People
Department Head
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
Director of Graduate Studies
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
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
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
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, IECP (Intensive English Communication Program)
(814) 865-5713
Area(s) of Specialization:
Decolonial Scholarship| English as a Lingua Franca| Intensive English Programs| Linguistic landscape| Sociolinguistics| World Englishes
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
Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Gil Watz Early Professor in Language and Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language, Gender, and Sexuality| Language and Identity| Language and Race| 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
Emeritus Faculty
Associate Research Professor Emerita in Applied Linguistics and German
Area(s) of Specialization:
Language Assessment| Materials Development| Second Language Reading| Second Language Vocabulary
Kirby Professor Emerita in Language Learning and Applied Linguistics
(814) 863-2346
Area(s) of Specialization:
Communication in Second Language Classrooms| Narrative Inquiry as Professional Development| Sociocultural Perspectives on L2 Teacher Professional Development
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Discourse| Conversation Analysis| Second Language Acquisition| transdisciplinarity in SLA
George and Jane Greer Professor Emeritus in Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
Cultural-historical Psychology| Second Language Acquisition| Sociocultural Theory
Teaching Faculty
Assistant Teaching Professor
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| Intensive English Programs| Language Policy
Associate Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Academic Coordinator, IECP
Area(s) of Specialization:
Classroom Interaction| English as an International Language| Intensive English Programs
Assistant Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Assistant Director of the Intensive English Communication Program
Area(s) of Specialization:
Curriculum Development| Intensive English Programs| Language Teacher Education| World Language Education
Associate Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Area(s) of Specialization:
English as an International Language| International Teaching Assistants| Writing Instruction
Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives, IECP
Area(s) of Specialization:
Computer-assisted Language Learning (CALL)| Intensive English Programs| Language Assessment
Assistant Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
(814) 863-5124
Area(s) of Specialization:
Second Language Pedagogy| Posthumanist Discourse Studies| Systemic Functional Linguistics| Writing Instruction| Youth Participatory Action Research
Staff
Academic Program Coordinator - Intermediate Support
Philosophy Undergraduate Program Assistant
(814) 865-1647
Academic Program Coordinator - Supervisor
Backup Undergraduate Program Assistant for APLNG and PHIL
Primary Undergraduate Program Assistant For CAS
(814) 865-3462
Administrative Assistant Senior Support
(814) 865-4485
Administrative Senior Manager
(814) 865-5554
Academic Program Coordinator - Intermediate Support
Communication Arts and Sciences Graduate Program Assistant
814-865-5558
Academic Program Coordinator - Intermediate Support
Applied Linguistics Graduate Program Assistant
(814) 867-4284
Ph.D. Students
Ph.D. Student in Applied Linguistics
Research Assistant, EPPIC
Research Assistant, African Studies
(814) 865-7550
Teaching Assistant, Asian Studies and ITA Program
Ph.D. Student, Applied Linguistics
Humanities Fellowship, Fall 2024
Gil Watz Fellowship, Spring 2025
Research Assistant, Center for Language Acquisition
Graduate Assistant, CLA
Teaching Assistant, IECP
Research Assistant EPPIC and Department Head
CHI Predoctoral Fellowship (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)
Graduate Assistant, Humanities Release (Fall 2024)
Gil Watz Graduate Dissertation Fellowship (Spring 2025)
M.A. Students
Affiliate Faculty
Associate Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Assistant Professor of Korean and Applied Linguistics
