Penn State College of the Liberal Arts Department of Applied Linquistics

People

Welcome to the APLNG community. The links below will guide you to the department's faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Department Administrative Contacts
Robert W. Schrauf, Department Head
Karen E. Johnson, Director of Graduate Studies
Faculty
Gabriela Appel, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and German
Suresh Canagarajah, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Applied Linguistics, English, and Asian Studies
Sharon Childs, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
Joan Kelly Hall, Professor of Applied Linguistics (on sabbatical 2011-2012)
Karen E. Johnson, Kirby Professor in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics
Celeste Kinginger, Professor of Applied Linguistics and French
James P. Lantolf, Greer Professor of Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics
Xiaofei Lu, Gil Watz Early Career Professor in Language and Linguistics and Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Sinfree Bullock Makoni, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and African Studies
Robert W. Schrauf, Head and Professor of Applied Linguistics
Susan G. Strauss, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics
Heidi E. Vellenga, Director, Intensive English Communication Program and Senior Lecturer, Applied Linguistics
Deryn P. Verity, Director of ESL/EAP Programs and Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
Ning Yu, Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
Courtesy Faculty
Meredith Doran, Assistant Professor of French and Applied Linguistics
Matthew E. Poehner, Assistant Professor, World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Staff
Sally Arnold, Administrative Support Coordintor
Kendra Rackovan, Administrative Support Coordinator
Natashia Richardson, Administrative Support Assistant