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Christina Higgins is a Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, serving as Director of the Charlene Junko Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole, and Dialect Studies. Her sociolinguistic research focuses on multilingual practices, language and identity, and community-based approaches in East Africa and Hawaiʻi. She holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is affiliated with multiple graduate programs including Linguistics, Education, and Women’s Studies.
Key research interests include sociolinguistics, ethnographic discourse analysis, family language policy, and the intersection of language with globalization and place. Current projects involve citizen science linguistic landscape studies, campus semiotic redesign emphasizing Hawaiian culture, and collaborative film projects featuring Hawaiʻi Creole English (Pidgin).
Her scholarship emphasizes real-world impact, advocating for language rights and social justice. Recent work highlights Pidgin’s institutional recognition and challenges to linguistic discrimination in education. Higgins collaborates broadly across disciplines and communities, prioritizing participatory methods.
Awards: No specific honors listed, though her work has received institutional support for community engagement initiatives. Grants and advising details not explicitly provided in texts.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Charlene Junko Sato Center, collaborates with UHM film students and community groups on language advocacy projects.
