Shadi Ganjavi

Shadi Ganjavi is a Lecturer and Writing Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics at California State University, Northridge. With over two decades of academic and professional experience in linguistics, she specializes in syntax, psycholinguistics, and gesture studies.

• Ph.D. in Syntax (2007), University of Southern California
• M.A. in Linguistics: Syntax & Code Switching (1998), University of Southern California
• M.A. in Psycholinguistics: Gesture Studies (1996), California State University, Northridge
• B.A. in General Linguistics (1994), California State University, Northridge
• Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) (1994), California State University, Northridge

Her research interests span syntax, psycholinguistics, code-switching, gesture studies, and interdisciplinary applications of linguistics to music and education. She teaches courses including Approaches to University Writing, Introduction to Grammar and Linguistics for Teachers, and Foundations Concepts in Linguistics, combining theoretical rigor with practical pedagogy.

Dr. Ganjavi maintains regular office hours in Sierra Tower 804 and can be contacted at shadi.ganjavi@csun.edu for appointments or academic inquiries.