Hunter Meng-Hsun Lee
Biography
Hunter is a PhD candidate in the Developmental Psychology and Education program at OISE/University of Toronto. His research interests broadly center on the impact of technology on language testing and assessment. Dedicated to pursuing a career as a language assessment researcher, Hunter has received extensive training in test development, research methodology, and psychometrics through his work experiences and graduate studies in both Taiwan and Canada. He also completed a summer research internship at the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) in 2024.
In addition to his work on technology-enhanced assessment, Hunter has conducted research on literacy development among English-French bilingual children in French immersion programs in Canada. He has also published in leading journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Scientific Studies of Reading, and Language Testing.
Hunter’s research excellence has been recognized with several prestigious awards:
- 2025 Congress Graduate Merit Award
- 2025 TOEFL/ILTA Student Travel Grant
- 2025 TOEFL Grant for Doctoral Research in Language Assessment
- 2024 British Council Assessment Research Award
- 2024 SSSR Taylor and Francis Award
- 2023 AALA Best Student Poster Award
- 2022–2024 Taiwan Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (GSSA)