جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Endurance Midinette Dissake Koumassolمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Forensic Linguistics
• Discourse Analysis
• Multilingualism
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Dr. Endurance Midinette Dissake Koumassol is a Research Fellow at the Bayreuth Academy of Advanced Studies, University of Bayreuth, affiliated with the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence. Her research bridges linguistics, law, and education in multilingual African contexts, with a focus on Cameroon's legal systems and marginalized communities. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics, complemented by specialized language documentation training in Rabat, Morocco (2018). Her educational background underpins her interdisciplinary approach to language-related challenges in post-colonial settings. Her core research spans Forensic Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Multilingualism, Language Policy and Planning, and Language Documentation. She investigates courtroom communication ethics, indigenous judicial knowledge preservation, and language-based solutions for deaf education, emphasizing how linguistic frameworks impact justice, education quality, and cultural continuity in Cameroon. Analysis of her publications reveals consistent thematic focus on Cameroon's legal-linguistic landscape: she examines courtroom discourse standardization, convict language proficiency assessment, and forensic linguistics' role in national language development, alongside innovative curricula for hearing-impaired students in bilingual environments. Dr. Koumassol secured significant research funding as Principal Investigator for the Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP)-funded project (2020) documenting Tunen customary court proceedings. She currently leads the project 'Safeguarding African customary law: The case of the Banen community', analyzing how Cameroon's Banen community adapts its judicial system to British/French colonial frameworks while maintaining ethical peacekeeping practices.

• Language documentation
• Sociolinguistics
• Morphology
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Professor Felicity Meakins is a leading linguist specializing in Australian Indigenous languages, holding a professorship at the University of Queensland's School of Languages and Cultures . She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia and the Australian Academy of Humanities , and a Fulbright Senior Scholar for 2025-2026. Education: Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Queensland (1995-2001) Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne (2008) Research Interests: Professor Meakins's research spans language documentation , sociolinguistics , morphology , and language contact . She focuses on Australian languages like Gurindji, Bilinarra, Ngarinyman, and Mudburra, exploring language ecologies, endangerment, and shift. Her work delves into mixed languages, creole languages, code-switching, and language convergence. Recent Research Trends: Her recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to understanding language evolution and contact processes. She explores the role of gender in language change, the dynamics of bilingual communities, and the intersection of Indigenous Knowledges and Western Science. Her work on canine words in northern Australia ('Dingo Lingo') exemplifies this integrative approach. Scientific Awards: Eureka Award for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research (2021) Kenneth L Hale Award for linguistic fieldwork (2021) Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature (2024) Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia (ASSA) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities (AAH) Australian Fulbright Senior Scholar (2025-2026) Advising and Grants: Professor Meakins is actively involved in supervising postgraduate students, including PhD and Master's candidates, on topics ranging from language revitalization to grammatical descriptions of Indigenous languages. She has secured significant funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) for projects like 'Dingo Lingo' and 'Amplifying Indigenous Ecological Knowledge in Western Science with Language'. Collaborations and Outreach: Her work is deeply collaborative, involving Indigenous communities, artists, and scientists. She has co-authored dictionaries, grammars, and ethnobiologies, and produced multimedia resources like films and posters to support language preservation and education.

Gemma Kingمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Sign Language Cinema
• Deaf Studies
• French Film Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Gemma King is DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in French at the Australian National University's School of Literature, Languages & Linguistics. Her ARC DECRA project 'Sign on Screen' (2023-2026) investigates sign language representation in global cinema through Deaf-hearing collaboration, partnering with Deaf Connect and the National Film and Sound Archive. Research explores: Sign language representation and Deaf perspectives in film/television Multilingualism and power dynamics in French/Francophone cinema Disability and postcolonial representation on screen Intersections of language, identity, and cultural production Authored works include: Decentring France: Multilingualism and Power in Contemporary French Cinema (2017) Jacques Audiard (2021) in Manchester University Press's French Filmmakers series Professional roles: President of Australian Society for French Studies Editorial Board: Contemporary French Civilization, Australian Journal of French Studies Steering Committee: Diversity and Decolonization in the French Curriculum Collective Supervision includes 8 doctoral candidates working on sign language documentary, Australian disability studies, and multilingual cinema.

William Lempertمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Aboriginal Australian Studies
• Indigenous Media
• Visual Anthropology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

William Lempert is the Osterweis Family Associate Professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. His work bridges anthropology, Indigenous studies, and visual media, with a focus on collaborative research that centers community-defined protocols and outcomes. Lempert maintains a strong commitment to teaching as a symbiotic process with his research, emphasizing the importance of writing and media production as means of self-expression and social engagement. Lempert's educational background includes: PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Colorado Boulder MA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Denver BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Miami University Lempert's research centers on the implications of Aboriginal Australian representations for community futures, with particular emphasis on collaborative filmmaking as a mode of social and political transformation. His work spans visual anthropology, linguistic anthropology, medical anthropology, and space studies, with recurring themes of Indigenous futurism, decolonization, and the social lives of media. He has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork with Indigenous media organizations in the Kimberley region of Northwestern Australia, focusing on how Aboriginal communities use media to imagine and create their futures. His publications reveal a consistent trajectory of examining colonial legacies through multiple lenses—from Aboriginal cinema and sign language to outer space exploration. A significant thread throughout his work is the examination of how Indigenous knowledge systems challenge Western frameworks, particularly in relation to time, space, and futurity. His recent work has increasingly focused on the parallels between historical colonial processes and contemporary space exploration, arguing for the necessity of Indigenous perspectives in shaping ethical approaches to potential extraterrestrial contact. Lempert's scholarly contributions have been recognized through research support from prestigious organizations: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Fulbright IIE US Scholar Program Lois Roth Endowment Andrew W. Mellon Foundation American Council of Learned Societies In addition to his research, Lempert has extensive teaching experience across various institutional contexts, having taught 42 courses as instructor of record. His teaching philosophy centers on process rather than product, emphasizing writing and media production as means of self-discovery and communication. He has served on 3 honors thesis committees and advised 1 honors thesis, in addition to supervising 11 summer research projects. His teaching has been recognized through the Center for Learning and Teaching Baldwin Fellowship at Bowdoin College and a nomination for the Graduate Instructor Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Colorado. Lempert is actively involved in collaborative media production with Indigenous communities, particularly through film projects that document Kukatja sign language and explore Aboriginal Australian perspectives on space and futurity. He co-founded the Pejepscot Portage Mapping Project, which works to reimagine Indigenous connections to the Brunswick area. His media collaborations include multiple award-winning film productions that have been screened at international film festivals including Margaret Mead, imagineNATIVE, and Sydney.

Gail Boldtمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Curriculum Theory
• Early Childhood Education
• Gender Studies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Gail Boldt is a Professor of Education and affiliate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Her work bridges curriculum theory with psychotherapeutic practice, focusing on literacies, early childhood education, and interdisciplinary identity studies (gender, sexuality, race, class). She maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in children and adolescents. Research interests include post-identity theory, disability studies, childhood studies, and cultural studies. Her publications frequently explore intersections between education, psychoanalysis, and social justice. Boldt has contributed to the Occasional Paper Series with works addressing Indigenous pedagogies, socio-political landscapes in education, and transformative educational futures. Recent work examines pandemic impacts on human precarity and pedagogical innovations. Her writing spans theoretical inquiries into affective flows in clinical and classroom settings, rhizomatic learning frameworks, and decolonial approaches to education. Boldt’s interdisciplinary approach integrates psychoanalytic theory with empirical research, emphasizing ethical engagement and marginalized voices in educational systems. Publications since 2021 reflect growing focus on infant methodologies, pandemic-induced educational ruptures, and collectivist integration models in psychotherapy. Her scholarship challenges audit culture and advocates for inclusive pedagogies through critical, creative, and emotionally attuned methodologies.

Navan N Govenderمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Critical Literacies
• Multimodality
• Critical Applied Linguistics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Navan N Govender is a Lecturer in Applied Language and Literacy Studies at the University of Strathclyde’s School of Education. He holds a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, specializing in critical literacy and LGBTQ+ inclusivity in education. His work bridges critical theory and practice through queer/trans/feminist, decolonial, and multimodal approaches. Education : PhD in Applied Language & Literacy Education (University of the Witwatersrand, 2015) Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Applied English Language Studies (2011) Bachelor of Education (2010) Research Interests : Focuses on power dynamics in literacy education, queer/decolonial pedagogies, and anti-racist praxis. Explores multimodal discourse analysis, social semiotics, and inclusive curriculum design. Awards : Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2021) British Association for Applied Linguistics Book Award (2023) Grants & Projects : Leads projects like "Queer Critical Literacies" and "Finding a Place for Critical Literacies in Scotland." Collaborates with UKLA on regional representation and communications. Labs/Teams : Active in Strathclyde’s EDI Committee and UKLA’s Critical Literacy SIG. Co-editor of The Reading Teacher journal.

• Indigenous Sign Languages
• Creole Languages
• Australian Indigenous Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Dany Adone serves as Chair of Applied English Linguistics at the University of Cologne and Co-Director of the Center for Australian Studies. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines including linguistics, Indigenous studies, and ecocritical research. Chair of Applied English Linguistics Co-Director, Center for Australian Studies Specializes in Indigenous sign languages and creole languages Research interests focus on Indigenous Australian languages and cultures, particularly through the lenses of sign language studies, creole language acquisition, and ecological knowledge systems. Current projects examine Yolngu ethnoecology and two-way tools for environmental management. Recent publications reveal a strong focus on comparative linguistic analysis, with particular emphasis on creole languages and Indigenous sign systems. Their work bridges linguistic theory with cultural studies and environmental humanities. Academic collaborations include partnerships with Indigenous researchers and institutions in Australia, with notable projects involving sign language documentation in Arnhem Land. Their research frequently intersects with decolonization methodologies and Indigenous knowledge preservation.

Jill Vaughanمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Sociolinguistics
• Multilingualism
• Language Variation and Change
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Jill Vaughan is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Monash University, Australia, affiliated with the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. Her research focuses on the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, Indigenous languages, and language in education. Her research interests include: Sociolinguistics of multilingualism and language variation Indigenous and Aboriginal Australian languages Heritage languages, especially Celtic languages Language ideologies and identity Language documentation and ethical research Linguistics outreach and education Her recent publications reflect a strong focus on multilingualism in Indigenous communities, language documentation in Arnhem Land, and public engagement through linguistics education. Themes across her work include ethical collaboration, community-led research, and making linguistics accessible. She has been recognized with the Talkley Award in 2016 for public outreach. Her research is supported by grants from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Arcadia Fund. Jill Vaughan actively supervises PhD students and contributes to public discourse through media articles in The Conversation and collaborations with schools and Indigenous institutions. She co-founded the award-winning Linguistics Roadshow, which brings linguistics to high school students across Australia. Her current projects include 'Where Gesture Meets Grammar' (ARC-funded) and 'Showing Stories: Ancestral Narratives in Arnhem Land Art' (Arcadia Fund), reflecting her interdisciplinary and community-engaged approach.

Anastasia Bauerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Corpus Linguistics
• Sign Language Linguistics
• Multimodal Communication
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Anastasia Bauer is a linguist and postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Linguistics, University of Cologne, serving as Junior Principal Investigator in the Research Center 'Skills and Structures in Language and Cognition' (SSLAC) and Principal Investigator for the DFG Priority Programme 2329 ViCom project 'Gestures or signs?' She earned her PhD in 2014 from the University of Cologne in Applied English Linguistics with specialization in Sign Language Linguistics. Bauer's research explores human language capacity through multimodal and cross-linguistic analysis of face-to-face interaction. Her primary focus areas include: Corpus Linguistics methodologies Sign Language Linguistics (German, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian) Multimodal Communication systems Gesture Studies in spoken and signed contexts Morphosyntactic structures Bimodal Language Contact phenomena Slavic Languages interfaces Her recent publications demonstrate methodological innovation combining pose estimation, corpus analysis, and cross-linguistic comparison to investigate feedback signals, head movements, and mouthings across sign languages. This work reveals systematic patterns in multimodal expressivity and phonetic differentiation within Slavic language contexts. Bauer actively contributes to DFG-funded research through SSLAC and her ViCom project, developing corpus-driven approaches to compare manual and non-manual constructions in co-speech gesture and sign language. Her work bridges linguistics, computer vision, and cognitive science through interdisciplinary collaboration. She maintains active research leadership within SSLAC and her DFG project team, advancing methodologies for multimodal data collection and analysis while fostering international scholarly exchange in sign language and gesture studies.

Silvia R. Tandeciarzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Latin American Cultural Studies
• Memory and Democracy
• Human Rights in Post-Conflict Settings
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Silvia R. Tandeciarz is Chancellor Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures and Vice Dean for Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies at William & Mary , where she has worked since 1999. As both a translator and scholar, she bridges Latin American Cultural Studies with human rights advocacy. Stanford University: B.A. and M.A. in English Duke University: Ph.D. in Literature Her research examines how memory shapes democracy and human rights in post-conflict societies, particularly through visual, spatial, and performative cultural practices in Argentina. She has extensively published on traumatic memory transmission related to Argentina's last dictatorship. Current projects extend these themes through international collaborations, emphasizing global citizenship. Her translation work includes critical treatises and multilingual poetry collections, with recent recognition for translating Juana Goergen’s Sea in my Bones . 2023 Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Award As Vice Dean, she integrates social sciences and interdisciplinary initiatives while maintaining active scholarship bridging cultural theory and civic engagement. Her role as a translator highlights cross-linguistic dialogue in Caribbean and Latin American contexts.

Peter Graingerمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Educational Assessment
• Second Language Acquisition
• TESOL
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Peter Grainger is a Senior Lecturer and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Coordinator at the University of the Sunshine Coast's School of Education and Tertiary Access, where he also serves as QTPA Trainer and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His leadership extends to the Sunshine Coast Branch of the Modern Languages Teachers Association of Queensland (MLTAQ) as Vice President, driving regional language education initiatives. His academic credentials include: PhD (Queensland) MSocSc (Queensland) GC Advanced ISLPR Testing (Griffith University) Diploma in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (National Japanese Language Research Institute) DipEd (Queensland) BA (Griffith University) Grainger's research centers on educational assessment —particularly rubric design and feedback literacy—and second language acquisition with specialized focus on Japanese, TESOL, and Auslan. His work bridges intercultural competency development through innovative projects like the two-week Wider Field Experience in Peru and Cambodia for preservice teachers, addressing Australia's mandated Intercultural Understanding capability. Recent scholarship increasingly examines doctoral education feedback systems and AI applications in formative assessment. Cross-analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) assessment tool refinement through triad-based peer review processes, (2) intercultural capability measurement in teacher education, and (3) stress mitigation strategies for learning continuity. These intersect with Australian curriculum priorities like Asia literacy and Auslan integration, reflecting his commitment to contextually relevant pedagogical solutions. His recognition includes: Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy Grainger has secured significant funding including a $132,000 New Colombo Plan Mobility Grant (2021) for international fieldwork and multiple USC Learning and Teaching Grants (2013-2022) targeting rubric development and intercultural capability. As HDR Coordinator, he mentors graduate researchers while leading the Transcultural and Indigenous Pedagogies Research Group and co-founding the Teachers of Australia advocacy project. His collaborative work with the MLTAQ Sunshine Coast Branch and QTPA Consortium demonstrates commitment to practitioner communities, particularly through projects examining school teachers' intercultural capability development and professional learning needs.

Elochukwu Uzukwuمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• liturgy-sacraments
• ritual studies
• ecclesiology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Elochukwu Uzukwu serves as Professor at Duquesne University's McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, specializing in theological studies with profound expertise in African contexts. He is Editor of the Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology , a 24-volume journal published by the Ecumenical Association of Nigerian Theologians addressing Church-society interfaces globally. His academic credentials include: Th.D. in Theology, St Michael's College, University of Toronto (1979) M.Th. in Theology, St Michael's College, University of Toronto (1976) B.D. in Theology, Urban University, Rome (1972) Uzukwu's research centers on liturgy-sacraments, ritual studies, ecclesiology, and contextual theology with specific focus on Africa and its diaspora. He pioneered 'ritology' to analyze ritual dimensions in African Christian contexts, examining how West African insights into God-Christ-Spirit challenge traditional Jewish-Christian frameworks and address contemporary issues like violence and child soldier initiation. His work consistently bridges theological theory with anthropological and cultural analysis. Spanning four decades, his publications reveal persistent themes of Christian inculturation in Africa: reinterpretation of God-concepts through African lenses, adaptation of sacramental practices using indigenous symbols, and ritual's dual role in community building and conflict resolution. Key contributions include analyzing Eucharistic symbolism through African food traditions, developing 'Church-Family-of-God' ecclesiology, and critiquing ritual technology in African warfare – demonstrating how theological scholarship directly engages with sociopolitical realities.

• Formal Semantics
• Mesoamerican Languages
• Indigenous Sign Languages
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Robert Henderson is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona, with appointments in Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. His research focuses on formal semantics, particularly in indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, including Mayan languages and their sign languages. He leads and collaborates on projects such as documenting village sign languages in Mesoamerica, analyzing morphosemantics of plurality in languages like Hiaki and Seri, and developing NLP tools for Mesoamerican languages through the MesoUD initiative. His work emphasizes documentation, revitalization, and computational modeling of endangered languages. Key research areas include pluractionality, sign language documentation, and the intersection of phonetics/phonology with morphosyntax. He has secured NSF and CNRS grants for projects on Mesoamerican languages, including collaborations with institutions like Indiana University and CNRS. His methodologies integrate fieldwork, computational linguistics, and theoretical frameworks in semantics and syntax. Henderson’s recent publications address topics like incremental plurality in Hualapai, vowel deletion in Uspanteko, and the sociolinguistics of dogwhistle communication. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied challenges in language documentation and revitalization, particularly for endangered Indigenous languages.

Jenny Singletonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Linguistics
• Psychology
• Education
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jenny Singleton is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Stony Brook University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the intersection of psychology, linguistics, and education, particularly in sign language acquisition. She investigates how caregivers and educators provide visual/gestural cues to support deaf children's language learning, as well as sign language disorders in deaf youth and hearing learners with spoken language impairments. Her work explores modality effects (spoken vs. signed) and socialization patterns in atypical language learners. Key areas include aging with deafness, technology accessibility for disabled populations, and ethical research practices with deaf communities. Singleton has also contributed to understanding bilingualism advantages, lexicon development, and the sociolinguistics of sign language ecosystems. Her research emphasizes applied outcomes for education and healthcare systems. Notable contributions include studies on Deaf infants' gaze behavior, autism assessment in signers, and the role of modality capital in classroom dynamics. She collaborates with deaf communities to ensure culturally responsive research practices. While no specific grants or awards are listed, her extensive publication record reflects sustained academic impact.

• Deaf education
• Bilingual education
• Arts-based literacy interventions
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Joanne Weber, PhD (2018), is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education. She holds a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Deaf Education. Her work focuses on language and literacy education, arts-based interventions, and posthumanist theory applied to deaf education. Key areas include bimodal bilingual programs, sign language studies, and inclusive pedagogical practices. Education: PhD in Educational Psychology (University of Regina, 2018). Notable awards include the Governor General Academic Gold Medal (2019) and Saskatchewan Book Awards recognition for her creative works. She leads Deaf Crows Collective, fostering deaf cultural expression through theatre. Research emphasizes deaf community partnerships, policy analysis, and accessible curriculum design. Current projects include SSHRC-funded work on open educational resources and arts integration in deaf education. Grants total over CAD$500k, addressing deaf program evaluation, tactile dance performance, and inclusive online learning. Teaching includes courses on inclusive education, American Sign Language, and literacy assessment. Her publications explore deaf education through interdisciplinary lenses, blending qualitative research with creative methodologies.