Media Resource List by Topical Area

Know a linguist who would be great for the Media Resources list? Please refer to the instructions at the bottom of this page.

Specific Languages, Dialects

African Languages

Jeff Good (University of Buffalo); jcgood AT buffalo DOT edu; https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/linguistics/faculty/jeff-good.html
Daniel Hieber (Independent Scholar), contact@LinguisticDiscovery.com; DanielHieber.info

African American Language

John Baugh (Washington University); jbaugh AT wustl DOT edu; https://psych.wustl.edu/people/john-baugh
Jessi Grieser (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); https://jessgrieser.com/
Kelly Wright (Virginia Tech); kellywright AT vt DOT edu; https://liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/department-of-english/faculty/kelly-elizabeth-wright.html

American Sign Language (ASL), Black ASL, Sign Language(s)

Joseph Hill (Rochester Institute of Technology); jchnss AT rit DOT edu; https://www.josephchill.com
Julie Hochgesang (Gallaudet University): julie.hochgesang AT gallaudet DOT edu; www.juliehochgesang.com
Annemarie Kocab (Johns Hopkins); kocab AT jhu DOT edu; https://annemarie-kocab.com/

Asian American Language

Andrew Cheng (Simon Fraser University); a_cheng AT sfu DOT ca; https://sfu.ca/~aca301/

Haitian Creole

Michel DeGraff (MIT); degraff AT mit DOT edu; https://linguistics.mit.edu/user/degraff/

Languages in California

Andrew Cheng (Simon Fraser University); a_cheng AT sfu DOT ca; https://sfu.ca/~aca301/

Languages of Latin America

Rusty Barrett (University of Kentucky); erbarr2 AT email DOT uky DOT edu; https://linguistics.as.uky.edu/users/erbarr2

Spanish (and Romance Languages)

Philip M. Carter (Florida International University); pmcarter AT fiu DOT edu; https://cri.fiu.edu/faculty/phillip-carter/
Liliana Sánchez (University of Illinois Chicago); lesanche AT uic DOT edu; https://hip.uic.edu/profiles/sanchez-liliana/

Topics within Language

Bias, Discrimination, Prejudice

John Baugh (Washington University); jbaugh AT wustl DOT edu; https://psych.wustl.edu/people/john-baugh
Jessi Grieser (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); https://jessgrieser.com/
Laurel MacKenzie (New York University); laurel DOT mackenzie AT nyu DOT edu; https://www.laurelmackenzie.com/
Kelly Wright (Virginia Tech); kellywright AT vt DOT edu; https://liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/department-of-english/faculty/kelly-elizabeth-wright.html
Joseph Hill (Rochester Institute of Technology); jchnss AT rit DOT edu; https://www.josephchill.com

Bilingualism, Dialects, Heritage Speakers

Andrew Cheng (Simon Fraser University); a_cheng AT sfu DOT ca; https://sfu.ca/~aca301/
Philip M. Carter (Florida International University); pmcarter AT fiu DOT edu; https://cri.fiu.edu/faculty/phillip-carter/
Liliana Sánchez (University of Illinois Chicago); lesanche AT uic DOT edu; https://hip.uic.edu/profiles/sanchez-liliana/

Deafness, Sign Language, Gesture

Language Learning and Acquisition, Child Language, Parent-Child Communication

Eve V. Clark (Stanford University); eclark AT Stanford DOT edu; https://web.stanford.edu/~eclark/
Kristen Syrett (Rutgers & The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick); kristen DOT syrett AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://sites.rutgers.edu/kristen-syrett/
Laura Wagner (The Ohio State University); wagner DOT 602 AT osu DOT edu; https://u.osu.edu/wagner.602/

Language Emergence

Annemarie Kocab (Johns Hopkins); kocab AT jhu DOT edu; https://annemarie-kocab.com/
Joseph Hill (Rochester Institute of Technology); jchnss AT rit DOT edu; https://www.josephchill.com

Cognition, Language and the Brain/Mind, Language Processing

Melissa Baese Berk (University of Chicago); mmbb AT uchicago DOT edu; http://www.melissabaeseberk.com/
Evan Bradley (Pennsylvania State University – Brandywine); evan DOT d DOT Bradley AT psu DOT edu; https://www.brandywine.psu.edu/person/evan-bradley
Colin Phillips (University of Maryland-College Park); colin AT umd DOT edu; https://www.colinphillips.net/
Kristen Syrett (Rutgers & The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick); kristen DOT syrett AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://sites.rutgers.edu/kristen-syrett/
Laura Wagner (The Ohio State University); wagner DOT 602 AT osu DOT edu; https://u.osu.edu/wagner.602/

Computers, Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Speech Recognition

Adam Jardine (Rutgers University – New Brunswick); adam.jardine AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://adamjardine.net/
Maite Taboada (Simon Fraser University); mtaboada AT sfu DOT ca ; http://www.sfu.ca/~mtaboada/

Dictionaries

Anne Curzan (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); acurzan AT umich DOT edu; https://acurzan.english.lsa.umich.edu/

Disabilities

Annemarie Kocab (Johns Hopkins); kocab AT jhu DOT edu; https://annemarie-kocab.com/

Educational Policy

John Baugh (Washington University); jbaugh AT wustl DOT edu; https://psych.wustl.edu/people/john-baugh
Philip M. Carter (Florida International University); pmcarter AT fiu DOT edu; https://cri.fiu.edu/faculty/phillip-carter/
Michel DeGraff (MIT); degraff AT mit DOT edu; https://linguistics.mit.edu/user/degraff/

Endangered Languages, Language Documentation

Fake News and Misinformation, Language in the Public

Elsi Kaiser (University of Southern California); emkaiser AT usc DOT edu; https://elsikaiser.com/
John Baugh (Washington University); jbaugh AT wustl DOT edu; https://psych.wustl.edu/people/john-baugh
Maite Taboada (Simon Fraser University); mtaboada AT sfu DOT ca ; http://www.sfu.ca/~mtaboada/
Laura Wagner (The Ohio State University); wagner DOT 602 AT osu DOT edu; https://u.osu.edu/wagner.602/

Gender, Sexuality, Pronouns

Rusty Barrett (University of Kentucky); erbarr2 AT email DOT uky DOT edu; https://linguistics.as.uky.edu/users/erbarr2
Evan Bradley (Pennsylvania State University – Brandywine); evan DOT d DOT Bradley AT psu DOT edu; https://www.brandywine.psu.edu/person/evan-bradley
Andrew Cheng (Simon Fraser University); a_cheng AT sfu DOT ca; https://sfu.ca/~aca301/
Lex Konnelly (Independent Scholar); https://sites.google.com/view/lexkonnelly/home?authuser=0

Grammar of the World’s Languages, Word Structure, Cross-Linguistic differences

Michel DeGraff (MIT); degraff AT mit DOT edu; https://linguistics.mit.edu/user/degraff/
Heidi Harley (University of Arizona); hharley AT arizona DOT edu; http://heidiharley.com/
Daniel Hieber (Independent Scholar), contact@LinguisticDiscovery.com; DanielHieber.info

History of Language, Language Change

Anne Curzan (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); acurzan AT umich DOT edu; https://acurzan.english.lsa.umich.edu/
Michel DeGraff (MIT); degraff AT mit DOT edu; https://linguistics.mit.edu/user/degraff/
Daniel Hieber (Independent Scholar), contact@LinguisticDiscovery.com; DanielHieber.info
Laurel MacKenzie (New York University); laurel DOT mackenzie AT nyu DOT edu; https://www.laurelmackenzie.com/

Inclusive Language

Kristen Syrett (Rutgers & The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick); kristen DOT syrett AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://sites.rutgers.edu/kristen-syrett/

Language on the Internet and Social Media

Jessi Grieser (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); https://jessgrieser.com/
Daniel Hieber (Independent Scholar), contact@LinguisticDiscovery.com; DanielHieber.info
Maite Taboada (Simon Fraser University); mtaboada AT sfu DOT ca ; http://www.sfu.ca/~mtaboada/

Law, Politics, Immigration, Policy

John Baugh (Washington University); jbaugh AT wustl DOT edu; https://psych.wustl.edu/people/john-baugh
Philip M. Carter (Florida International University); pmcarter AT fiu DOT edu; https://cri.fiu.edu/faculty/phillip-carter/
Kelly Wright (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); kellywri AT umich DOT edu; https://lsa.umich.edu/linguistics/people/graduate-students/kelly-wright.html

Meaning of Words, Meaning in Discourse and Conversation

Anne Curzan (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); acurzan AT umich DOT edu; https://acurzan.english.lsa.umich.edu/
Jessica Rett (UCLA); rett AT ucla DOT edu; https://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/Rett/
Kristen Syrett (Rutgers & The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick); kristen DOT syrett AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://sites.rutgers.edu/kristen-syrett/

Pidgins, Creoles

Michel DeGraff (MIT); degraff AT mit DOT edu; https://linguistics.mit.edu/user/degraff/

Sounds of Language, Tone, Prosody

Melissa Baese Berk (University of Chicago); mmbb AT uchicago DOT edu; http://www.melissabaeseberk.com/
Evan Bradley (Pennsylvania State University – Brandywine); evan DOT d DOT Bradley AT psu DOT edu; https://www.brandywine.psu.edu/person/evan-bradley
Andrew Cheng (Simon Fraser University); a_cheng AT sfu DOT ca; https://sfu.ca/~aca301/
Adam Jardine (Rutgers University – New Brunswick); adam.jardine AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://adamjardine.net/

Know someone who would be great for the Media Resource list?

LSA members who wish to nominate themselves or someone else to serve as a Media Resource, please email the following in the form of a link to a folder (e.g., on Box, Dropbox, or Google Drive) or website URL to Georgia Zellou, Public Relations Committee Chair (email available in Member Directory).

A cover letter, not to exceed 1 page including the following, in order:

A brief statement of how the nominee’s expertise and communicative skills make them well-suited to serve as a first-responder to the mainstream media and public.
A statement indicating the nominee’s experience interfacing with the media.
A link to the nominee’s CV (attaching a PDF is allowable, if no URL is available).
A brief bio (100 to 150 words) written in layperson’s language that relates their expertise to current news issues.
A list of 4-6 keywords related to the bio and the nominee’s expertise.