Paul V. Kroskrity

Paul V. Kroskrity is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), serving as past and interim Chair of the Department of American Indian Studies. His research bridges linguistic anthropology and Indigenous studies, focusing on language ideologies, multilingualism, and language revitalization in Native American contexts. He holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University (1977).

Key research interests include language contact dynamics, covert linguistic racism, and the documentation of Indigenous verbal art. He has contributed to theoretical frameworks like 'Language Ideological Assemblages' (LIA) and emphasized Indigenous agency in language revitalization through collaborative projects such as dictionaries and video documentation.

His awards include multiple Faculty Recognition Awards (2006, 2008, 2010) and leadership roles, including President of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology (2013–2015). His work spans North American Indigenous communities, particularly the Pueblo Southwest and Central California, with global applications in language revitalization and critical discourse analysis.