Barbara J Hoekje

Barbara Hoekje is an Associate Professor in Drexel University's Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences. Her research bridges sociolinguistics, second language teaching, and medical communication. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Her work focuses on:

• Sociolinguistic approaches to language teaching and assessment
• Second language literacies and academic discourse
• Interplay of medicine, communication, and culture
• Narratives of embodiment

Her publications demonstrate a consistent focus on cultural inclusivity in education, language assessment frameworks, and technology-supported literacy development. Recent works explore cultural brokering models for multilingual families and institutional language policies.