Linguistic Resources for the News Media
This listing of LSA media resources is intended to assist journalists in identifying linguists who are knowledgeable about specified sub-fields of linguistics and are available for interviews with the news media on a timely basis. Journalists needing further assistance with using this list should contact LSA Executive Director Margaret Vitulo via email or phone: 202-835-1714. LSA members who would be interested in serving as a resource for the News Media should 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), hieber AT gmail DOT com; https://www.danielhieber.com/
African American Language
- John Baugh (Washington University); jbaugh AT wustl DOT edu; https://psych.wustl.edu/people/john-baugh
- Jessi Grieser (University of Tennessee, Knoxville); jgrieser AT utk DOT edu; https://jessgrieser.com/
- Kelly Wright (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); kellywri AT umich DOT edu; https://lsa.umich.edu/linguistics/people/graduate-students/kelly-wright.html
American Sign Language (ASL), Black ASL, Sign Language(s)
- Jon Henner (University of North Carolina at Greensboro); j_henner AT uncg DOT edu; https://soe.uncg.edu/directory/faculty-and-staff/bio-jonhenner/
- 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 (Harvard University); kocab AT fas DOT Harvard 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 Tennessee, Knoxville); jgrieser AT utk DOT edu; https://jessgrieser.com/
- Laurel MacKenzie (New York University); laurel DOT mackenzie AT nyu DOT edu; https://www.laurelmackenzie.com/
- Kelly Wright (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); kellywri AT umich DOT edu; https://lsa.umich.edu/linguistics/people/graduate-students/kelly-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
- Jon Henner (University of North Carolina at Greensboro); j_henner AT uncg DOT edu; https://soe.uncg.edu/directory/faculty-and-staff/bio-jonhenner/
- 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 (Harvard University); kocab AT fas DOT Harvard DOT edu; https://annemarie-kocab.com/
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
- Jon Henner (University of North Carolina at Greensboro); j_henner AT uncg DOT edu; https://soe.uncg.edu/directory/faculty-and-staff/bio-jonhenner/
- Annemarie Kocab (Harvard University); https://annemarie-kocab.com/; kocab AT fas DOT Harvard DOT edu
- 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 Oregon); mbaesebe AT uoregon 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 University – 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
- Jon Henner (University of North Carolina at Greensboro); j_henner AT uncg DOT edu; https://soe.uncg.edu/directory/faculty-and-staff/bio-jonhenner/
- Annemarie Kocab (Harvard University); https://annemarie-kocab.com/; kocab AT fas DOT Harvard DOT edu
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
- Jeff Good (University of Buffalo); jcgood AT buffalo DOT edu; https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/linguistics/faculty/jeff-good.html
- Daniel Hieber (University of Alberta); hieber AT ualberta DOT ca; https://www.danielhieber.com/
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 (University of Toronto); a DOT konnelly AT mail DOT utoronto DOT ca; https://sites.google.com/view/lexkonnelly
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 (University of Alberta); hieber AT ualberta DOT ca; https://www.danielhieber.com/
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 (University of Alberta); hieber AT ualberta DOT ca; https://www.danielhieber.com/
- Laurel MacKenzie (New York University); laurel DOT mackenzie AT nyu DOT edu; https://www.laurelmackenzie.com/
Inclusive Language
- Kristen Syrett (Rutgers University – 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 Tennessee, Knoxville); jgrieser AT utk DOT edu; https://jessgrieser.com/
- Daniel Hieber (University of Alberta); hieber AT ualberta DOT ca; https://www.danielhieber.com/
- 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 University – 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 Oregon); mbaesebe AT uoregon 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 DOT jardine AT Rutgers DOT edu; https://adamjardine.net/
LSA members who wish to nominate someone or themselves 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
1) A brief statement of how the nominee’s expertise and communicative skills make them well-suited to serve as first responders to the mainstream media and public, as well as
2) A statement of indications of the nominee’s experience interfacing with the media
3) A link to the nominee’s CV (A pdf of the CV attached is allowable, if no url is available.)
4) A brief (100- to 150-word) bio-sketch written in layperson’s language that states the nominee's expertise and the kinds of issues they can talk about
5) A list of 4-6 keywords related to the biosketch and the nominee’s expertise