Department of Applied Linguistics

Kimberley Brown
Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics
Office: 234 East Hall
Phone: (503) 725-8194

          Teaching interests: Corpus linguistics, grammar and grammar teaching
          methods, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, pragmatics,
          sociolinguistics

Research Interests: Corpus linguistics, grammar, register variation,
writing in academic disciplines

John Hellermann
Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Office: 201E Sixth Avenue Building
Phone: (503) 725-8732

Jennifer Mittelstaedt
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Office: 231 East Hall
Phone: 503 725-9193

Teaching Interests :
Language Variation and Change; Sociolinguistics; Morphology; American English dialects; Sociolinguistic field methods; Structure and History of English (and other Germanic languages); World Englishes; Phonetics; Historical Linguistics.

Research Interests
American English dialects; morphological theory; language variation and change (particularly in phonetics, phonology, and morphology); sociolinguistic field methods; the relationship between linguistic theory and sociolinguistics; chain shifts and "mergers"; first and second language acquisition of variation; hypercorrection.

Stephen Reder
Professor, Chair - Dept. of Applied Linguistics
Office: 122B East Hall
Phone: (503) 725-3999

           Teaching Interests
           Literacy in language and society; Research design; Lab school
           methods; Writing systems

           Research Interests
           Adult literacy and language development; Social and economic
           consequences of literacy and language abilities; Literacy and language
           in the workplace; Educational linguistics

Lynn Santelmann
Associate Professor of Linguistics
Office: 239 East Hall
Phone: (503) 725-4140

Applied Linguistics FACULTY

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		Applied Linguistics FACULTY/STAFF Faculty ESL/IELP Instructors Visiting Scholars Office Staff Graduate Teaching Assistants Graduate Research Assistants Retired Faculty Applied Linguistics FACULTY Kimberley Brown Associate Professor, Applied Linguistics Office: 234 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-8194 Teaching Interests Language pedagogy; World Englishes; Bilingualism; Intercultural learning; International studies Research Interests World Englishes; Culture learning; Language planning and policy; Kurdistan; Iran (cross-cultural education) G. Tucker Childs Professor of Linguistics Office: 241 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-4099 [conducting Endangered Language Documentation field research in West Africa, 2007-2009] Research Projects Mani Documentation Project (MDP, 2004-06) Documenting Krim and Bom (DKB, projected) Portland Dialect Study Teaching Interests: Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics; Language variation and change; Dialectology; Pidgins and creoles; African languages; Language typology; Field methods Research Interests: Prosody, especially (African) tone; Non-core grammar, expressive language, universals, formal and other constraints, expressive resources; Linguistic methodology, field methods, the use of computers and instrumental means; The dialects of Portland, the relevance of ethnicity, age, and gender; African languages Jeff Conn Assistant Professor of Linguistics Office: 231 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-4099 Jeff Conn's personal website Teaching Interests: Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics; Language variation and change; Dialectology; Language and Gender; Historical linguistics Research Interests: Linguistic variation; dialects/accents of English; the dialect(s) of Portland; the relevance of ethnicity, age, and gender on language use; Language change; social constructions of identity based on language Susan Conrad [on sabbatical, 2007-2008] Professor of Applied Linguistics Office: 240 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-8727 Susan Conrad's personal web page Teaching interests: Corpus linguistics, grammar and grammar teaching methods, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, pragmatics, sociolinguistics Research Interests: Corpus linguistics, grammar, register variation, writing in academic disciplines Thomas G. Dieterich Professor of Linguistics Office: 242 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-3582 Teaching Interests Syntax and Semantics; Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Science; History of English Research Interests Semantics; Historical Syntax; Psychology of Reading Kathryn A. Harris Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics Office: 238 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-8300 Teaching Interests Second language acquisition, TESOL Methods, Bilingualism Research Interests Beginning adult second language acquisition, student-student interaction in language classrooms, classroom pedagogical design, teacher development in the adult ESOL Lab School John Hellermann Assistant Professor of Linguistics Office: 201E Sixth Avenue Building Phone: (503) 725-8732 Teaching Interests Pragmatics, Conversation Analysis, Discourse analysis, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Phonetics, History of English Research Interests Adult Second Language Acquisition, Grammar of Interaction, Language Attitudes, Gesture-Language Interface Jennifer Mittelstaedt Adjunct Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics Office: 231 East Hall Phone: 503 725-9193 Teaching Interests : Language Variation and Change; Sociolinguistics; Morphology; American English dialects; Sociolinguistic field methods; Structure and History of English (and other Germanic languages); World Englishes; Phonetics; Historical Linguistics. Research Interests American English dialects; morphological theory; language variation and change (particularly in phonetics, phonology, and morphology); sociolinguistic field methods; the relationship between linguistic theory and sociolinguistics; chain shifts and "mergers"; first and second language acquisition of variation; hypercorrection. Stephen Reder Professor, Chair - Dept. of Applied Linguistics Office: 122B East Hall Phone: (503) 725-3999 Teaching Interests Literacy in language and society; Research design; Lab school methods; Writing systems Research Interests Adult literacy and language development; Social and economic consequences of literacy and language abilities; Literacy and language in the workplace; Educational linguistics Principal Investigator of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning and of the ESOL Lab School Lynn Santelmann Associate Professor of Linguistics Office: 239 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-4140 Teaching Interests Child Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Second Language Acquisition; Structure and History of the Germanic Languages: English, German, Swedish Research Interests First language acquisition • Cross-linguistic acquisition of sentence structure • Learning of morphology and morphological relationships • Infant speech perception and language learning; Psycholinguistics • Adult language learning (2nd language learning) • Adult speech perception; Language Disorders; Comparative study of syntax For further information, see Dr. Santelmann's personal web page. Keith Walters Professor of Applied Linguistics Office: 237 East Hall Phone: (503) 725-9186 Teaching Interests Research Interests Marina Braun Assistant Professor Janet Cowal Instructor in Applied Linguistics Nancy Dollahite Instructor in Applied Linguistics and ESL Nariyo Kono Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics and Native American Studies Clare Strawn - Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics VISITING SCHOLARS check back for current visiting scholars ESL/IELP FACULTY OFFICE STAFF Shingo Hamada - Office Specialist, ESL/IELP Program Phone: (503) 725-4088 Jady Bates - Office Coordinator, Applied Linguistics Phone: (503) 725-4098 Michael Anthony - Office Specialist, ESL/IELP Program Phone: (503) 725-9185 Leslie Wright - Grants Administrator Phone: (503) 725-2671 Karin Tittelbach - Program Manager, ESL/IELP Program Phone: (503) 725-2670 Susan Westby - Office Specialist, ESL/IELP Program, Phone: (503) 725-4088 Wanjing Su (503)725-4088 Ali Alyabes - (503)725-4088 GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS Christie Crosby: Ling 390 TA and Administator of the Applied Linguistics list serve. If you wish to be added to the list serve, please e-mail Christie. Olyesa Kisselev: TESOL Methods TA Sarah Braun Hamilton: Ling 435 TA Jenny Stenseth Claudia Contreras GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS check back for updated listing of GRA's Retired Faculty Jeanette De Carrico [retired] Professor Emerita of Linguistics Brian Lynch [retired] Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics Beatrice Oshika [retired] Professor Emerita of Linguistics Marjorie Terdal [retired]Professor Emerita of Linguistics This page was last updated on 05-Feb-2008