Dustin De Felice

Dr. Dustin De Felice is the Director of the English Language Center at Michigan State University. As a Professor with more than two decades on the job, Dustin has a passion for working with teachers, learners, and organizations in creating an environment of success. He leads a multifaceted language and testing center serving international students and partners. He oversees special initiatives and innovative certificates in TESOL and Global Business English. A central focus of his leadership is faculty support, development, and transparency. He mentors faculty through promotion pathways, oversees equitable workload planning, and has restored and protected key teaching positions. Through challenging years for international education, he has prioritized faculty well-being while sustaining program innovation, cross-college collaboration, and student success, including expanding scholarships, strengthening cross-college collaborations, and modernizing programs to ensure access, quality, and long-term sustainability.

As a scholar, he has explored language teaching and learning through qualitative inquiries, especially Phenomenology, and he is particularly interested in technology as it relates to the development of materials and its use in traditional and virtual classrooms. He also investigates administration and leadership in language programs/centers. His teaching has taken him around the US and Mexico, and he regularly advocates for language learning at Michigan State University and beyond. Correspondence can be addressed directly to: defelic5@msu.edu. Dustin holds a PhD in Second Language Acquisition and Instructional Technology from the University of South Florida, an M.A. in Linguistics with a concentration in TESL from Northeastern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Speech Communication with a minor in Spanish and Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University.