Recent Doctoral Program Alumni
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Şeyma Toker Bradshaw, PhD (2023)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics
- Current Position: Senior UX Researcher, Bixal
Siyao (Logan) Peng, PhD (2023)
- Concentration: Computational Linguistics
- Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
Nick Mararac, PhD (2023)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics
- Current Position: Research Associate, Fors Marsh
Luke Gessler, PhD (2023)
- Concentration: Computational Linguistics
- Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Didem Ikizoglu, PhD (2022)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Language Engineer, Amazon
Maya Barzilai, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: General Linguistics
- Current Position: Analytical Linguist, Grammarly
Margaret Borowczyk, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics
- Current Position: Senior Design Researcher, Intuit
Alix Fetch, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Theoretical/Cognitive Science Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Clinical Research Program Manager, Children’s National Hospital
Emma Manning, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Computational Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Linguist, Google
Amy Kim, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
Madeleine Oakley, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: General Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: NSF postdoctoral research fellow, North Carolina State University
Rachel Thorson, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Director of Content, Curiosity Media
Francesca Venezia, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Researcher at Mathematica Policy Research
Mark Visonà, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, PennWest California University
Yiran Xu, PhD (2021)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced
Laura Bell, PhD (2020)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, Ph.D.
Sakol Suethanapornkul, PhD (2020)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, Ph.D.
- Current Position: Business Analyst, Baania.com
Brandon Tullock, PhD (2020)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
Jonathan Havenhill, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, The University of Hong Kong
Md. Jahurul Islam, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD (Phonology)
- Current Position: Lecturer in Linguistics, The University of British Columbia
Alexandria Marsters, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC
Todd McKay, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Instructor in the Department of Educational Services’ Specialized English Language Program at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies
Stacy Petersen, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Senior Computational Linguist, MITRE
Ashleigh Pipes, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Lecturer, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Aisulu Raspayeva, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Northeastern University
Sean Simpson, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Computational Linguistics, PhD
- Current position: Senior Linguist (L5), Google
Yasser Teimouri, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics, Boğaziçi University
Lindley Winchester, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Senior Technical Program Manager, Amazon Smart Vehicles
Akitaka Yamada, PhD (2019)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Associate Professor, Division of Language and Culture, Graduate School of Humanities, Osaka University
Yuka Akiyama, PhD (2018)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Junior Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Heidi Getz, PhD (2018)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, Cognitive Science, PhD
- Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
Katherine Riestenberg, PhD (2018)
- Concentration: General Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Director of Content and Pedagogy, Transcendent Endeavors
Dan Simonson, PhD (2018)
- Concentration: Computational Linguistics, PhD
- Current position: Principal Computational Linguist, BlackBoiler
Young-A Son, PhD (2018)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Data Analytics and Visualization Specialist, Language Testing International
Shuo Zhang, PhD (2018)
- Concentration: General Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Bose Corporation
Edvan Brito, PhD (2017)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Faculty, Middlebury College
Hillary Harner, PhD (2017)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Data Scientist, Altamira Technologies Corporation
Mackenzie Price, PhD (2017)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Director, Anti-Bias Initiatives, Dotdash Meredith
Sylvia Sierra, PhD (2017)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
Fathiya Al Rashdi, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, Sultan Qaboos University in Oman
Luke Amoroso, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: General Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Linguistics, Truman State University
Marta Baffy, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Professor of the Practice and Director of Academic Success, University of Baltimore School of Law
Yanyan Cui, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Academy for Research on Chinese Ethnic Minority Languages, Minzu University of China
Daniel Ginsberg, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Director of Education and Professional Practice, American Anthropological Association
Hae In Park, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics & Translation Studies, Kyung Hee University, South Korea
Shoko Sasayama, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor (Faculty Development Specialist), University of Tokyo
Yoonsang Song, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: General Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Hong Kong
Amelia Tseng, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, World Languages and Cultures, American University
Laura West, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Lead Insights Director, Cision
Sarah Young, PhD (2016)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Professorial Lecturer, MA TESOL Program, American University
Jessica Grieser, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Sakiko Kajino, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Adjunct Instructor in Japanese, American University
Julie Lake, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Professor of Legal English, Georgetown University Law Center
Eunji Lee, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: General Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania
Jinsok Lee, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Sociolinguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, The Catholic College, The Catholic University of Korea
Anastasia Mozgalina, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Assistant Professor, Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, Department of Slavic Studies at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Laura Siebecker, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Theoretical Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Green Mountain College; Second Language Acquisition Specialist, National Foreign Language Center, UMD
Kaitlyn Tagarelli, PhD (2015)
- Concentration: Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Current Position: Head of Research, Mango Languages
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