Celeste Rodriguez Louro

Celeste Rodriguez Louro is an Associate Professor and Chair of Linguistics at the University of Western Australia's School of Social Sciences. She directs the Language Lab and holds a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Oxford's All Souls College (2026). Her work focuses on Australian Aboriginal English, sociolinguistics, and decolonizing linguistic practices. Key roles include leadership in UWA's GenAI Think Tank and Graduate Research School Board, and consultancy for the Oxford English Dictionary.

• Educations: PhD in Linguistics (University of Melbourne), MA in Hispanic Linguistics (University of Illinois), NAATI-certified translator (English-Spanish)
• Research: Leads major projects with Google and the ARC, emphasizing participatory methods and Indigenous collaboration
• Teaching: Award-winning educator with 21 teaching nominations, leading curriculum reforms in decolonial linguistics

Research interests span grammaticalization, language technology ethics, and Indigenous language preservation. She co-created the Yarning Corpus and advises on culturally safe medical media for First Nations communities. Recent work addresses AI bias and global English varieties.

Her 122+ publications span sociolinguistic theory, language documentation, and applied research. Awards include the 2023 Talkley Award and multiple UWA research commendations. Supervised 15+ PhD/honours students focusing on Aboriginal English and language variation.