Publications
2026

Cesar Teló, Ryuichi Suzuki, Lin Lu, Gento Okawa, Tahiyyah Ahmed, Zineb Balmouddane, Mayra Carvajal, Karolyn Chen, Mahdieh (Mah) Fallahnejad, Byunghak Kim, Annika Kovacs, Sawri Madkaikar, Lia Mejía, Alet Odal, Thi Thuy Dung Pham, Yung Flora See, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Pavel Trofimovich
A collaborative journey in pronunciation: Lessons from a community-engaged accent bias project Journal Article Open AccessData | Materials
In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, pp. 1–17, 2026.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accent bias, awareness, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication
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title = {A collaborative journey in pronunciation: Lessons from a community-engaged accent bias project},
author = {Cesar Teló and Ryuichi Suzuki and Lin Lu and Gento Okawa and Tahiyyah Ahmed and Zineb Balmouddane and Mayra Carvajal and Karolyn Chen and Mahdieh (Mah) Fallahnejad and Byunghak Kim and Annika Kovacs and Sawri Madkaikar and Lia Mejía and Alet Odal and Thi Thuy Dung Pham and Yung Flora See and Mary Grantham O’Brien and Pavel Trofimovich},
url = {https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/94WS5, Open Data & Materials},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.25054.tel},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-15},
urldate = {2026-02-01},
journal = {Journal of Second Language Pronunciation},
pages = {1--17},
keywords = {accent bias, awareness, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2025

Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Anamaria Bodea
Beyond the resume: HR students’ evaluations of interview performances by first and second language speakers Journal Article PostprintData | Materials
In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, vol. 44, iss. 7, pp. 905–923, 2025.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: employability, job applicant, pronunciation, speech ratings, workplace communication
@article{nokey,
title = {Beyond the resume: HR students’ evaluations of interview performances by first and second language speakers},
author = {Cesar Teló and Pavel Trofimovich and Mary Grantham O’Brien and Thao-Nguyen Nina Le and Anamaria Bodea},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Telo_et_al_2024_EDI_Journal.pdf, Article PDF
https://osf.io/t9nzx, Open Data and Materials},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-10-2023-0335},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-14},
urldate = {2024-08-26},
journal = {Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal},
volume = {44},
issue = {7},
pages = {905--923},
keywords = {employability, job applicant, pronunciation, speech ratings, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
![Avoir un accent, une source de préjugés lorsqu’on cherche un emploi [Accent as a source of prejudice when looking for a job]](https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/convers-1.jpg)
Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich
Avoir un accent, une source de préjugés lorsqu’on cherche un emploi [Accent as a source of prejudice when looking for a job] Online Open Access
2025.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, employability, intelligibility, interaction, job applicant, pronunciation, workplace communication
@online{nokey,
title = {Avoir un accent, une source de préjugés lorsqu’on cherche un emploi [Accent as a source of prejudice when looking for a job]},
author = {Mary Grantham O’Brien and Cesar Teló and Pavel Trofimovich},
url = {https://theconversation.com/avoir-un-accent-une-source-de-prejuges-lorsquon-cherche-un-emploi-239544, Article site},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-03-11},
keywords = {accentedness, employability, intelligibility, interaction, job applicant, pronunciation, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {online}
}
2024
Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich
How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects Online Open Access
2024.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, experience, intelligibility, job applicant, pronunciation, social variables, workplace communication
@online{nokey,
title = {How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects},
author = {Mary Grantham O’Brien and Cesar Teló and Pavel Trofimovich},
url = {https://theconversation.com/how-accent-bias-can-impact-a-persons-job-prospects-237436, Article site},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-09-15},
keywords = {accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, experience, intelligibility, job applicant, pronunciation, social variables, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {online}
}

Pavel Trofimovich, Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Masako Shimada, Cesar Teló
What do students in human resource management know about accent bias? Journal Article Postprint
In: Language Awareness, vol. 33, iss. 3, pp. 447–467, 2024.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, intelligibility, job applicant
@article{Trofimovich2023,
title = {What do students in human resource management know about accent bias?},
author = {Pavel Trofimovich and Anamaria Bodea and Thao-Nguyen Nina Le and Mary Grantham O’Brien and Masako Shimada and Cesar Teló},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Trofimovich_et_al_2022.pdf, Article PDF},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2023.2179630},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-08-09},
urldate = {2023-02-15},
journal = {Language Awareness},
volume = {33},
issue = {3},
pages = {447--467},
keywords = {accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, intelligibility, job applicant},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

Mary Grantham O’Brien, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Anamaria Bodea, Pavel Trofimovich, Masako Shimada
Accent bias training in undergraduate human resource management education Journal Article Open Access
In: Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2024.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication
@article{nokey,
title = {Accent bias training in undergraduate human resource management education},
author = {Mary Grantham O’Brien and Thao-Nguyen Nina Le and Anamaria Bodea and Pavel Trofimovich and Masako Shimada},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906231226212},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-02-09},
urldate = {2024-01-15},
journal = {Business and Professional Communication Quarterly},
keywords = {accentedness, awareness, comprehensibility, employability, English for specific purposes, job applicant, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
2023

Rachael Lindberg, Pavel Trofimovich
When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context Journal Article Open Access
In: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, vol. 26, iss. 2, pp. 1–31, 2023.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant, workplace communication
@article{Lindberg2023,
title = {When accent does not match expectations: A dynamic perspective of L2 speaker evaluations in a French interview context},
author = {Rachael Lindberg and Pavel Trofimovich},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lindberg_Trofimovich_2023.pdf, Article PDF
https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/33052, Journal site},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37213/cjal.2023.33052},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-08-15},
urldate = {2024-01-01},
journal = {Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics},
volume = {26},
issue = {2},
pages = {1--31},
keywords = {accentedness, assessment, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
![Votre accent étranger pourrait-il nuire à votre embauche? [Could your foreign accent affect your hiring?]](https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gestion-1.png)
Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Cesar Teló, Masako Shimada
Votre accent étranger pourrait-il nuire à votre embauche? [Could your foreign accent affect your hiring?] Online Open Access
2023, visited: 17.02.2023.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant
@online{nokey,
title = {Votre accent étranger pourrait-il nuire à votre embauche? [Could your foreign accent affect your hiring?]},
author = {Anamaria Bodea and Thao-Nguyen Nina Le and Pavel Trofimovich and Mary Grantham O’Brien and Cesar Teló and Masako Shimada},
url = {https://www.revuegestion.ca/votre-accent-etranger-pourrait-il-nuire-a-votre-embauche, Article link},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-17},
urldate = {2023-02-17},
keywords = {accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {online}
}
Cesar Teló, Mary Grantham O’Brien, Pavel Trofimovich, Anamaria Bodea, Thao-Nguyen Nina Le, Masako Shimada
How HR professionals respond to second language accents Online Open Access
2023.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant
@online{nokey,
title = {How HR professionals respond to second language accents},
author = {Cesar Teló and Mary Grantham O’Brien and Pavel Trofimovich and Anamaria Bodea and Thao-Nguyen Nina Le and Masako Shimada},
url = {https://www.talentcanada.ca/how-hr-professionals-respond-to-second-language-accents, Article link},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-20},
journal = {Talent Canada},
keywords = {accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, job applicant},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {online}
}
2022

Cesar Teló, Pavel Trofimovich, Mary Grantham O’Brien
Disentangling professional competence and foreign accent Journal Article Postprint
In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, vol. 8, iss. 3, pp. 413–443, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, ethnic identity, social variables, speech ratings, workplace communication
@article{nokey,
title = {Disentangling professional competence and foreign accent},
author = {Cesar Teló and Pavel Trofimovich and Mary Grantham O’Brien},
url = {https://www.paveltrofimovich.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Telo_et_al_2022.pdf, Article PDF},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.22013.tel},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-09-29},
urldate = {2022-09-29},
journal = {Journal of Second Language Pronunciation},
volume = {8},
issue = {3},
pages = {413--443},
keywords = {accentedness, comprehensibility, employability, ethnic identity, social variables, speech ratings, workplace communication},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

