Dr. Hüsem Korkmaz is a senior lecturer at the School of Foreign Languages, Manisa Celal Bayar University, and serves as the Deputy Director of the Continuing Education Center. He holds a Ph.D. in English Language Teaching from Anadolu University, with earlier degrees from Boğaziçi and Bilkent Universities in Türkiye. His research interests include EFL instruction, sustainable education, learner motivation, and the integration of AI in language education. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Emerging Educational Studies, and has been involved in many editorial duties in various journals. Dr. Korkmaz actively contributes to the field through teaching, research, and academic leadership.