Madhukar K C (Madhu) is a PhD student in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University, Tempe (ASU). As a first-year writing instructor, he teaches domestic and international students in the writing programs at ASU. His prior professional experiences include teaching multilingual composition as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Minnesota State University, Mankato and a decade-long teaching in K-12 contexts in Nepal. His research interests include World Englishes (WE), multilingualism, second language teacher/learner identity and emotions, nonnative English Teachers' (NNEST) identities and professional development, language ideologies, advocacy for professional equity, second language writing, TESOL, teacher education, critical pedagogy, and social justice.