Matthew Pollock

Dr. Matthew Pollock is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Spanish at Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS), serving as Interim Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages. He holds dual PhDs in Hispanic Linguistics and Linguistics from Indiana University (2023), with prior teaching experience in Germany via a Fulbright Scholarship and Spain through the IU Honors Program. His research focuses on sociolinguistics, phonetics/phonology, bilingualism, second language acquisition, and usage-based approaches.

Education:

• PhD in Spanish/Hispanic Linguistics (Indiana University, 2023)
• PhD in Linguistics (Indiana University, 2023)
• MA in Hispanic Linguistics (Indiana University, 2018)
• BA in Spanish and English Literature (Auburn University, 2015)

Research Interests: Dr. Pollock examines political speech, sociophonetic variation (e.g., Andalusian/Caribbean Spanish), bilingual acquisition, and corpus-based methodologies. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied sociolinguistics, emphasizing style-shifting in political contexts and perceptual sociolinguistics.

Teaching: At LSUS, he instructs courses in Linguistics, Spanish language, and Hispanic linguistics. He has extensive experience teaching across multiple levels, including high school abroad and university-level courses in the U.S. and Spain.

Professional Contributions: He serves as an editor for major linguistic handbooks (e.g., The Oxford Handbook of the Spanish Language), reviews for journals like Hispania, and actively participates in academic conferences globally. His research has been funded through grants and presented at institutions such as the Linguistic Society of America and NWAV.