I enable individuals to excel beyond their comfort zones, thrive in global environments, and achieve success in distinctive career paths and relationships. As a Lecturer of International Business and Strategy at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business, I blend academic rigor with practical insights to prepare students for the complexities of international business. As the owner of Authenticity: Cross-Cultural Communication Training, I collaborate with leading organizations and universities to develop cross-cultural communication and cultural agility skills. My key accomplishments include:

1) Designed and led transformative cross-cultural training programs for Fortune 500 companies and top universities.
2) Published groundbreaking research on intercultural communication and cultural agility in prestigious academic journals.
3) Presented at major international conferences, sharing innovative insights on cross-cultural training and linguistics.
4) Secured competitive grants for pioneering research in applied linguistics and intercultural relations.

Education

  • BA English/Sociology, The University of Vermont
  • MA Intercultural Relations, Lesley University
  • EdD Educational Studies: Language & Literacy, Boston University

Selected Publications

  • Lacroix, J., Bohon, L., Lapornik, B., Enikő Lypka, A. and Prado, J. (2024). Storytelling: Five innovative activities for teaching intercultural competence to language learners. Journal of Language, Literacy, and Education (JoLLE), 20(1), 1-23.
  • Lacroix, J. (2023). A descriptive framework for academic listening pedagogy: An observational study. TESOL Journal, 14, e712. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.712
  • Lacroix, J., & Tjaden-Glass, S. (2019). Promoting intercultural listening skills in a multilingual classroom. Idiom, 49(2), 37-38. http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolbeis/issues/2019-12-02/5.html
  • Lacroix, J. & Castle, A. (August, 2019). Reconceptualizing L2 listening comprehension: A focus on five conscious-raising bottom-up strategies. As We Speak: The Newsletter of the Speech, Pronunciation, and Listening Interest Section for TESOL International Association.
  • Lacroix, J., Reed, M., Harbaugh, A. (2016). The effect of metacognitive strategy instruction on L2 learner beliefs and listening skills. In J. Levis, H. Le, I. Lucic, E. Simpson, & S. Vo (Eds). Proceedings of the 7th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, ISSN 2380-9566, Dallas, TX, October 2015 (76-87). Ames, IA: Iowa State University.

Selected Presentations

  • Lacroix, J. (March, 2024). Developing WIDA level 1-2 newcomer curriculum: Opportunities and challenges. TESOL International Convention & English Language Exposition, Tampa, FL, USA.
  • Lacroix, J., Bohon, L., Lapornik, B., Enikő Lypka, A. and Prado, J. (March, 2023). Interculturality and storytelling. TESOL International Convention & English Language Exposition, Portland, OR, USA.
  • Lacroix, J. (March, 2022). Are pre-teaching vocabulary and activating background knowledge oversaturated practices? TESOL International Convention & English Language Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • Lacroix, J. (April, 2021). The inscrutability of teaching listening as an integrated versus paired skill in second language education. 7th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Life Conference, Temple University.
  • Lacroix, J. (February, 2021). What are the new challenges and opportunities in L2 listening? Interviews with program leaders and experienced teachers in a university-based program, CamTESOL Virtual Conference on ELT, Cambodia.
  • Lacroix, J. (September, 2019). Six listening strategies to prepare learners for English as a Medium of Instruction: A case study. International Social Science Conference, Zürich, Switzerland.