Graduate Faculty

Graduate Faculty

Graduate Faculty

Evan Pugh University Professor of Applied Linguistics, English, and Asian Studies
(814) 865-6229

303 Sparks Building
University Parks, PA 16802

Sharon Childs
Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Chair, M.A. TESL Program
Program Director, TESOL Minor and Integrated UG program in Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-1919

304A Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Associate Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director, English for Professional Purposes Intercultural Center
(814) 863-7036

17 Thomas Building
University Park, PA 16802

Visiting Assistant Professor

304B Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Celeste Kinginger
On sabbatical during 2026/2027
Kirby Professor in Language Learning
Professor of Applied Linguistics
(814) 867-1373

208 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Assistant Teaching Professor of Applied Linguistics
Interim Director of the Intensive English Communication Program (IECP)

204 Wagner Building

Stephen D. Looney
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ITA Program
(814) 863-5904

227A Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Xiaofei Lu
George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies
Acting Director of Graduate Studies
(814) 865-4692

301 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Busi Makoni
Associate Teaching Professor of African Studies and Applied Linguistics

15F Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Liberal Arts Professor of African Studies and Applied Linguistics
Director, African Studies Program
(814) 863-2431

311 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

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

240F Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Professor of World Languages Education and Applied Linguistics

305 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Assistant Research Professor of Applied Linguistics
Researcher in English for Specific Purposes and English as a Medium of Instruction

17 Thomas Building

Robert W. Schrauf
Professor of Applied Linguistics
(814) 865-9622

209 Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Gil Watz Early Career Professor in Language and Linguistics
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Teaching Professor in Applied Linguistics
Director, ESL/EAP Programs
(814) 865-6227

304C Sparks Building
University Park, PA 16802

Ning Yu
Professor of Asian Studies and Applied Linguistics
(814) 863-0030

Pond Building