Jennifer B Delfino

Jennifer B Delfino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on linguistics, racialization, and raciolinguistics with a particular emphasis on language practices among African American children and issues of academic success in educational settings. She holds an ORCID identifier (0000-0002-1158-0093) and has collaborated internationally on sociolinguistic research. Her work bridges anthropology, education, and applied linguistics.

Key research themes include the intersection of language and race, ethnographic studies of schooling dynamics, and the sociopolitical dimensions of linguistic practices. She has published extensively on topics such as after-school programs' impact on academic outcomes and critical perspectives on language education policies.

Her publications include a monograph Speaking of Race: Language, Identity, and Schooling Among African American Children (2020), chapters in edited volumes like Critical Sociolinguistics: Dialogues, Dissonances, Developments (2024), and contributions to the Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics (2023). Her work has garnered significant readership in academic platforms like Mendeley.