Dr. KE Sihui (Echo) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). She received her Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to joining PolyU, she held academic appointments at the Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen and the University of Kentucky. Her primary research interest is second language reading and biliteracy development. She is also interested in Chinese applied linguistics, ESL/bilingual/foreign language education, as well as assessment and instruction. Her work has been published in international refereed journals such as Applied Linguistics, Journal of Educational Psychology, Language Learning, and Reading Research Quarterly. Her research has been funded by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (2018 Research Priorities Initiative), Language Learning Early Career Research Grant, and the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, she is serving on the editorial board of Journal of Educational Psychology, Learning and Individual Differences, among others.