Janie Lee

Dr. Janie Lee is an Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of English and Linguistics at the University of Mary Washington, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics (2010) and an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in English Education from Ewha Women's University in South Korea. Her doctoral dissertation focused on Linguistic Citizenship and Ideologies of Americanness in a U.S. Naturalization Class.

Her research expertise spans sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and linguistic anthropology, with concentrated interests in the intersections of race, immigration, citizenship, and identity formation. Current projects examine U.S. citizenship frameworks in language policy/education and new investigations into linguistic competence and racial dynamics in South Korean society.

Dr. Lee has received extensive recognition for her scholarship, including:

• UMW Jepson Fellowship
• College of Arts and Sciences Curricular Innovation Grant
• Faculty Research Grant
• UCSB Dean's Prize Teaching Fellowship
• Interdisciplinary Humanities Center Predoctoral Fellowship
• Emerging Diversity Scholar Citation (University of Michigan)
• UCSB Graduate Teaching Award
• Fiona Godchild Award for Undergraduate Research Mentorship

She maintains an active teaching portfolio in introductory linguistics, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis courses. Her mentorship earned the Fiona Godchild Award for excellence in guiding undergraduate research.