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Thomas Graf is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics and an Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) at Stony Brook University. He holds a Ph.D. from UCLA (2013) and an M.A. from the University of Vienna. His research focuses on the intersection of theoretical linguistics and computer science, exploring structural complexity in syntax, morphology, and phonology, and its implications for language processing and acquisition. Graf’s work emphasizes computational constraints on natural language, such as subregular complexity and parsing efficiency, and involves empirical studies across languages like English, Icelandic, and American Sign Language. Education: Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (2013) M.A., University of Vienna Research interests include computational syntax and phonology, parsing theory, and the formal characterization of linguistic universals. Key themes involve the computational power of linguistic frameworks (e.g., Minimalist grammars), the subregular hierarchy, and the typological implications of computational constraints. Graf’s recent work investigates how empirical phenomena like syntactic islands arise from complexity limits in natural language. His contributions to computational linguistics include Python tools for Minimalist grammar processing and collaborations in labs like the Computational Linguistics Lab (CompLab) at Stony Brook. He has also received a NSF CAREER grant for research on abstract universals in morphosyntax. Labs/Teams: Active member of the Computational Linguistics Lab (CompLab) at Stony Brook University. Leads the MathLing Reading Group and contributes to NLP research initiatives.

• Theoretical Linguistics
• Computational Linguistics
• Syntax
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Jeffrey Heath is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, with a dry-line appointment in Near Eastern Studies. His research focuses on language documentation, historical linguistics, morphology, and the study of African languages. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mali, Morocco, Australia, and other regions, particularly on Dogon, Songhay, and Berber languages. Heath holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1976) and a B.A. from Harvard University (1971). His work includes over 20 books and numerous articles on linguistic typology, language contact, and morphological evolution. He has received significant grants from the National Science Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, and Fulbright Program. His research emphasizes functional morphosyntax and the role of prosody in linguistic systems. Education: Ph.D. (University of Chicago, 1976), M.A. (1973), A.B. (Harvard, 1971) Affiliations: Department of Linguistics, Near Eastern Studies (UMich) Key Projects: Dogon Language Documentation Project, Tamashek (Tuareg) studies, Songhay grammar series Heath’s research interests span morphology, tonosyntax, and the historical development of African languages. His fieldwork in Mali has produced detailed grammars of Dogon languages, while his work on Moroccan Arabic explores language contact and borrowing. He has also contributed to the documentation of Songhay and Gur languages in West Africa. Grants and awards highlight his commitment to endangered language preservation, including NEH and NSF funding for Dogon and Songhay projects. His contributions to linguistic typology and historical morphology have influenced debates on morpheme renewal and syntactic change.

• Language Documentation
• Historical Linguistics
• Morphology
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Alec Marantz is a Silver Professor of Linguistics and Psychology at New York University's College of Arts & Science. He joined NYU in 2006 from MIT, where he served as Department Head and Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor. As Chair of NYU's Linguistics Department (2007–2013), he co-founded the Distributed Morphology theory. His research bridges linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience, focusing on morphology, syntax, and neurolinguistics. His work uses MEG neuroimaging to study how language is processed in the brain, emphasizing cross-linguistic studies (e.g., Arabic, Hindi). He directs the Neuroscience of Language Lab (NeLLab), exploring neural correlates of linguistic structure and computations. Marantz's research highlights language universals and the brain's mechanisms for processing complex linguistic structures. His key contributions include pioneering the 'full decomposition' model of morphological complexity and advancing MEG methods for studying language. NeLLab's Abu Dhabi branch focuses on understudied languages like Arabic, enhancing cross-linguistic understanding. Marantz's work integrates theoretical linguistics with empirical neuroimaging, addressing how syntax and morphology are represented neurally. His research spans topics such as word structure, predictive processing, and the neural basis of language acquisition. Marantz has advised numerous researchers and contributed to interdisciplinary collaborations. His labs investigate language processing across modalities (speech production, listening, reading), emphasizing both cognitive and neural mechanisms. Recent studies explore how the brain predicts linguistic structure and handles ambiguity. While no formal awards are listed, his global influence and foundational work in neurolinguistics are widely recognized. Future directions include expanding cross-linguistic studies and refining MEG techniques to map language-specific neural signatures. His work continues to bridge generative linguistics with empirical neuroscience, offering insights into the biological foundations of language.

• Neurolinguistics
• Morphology
• Syntax
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Richard S. Kayne is a Silver Professor and Professor of Linguistics at New York University's Department of Linguistics, part of the College of Arts & Science. His research focuses on theoretical syntax, comparative syntax, and Romance languages (French/Italian). He has held editorial roles for Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax since 1989 and chaired the AAAS Linguistics Section (1994–1995). He has been honored with three honorary doctorates from Leiden (1995), Bucharest (2011), and Venice (2015). His work examines syntactic structures through micro-comparative approaches, exploring phenomena like expletive constructions, clitic doubling, and suppletion patterns. Notable contributions include the Antisymmetry of Syntax theory and analyses of hyper-complex inversion in French. Recent publications (2020–2024) address silent elements in syntax, polarity items, and morphological-phonological interfaces. His research integrates formal syntax with empirical data from Romance languages, emphasizing parameter theory and cross-linguistic generalizations. Grants and advising roles are not explicitly detailed in the provided materials, though his extensive publications suggest impactful mentorship in syntax. He is affiliated with NYU's Linguistics Department and contributes to the broader linguistic community through editorial work and international collaborations.

• Theoretical Syntax
• Comparative Syntax
• French Syntax
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Heidi B Harley is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona since 1999, specializing in syntax, morphology, and lexical semantics with a focus on Hiaki (Yaqui), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Irish, Icelandic, and Georgian languages. She has published extensively in journals like Language , Linguistic Inquiry , and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory , and authored the textbook English Words: A Linguistic Introduction . Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics from MIT, B.A. in English and Linguistics from Memorial University of Newfoundland Research: Distributed Morphology, argument structure, event structure, suppletion, verb-initial languages, and cross-linguistic comparison Recent publications examine root identity in Hiaki, phase-theoretic mismatches in morphology, and force-theoretic models of telicity. Her work reveals deep connections between morphological locality, syntactic structure, and semantic interpretation across diverse languages. Scientific Awards: Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America (2018) Graduate and Professional Education Teaching and Mentoring Award (2011) Earl Carroll Magellan Fellowship (2010)

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Lexical Semantics
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Anne Bezuidenhout is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy & Linguistics at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. Holding a PhD from the University of Michigan (1990), she has been affiliated with the Linguistics Program since 1992 and the Institute of Mind and Brain since 2013. Education: PhD in Philosophy, University of Michigan (1990) Affiliations: Core Member, Linguistics Program; Affiliated Member, Institute of Mind and Brain Her research focuses on the semantics-pragmatics interface , particularly: Presuppositions and conversational implicatures Discourse processing in anaphoric pronoun resolution Foregrounding/backgrounding of non-restrictive relative clauses Conversational tailoring and perspective-taking Noun-noun compounds and enriched composition Recent publications examine presupposition theory, discourse prominence, and reference mechanisms. She teaches courses in formal logic, semantics-pragmatics, and philosophy of mind. Service roles include: Co-Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Pragmatics Executive Secretary, American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA) Editorial Board Member, Pragmatics and Cognition Advisory Editorial Board, Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition

• Philosophy of Language
• Semantics-Pragmatics Interface
• Experimental Pragmatics
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Stewart McCauley, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Iowa. His research focuses on cognitive mechanisms underlying language development, particularly how variability in these mechanisms influences outcomes in typically developing individuals and those with developmental language disorders. He employs methodologies including computational modeling, behavioral measures, and electroencephalography (EEG). He teaches courses such as CSD 3116 (Neuroscience of Speech and Hearing), CSD 4145 (Developmental Language Disorders), and CSD 1015 (Introduction to Speech and Hearing Sciences and Disorders). His research interests span language development, statistical learning, computational modeling, and neurocognitive aspects of language processing. Recent work explores multiword units’ impact on syntactic errors in children, cross-linguistic models of child language, and individual differences in statistical learning. McCauley actively seeks PhD students for collaborative research projects. His articles frequently investigate language learning mechanisms, emphasizing computational approaches and cross-linguistic perspectives. He is affiliated with the University of Iowa’s Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center and maintains an active Google Scholar profile.

• Language Development
• Cognitive Mechanisms
• Speech-Language Pathology
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Minju Kim is a Professor in the Korean Department within the School of Modern Languages and Literatures. She holds significant academic and editorial roles, including President of the International Circle of Korean Linguistics (ICKL) and Editor-in-Chief of The Korean Language in America . Her expertise spans Pragmatics, Grammaticalization, Discourse Analysis, Language and Gender, and Language Education. She earned her B.A. and M.A. from Yonsei University and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Kim’s research focuses on Korean linguistic structures, including honorifics, stance markers, and historical grammaticalization processes. Notable contributions include studies on Korean connectives, modal particles, and gendered language use in media. She has received the Korea Foundation Field Research Grant (2025). Her publications reflect interdisciplinary engagement in linguistics and sociolinguistics, with recent work addressing topics like Korean semi-honorific styles and cross-linguistic comparisons. She actively contributes to academic discourse through editorial roles and international collaborations.

• Pragmatics
• Grammaticalization
• Discourse Analysis
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Dr. Micah Corum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of North Georgia (UNG), part of the College of Arts & Letters. He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Hamburg (2013) and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Puerto Rico (2017), along with a B.A. in Spanish from Oklahoma State University (2005). His primary research focuses on sociolinguistics, construction grammar, and the study of pidgins and Creoles, particularly in the Caribbean and West African contexts. Dr. Corum advises UNG's linguistics minor program and serves on the editorial board of Odisseia , while also acting as an external reviewer for the Journal of African Languages and Linguistics since 2015. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Standard English Grammar, Advanced English Grammar, and Introduction to English Linguistics, delivered both online and in-person. Dr. Corum's research explores themes like the historical development of pidgins and Creoles, discourse strategies in Caribbean Creoles, and typological analyses of contact languages. His recent work examines metaphorical frameworks in Creole lexicons and geopolitical metaphors in colonial discourse. Key contributions include his 2015 monograph on spatial semantics in West African Pidgincreoles and a 2021 analysis of Caribbean postcolonial linguistic discourses. Dr. Corum has presented at international conferences including the International Bakhtin Conference and the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, showcasing his expertise in cognitive linguistics applications to Creole studies.

• sociolinguistics
• construction grammar
• pidgins and Creoles
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Scott Grimm is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Rochester. He holds a PhD from Stanford University (2012) and an MS in Logic from the University of Amsterdam (2005). Prior to joining Rochester, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, working on natural language ontology and semantic representation of abstract objects. His research focuses on semantics, corpus-based approaches, linguistic fieldwork in African languages (especially Gur languages), lexicography, experimental semantics, and technology for fieldwork. He teaches courses such as Introduction to Semantic Analysis, Lexical Semantics, Data Science for Linguistics, and Computational Semantics. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary methods, combining formal semantics with computational tools and community-based language documentation. Recent research explores countability in morphologically complex languages and predictability in grammatical encoding. Grimm’s publications span theoretical semantics, language documentation, and technological applications in linguistics. Notable contributions include co-authoring the Dagaare-English Dictionary and advancing methodologies for endangered language preservation through digital platforms.

• Semantics
• Corpus-Based Approaches to Meaning
• Linguistic Fieldwork
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Dr. Yi-ching Josephine Su is an Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. Her research focuses on cognitive science, language acquisition (first and second), psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, developmental language disorders, and sentence processing. She leads the Acquisition/Psycholinguistics Lab, employing experimental methods like eye-tracking and ERP to study language processing in normal adults, children, and clinical populations. Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Maryland (2001) M.A. in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University M.A. in Linguistics, National Tsing Hua University B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literature, National Taiwan University Research Interests: Dr. Su explores syntactic/semantic aspects of language acquisition and processing, including anaphora resolution, scope ambiguities, and cross-linguistic comparisons. Her work emphasizes child-adult parallels in comprehension mechanisms and the interplay between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Grants & Projects: 2021–2023: Online processing of reflexives in L2 English/Mandarin 2018–2021: Cross-linguistic L2 acquisition of pronoun resolution Longitudinal studies on child language development and cochlear implant outcomes Lab Activities: The lab collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to investigate neural correlates of language processing. Training includes experimental design, statistical analysis, and theoretical linguistics, preparing students for advanced research in acquisition and psycholinguistics.

• Cognitive Science
• Language Acquisition
• Psycholinguistics
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Chengzhi Chu is an Associate Professor of Chinese and Senior Program Advisor (Chinese) at the University of California, Davis. He is affiliated with the Graduate Group in Linguistics and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii. His research focuses on Chinese linguistics, cognitive semantics, second language acquisition, and the application of technology in language instruction. He has authored/co-authored multiple textbooks, including the Chinese Breeze graded reader series, and developed the ChineseTA software for language teaching materials. His work integrates theoretical linguistics with practical pedagogy, emphasizing cognitive approaches to language structure and learning. Dr. Chu's research explores topics such as motion event semantics, figure-ground relationships in Chinese, and the design of effective language-teaching resources. He has published extensively on prepositions, reflexives, and mood particles in Mandarin, as well as the historical interplay between Chinese script and language. Notably, he co-developed the Corpus of Chinese Interlanguage (CCI 1.0), a foundational resource for studying learner language. His teaching spans advanced Chinese language courses, classical Chinese, and research methodologies. He has contributed to edited volumes on Chinese pedagogy and instructional materials. While no formal awards are listed, his impactful contributions to applied linguistics and language education are evident through his scholarly output and educational tools. As an advisor to graduate students, Dr. Chu supports research in linguistics and language education. His work bridges computational linguistics with traditional language studies, exemplified by software like ChineseTA and his corpus-based research. He is actively involved in the North American Conference on Chinese Linguistics and other academic networks.

• Chinese Linguistics
• Cognitive Semantics
• Second Language Acquisition
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Gregory Scontras is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director in the Department of Language Science at UC Irvine's School of Social Sciences. His research examines mental representations of language through formal semantics, experimental psychology, and computational cognitive science approaches. Research focuses on quantification, measurement semantics, context in ambiguity resolution, and heritage language acquisition. Recent work (2023-2025) investigates adjective ordering preferences across languages, multi-generational heritage language complexity, and computational models of social inference. Collaborations include researchers at Stanford, MIT, and Osnabrück. Current projects explore subjectivity in pragmatic inference, cross-linguistic scope ambiguity, and Rational Speech Act frameworks.

• Linguistics
• Semantics
• Psycholinguistics
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Matthew Stone is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. His primary affiliations are within the School of Arts and Sciences, with cross-listed involvement in Cognitive Science and Perceptual Science. He focuses on designing conversational agents that integrate natural language understanding and generation with grounded, meaningful interactions. Key roles include teaching courses such as CS 440 (Introduction to AI) and CS 504 (Computational Modeling). His research emphasizes the computational foundations of meaning, integrating philosophy, linguistics, and AI to create systems that contextualize communication through environmental grounding, intentional reasoning, and collaborative dialogue. Notable projects include the SPUD system for natural language generation and work on multimodal interaction through gesture and facial signals. He has been funded for projects like 'Community-led Language Technology for NJ: A Design Justice Approach.' Education: PhD in Computer Science (assumed based on faculty role). Awards: Influential Paper Recognition (SIGGRAPH '94), RDI^2 Fellowship for Malihe Alikhani. Grants: Community-led Language Technology Project (2021). Stone collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and mentors students like Malihe Alikhani. His labs explore topics such as embodied conversational agents, computational pragmatics, and language grounding in robotics. Recent work emphasizes ethical and societal implications of AI, advocating for inclusive technology design.

• Natural Language Generation
• Computational Semantics
• Knowledge Representation
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Paul Dudis is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet University, affiliated with the School of Language, Education, and Culture. He specializes in cognitive linguistics, sign language documentation, and the study of depiction in American Sign Language (ASL). His research focuses on topics such as theme buoys in ASL narratives, spatial semantics, and the motivation behind grammatical structures in signed languages. Dudis has advised numerous student research projects and contributed to Gallaudet's academic governance through roles like Department Chair and committee memberships. His teaching includes advanced courses on cognitive linguistics (LIN-721, LIN-732), depiction theory (LIN-537G), and ASL morphology. He has pioneered research ethics frameworks for sign language documentation and advocated for the inclusion of Deaf perspectives in linguistic studies. Dudis has led Gallaudet's linguistics department and participated in interdisciplinary initiatives like the OCBO video production project. His scholarly contributions span over 15 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, with recent works examining semiotic diversity in sign languages and the cognitive underpinnings of indicating verbs. Dudis' work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied research in Deaf education and language policy.

• Linguistics
• Cognitive Linguistics
• Sign Language Documentation
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