Anna Lubowicz

Anna Lubowicz serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Minnesota, specializing in phonological theory with emphasis on contrast preservation, lexical phonology, and Slavic languages (particularly Polish).

Education:

• PhD in Linguistics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003)
• MA in English Studies, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland (1996)

Her research centers on the theoretical and experimental investigation of phonological contrast, with significant contributions to understanding palatalization and vowel raising phenomena in Polish. She integrates phonology-phonetics interface studies with formal semantics, particularly reflexivity, while maintaining a strong empirical focus through experimental phonetics methodologies. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with language-specific Slavic analysis.

Scientific Recognition:

• Teaching Award from the University of Minnesota, Center for Educational Innovation (2019)

Dr. Lubowicz actively disseminates research through international engagements, including plenary presentations at the Palatalization Conference (University of Tromsø/CASTL, 2014), Chonbuk National University (2017), and University of Vienna (2020). Her monograph The Phonology of Contrast (2012) establishes foundational frameworks for contrast preservation studies, reflecting her sustained scholarly impact in phonological theory.