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Dr. Martha Sidury Christiansen is a Professor of Applied Linguistics/TESOL at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she serves in the College of Education and Human Development. She is the Principal Investigator of Project RESPETO, a NSF-funded initiative exploring racial equity in engineering education. Her work spans sociolinguistics, digital literacies, and raciolinguistic analysis, with a focus on transnational multilingual communities.
- Born in Veracruz, Mexico
- Ph.D. in Foreign/Second Language Education (Ohio State University, 2013)
- M.A. in English Composition (Indiana University, 2007)
- B.A. in English Language Teaching (Universidad Veracruzana, 2002)
Her research examines how transnational youth navigate digital spaces through multiliteracies, challenges Western academic writing norms via Mexican decolonial methodologies, and investigates raciolinguistic intersections in identity formation. The 15 most recent publications reveal a strong focus on digital communication, transnationalism, and critical pedagogy across journals like TESOL Quarterly and Language@Internet.
- 2023-2025: Expanding raciolinguistic frameworks in digital contexts
- 2021-2022: Analyzing multimodal identity construction
- 2019-2020: Exploring Mexican bilinguals' online language use
She has received multiple honors including ACUE Fellow (2023), Fulbright Scholar (2017), and Faculty Leadership Fellow (2021-2022). Her presentations at conferences like ICOLLITE and DDVM Lab highlight her expertise in critical sociolinguistic awareness and digital discourse analysis. Dr. Christiansen actively consults for nonprofits on linguistic equity and multilingual education.
