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Alison Mackey is a scientist and professor known for her research and teachings on second language acquisition across the lifespan. She is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University where she directs the applied linguistics program.

Mackey received the Modern Language Association's Mildenburger prize for her work on language learning.

Mackey has authored about 100 articles and published 14 books, including books on bilingualism and language teaching methodology. She has co-edited books including The Bilingual Edge and The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition.

Biography
Mackey attended graduate school at Cambridge University where she obtained her M.Phil, and subsequently a PhD from the University of Sydney, in linguistics.

Research
Mackey was interested in how second languages are learned and taught, as well as it's methodology. She studied how younger and older children acquired new languages, as well as young and elderly adults. Her main focus was college-aged students. What impact has the work had on society?

Mackey's research investigated the relationships among how language is learned, the feedback they receive, and resulting language development. She has published books and studies on second language methodology, how languages are learned.

Representative Publications
Abbuhl, R., & Mackey, A. (2017). Second language acquisition research methods. Research Methods in Language and Education, 183-193.

Gass, S. M., & Mackey, A. (2007). Input, interaction, and output in second language acquisition. Theories in second language acquisition: An introduction, 175199.

Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (2015). Second language research: Methodology and design. Routledge.

Mackey, A., Gass, S., & McDonough, K. (2000). How do learners perceive interactional feedback?. Studies in second language acquisition, 22(4), 471-497.

Mackey, A., & Sachs, R. (2012). Older learners in SLA research: A first look at working memory, feedback, and L2 development. Language Learning, 62(3), 704-740.