Graduate Faculty
Evan Pugh University Professor of Applied Linguistics, English, and Asian Studies
(814) 865-6229
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| Global Englishes| Multilingualism| Second Language Writing| Sociolinguistics
Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Chair, M.A. TESL Program
Program Director, TESOL Minor and Integrated UG program in Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-1919
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Teacher Cognition| Language Teacher Education| Online Instruction
Associate Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director, English for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center
(814) 863-7036
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language for Specific Purposes| Language Teacher Education| Second Language Pedagogy| Sociolinguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Linguistic Anthropology of Education| Commodification of Language| Ethnographic Research Methods| Language Policy and Planning| Posthumanist Social Theory| Sociolinguistics of Tourism
Kirby Professor in Language Learning
Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director of Graduate Studies
(814) 867-1373
Area(s) of Specialization:
Narrative and Case Study in Applied Linguistics| Second Language Pragmatics| Sociocultural Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching and Learning| Study Abroad
Assistant Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Interim Director of the Intensive English Communication Program (IECP)
Area(s) of Specialization:
Curriculum Development| Intensive English Programs| Language Teacher Education| World Language Education
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ITA Program
(814) 863-5904
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Interaction| Conversation Analysis| L2 Assessment
George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
(814) 865-4692
Area(s) of Specialization:
Corpus linguistics| Language for Specific Purposes| Second Language Acquisition| Second Language Writing
Associate Teaching Professor of African Studies and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Critical Discourse| Language and law| Language planning| Language Policy| Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Language, Identity, and Ideology| Visual semiotics and multimodality
Liberal Arts Professor of African Studies and Applied Linguistics
Director, African Studies Program
(814) 863-2431
Area(s) of Specialization:
Discourses of Terrorism outside the United States| Language and Health in Africa| Language planning| Language Policy| Philosophies of Language
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Applied Linguistics, Jewish Studies, African Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Head, Department of Applied Linguistics
814-865-3826
Area(s) of Specialization:
Critical Discourse Analysis| Language ideology| Language Policy| Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Linguistic landscape
Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Assessment| Language Teacher Education| Second Language Acquisition| Sociocultural Theory
Assistant Research Professor of Applied Linguistics
Researcher in English for Specific Purposes and English as a Medium of Instruction
Area(s) of Specialization:
English-Medium Instruction Faculty Development| Language for Specific Purposes| Language Teacher Education| Second Language Pedagogy| Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory
Professor of Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-9622
Area(s) of Specialization:
Applied Linguistics and Health Sciences| Language, Ethnicity, and Dementia| Mixed Methods| Multilingualism and Culture| Quantitative Methods
Gil Watz Early Career Professor in Language and Linguistics
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Language and Identity| Language and Race| Linguistic Anthropology| Mixed Methods| Queer Linguistics| Sociolinguistics| Sociophonetics
Professor of Asian Studies, Applied Linguistics, Education, Linguistics
(814) 865-7251
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cognitive Linguistics| Discourse Analysis| Second Language Writing
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ESL/EAP Programs
(814) 865-6227
Area(s) of Specialization:
Curriculum Design| L2 Teacher Education| Online Instruction| Pedagogical Grammar| Sociocultural Theory| Writing Instruction| Writing Tutor Development
Professor of Asian Studies and Applied Linguistics
(814) 863-0030
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cognitive Semantics| Metaphor Studies