Alana DeLoge

Alana DeLoge, PhD, is the Quechua Program Coordinator and Quechua Language Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh's Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center (LCTL). She also serves as a Director of QINTI (Quechua Innovation and Teaching Initiative), a collaborative project based at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her roles include advising the Quechua Minor program and advancing language advocacy through interdisciplinary work.

• Education: PhD in Linguistics, MA in Anthropology, and MPH in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

Her research integrates sociolinguistics, public health, and anthropology to study Quechua's vitality as a global language in health contexts. She bridges academic disciplines through projects like QINTI, focusing on language teaching, activism, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her expertise spans language variation, field methods, and medical anthropology.

Alana's work emphasizes community engagement and applied linguistics, particularly in contexts where language intersects with health and cultural preservation. She actively contributes to initiatives that promote Quechua's sociocultural relevance and educational accessibility.