Yvonne Lam

Yvonne Lam is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, holding a joint appointment in the Department of Linguistics and the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies (Spanish). She earned her PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Toronto in 2003. Her research focuses on multilingual practices, particularly among indigenous communities in Mexico (e.g., Totonac) and heritage language communities in Canada. She collaborates with the Hul'q'umi'num' Language and Culture Society to address linguistic insecurities in language learners.

• Education: PhD (2003) in Hispanic Linguistics, University of Toronto

Her interdisciplinary research examines language ideologies, identity, and multilingualism, aiming to empower speakers to embrace their linguistic repertoires. Recent work includes studies on language shift in Upper Necaxa Totonac and prepositional usage in L2 Spanish.

Publications span topics like language documentation, sociolinguistic factors in language shift, and applied linguistics in language teaching. She has supervised numerous graduate and undergraduate researchers, including winners of the Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Researcher Award.