Expertise

Generative artificial intelligence, the writing process, writing technologies, applied linguistics

Emily Dux Speltz

Overview

Emily Dux Speltz, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities & Communication. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics & Technology and an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics from Iowa State University.

Dr. Dux Speltz’s research explores applications of innovative technologies — including generative artificial intelligence, keystroke logging and eye tracking — in the writing process and education. Her recent work has been supported by a National Science Foundation grant exploring text production and comprehension by human and artificial intelligence. 

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in English: Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University

M.A. - Master of Arts in English: Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics, Iowa State University

Teaching

ENGL 123 English Composition

ENGL 143 Introduction to Rhetoric

HUMN 154 Artificial Intelligence Rhetorics

HUMN 240 History of Communication Technologies

HUMN 431 Ethics & Artificial Intelligence​

By appointment

Research

  1. Anders, A., & Dux Speltz, E. (2026). Threshold concepts for AI and writing: Experimentation, expertise, & agency. Computers and Composition, 81, 103008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2026.103008 

  2. Coberley, D., & Dux Speltz, E. (2026). Modeling scientific uncertainty in language: Applied linguistic insights from human and artificial intelligence texts. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2026.100319 

  3. Dux Speltz, E., Roeser, J., Bouwman, W., Torrance, M., & Chukharev, E. (2026). Writing traits: Examining the consistency of behavioral patterns in writers’ composing processes. Journal of Writing Research. https://www.jowr.org/jowr/article/view/1753

  4. Dux Speltz, E.  (2025). Session notes as writing analytics: Measuring process- and product-focused feedback across writing centers. Journal of Writing Analytics, 8. https://doi.org/10.37514/JWA-J.2026.8.1.07

  5. Dux Speltz, E., & Anders, A. (2024). Applying advanced generative AI prompting techniques [Teaching Case]. In Continuing Experiments in Teaching with Text Generation Technologies (C. Schnitzler, A. Vee, & T. Laquintano, Eds.), Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Clearinghouse. https://doi.org/10.37514/TWR-J.2024.2.1.01

  6. Conijn, R., Dux Speltz, E., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2024). Automated extraction of revision events from keystroke data. Reading and Writing, 37(2), 483–508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-021-10222-w 

  7. Anders, A., Walton, A., ​​Muhammad, A., Cabada, C., Deam, N., Dux Speltz, E., Guskaroska, A., Everett, R., Haffner, J., & Payton, C. (2023). Human-centered design for inclusive peer mentoring of graduate teaching assistants. College English, 86(2). https://doi.org/10.58680/ce202332760 

  8. Anders, A., Walton, A., ​​Muhammad, A., Cabada, C., Deam, N., Dux Speltz, E., Guskaroska, A., Everett, R., & Haffner, J., & Payton, C. (2023). Inclusive collaboration: using virtual design sprints in composition programs. Computers and Composition, 70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102806 

  9. Coberley, D., Dux Speltz, E., & Zawadzki, Z. (2023). Using corpus methods to analyze modal verbs in government science communication on Twitter. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 100042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100042 

  10. Dux Speltz, E., Roeser, J., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2022). Automating individualized, process-focused writing instruction: A design-based research study. Frontiers in Communication, 7:933878. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2022.933878 

  11. Guskaroska, A., Dux Speltz, E., Zawadzki, Z., & Kurt, S. (2022). Students’ perceptions of emergency remote teaching in a writing course during COVID-19. Frontiers in Education, 7:965659. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.965659   

  12. Conijn, R., Dux Speltz, E., van Zaanen, M., van Waes, L., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2021). A product and process oriented tagset for revisions in writing. Written Communication, 39(1), 97–128. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F07410883211052104 

  13. Dux Speltz, E., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2021). The effect of automated fluency-focused feedback on text production. Journal of Writing Research, 13(2), 231–255. https://doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2021.13.02.02 

  14. Dux Speltz, E., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2021). Review of Writing and Language Learning: Advancing Research Agendas by Rosa M. Manchón. Journal of Writing Research, 13(2), 323–327. https://doi.org/10.17239/jowr-2021.13.02.05