Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching

Research Article| May 01 2024 Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching Christina Bjorndahl; Christina Bjorndahl Carnegie Mellon University christina bjorndahl is an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University, where she teaches a variety of courses for the linguistics major. Her research in laboratory phonology focuses on cross-linguistic investigations into the phonetics and phonology of obstruent voicing. As part of her pedagogical work, she aims to include undergraduate students in authentic research opportunities and strives to create course materials that advance the aims articulated in this article. Email: cbjorn@andrew.cmu.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Lynsey Wolter; Lynsey Wolter University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire lynsey wolter is an associate professor of linguistics in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, where she teaches undergraduate courses in Linguistics and first-year composition. In her teaching and research, she is interested in understanding how classroom routines and tasks can enhance or inhibit equitable learning. Email: wolterlk@uwec.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Reed Blaylock; Reed Blaylock University of Southern California reed blaylock is a Dornsife Fellow in General Education at the University of Southern California. He teaches first-year undergraduate general education seminars that introduce students to interdisciplinary perspectives on language science. His pedagogy emphasizes the role of flexible and compassionate course design. Email: gblayloc@usc.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Evan D. Bradley; Evan D. Bradley Penn State Brandywine evan d. bradley is associate professor of psychology and linguistics at Penn State Brandywine. His teaching includes cognition, perception, psycholinguistics, and music cognition, as well as introductory and applied linguistics. His research and scholarship of teaching are both concerned with how individual characteristics and experiences shape our attitudes toward language change and variation. Email: edb13@psu.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Ann Bunger; Ann Bunger Indiana University Bloomington ann bunger is a senior lecturer in linguistics at Indiana University Bloomington. She teaches undergraduate linguistics courses to students from a range of academic and cultural backgrounds and helps to prepare graduate instructors for teaching. She also currently serves as convener of the Linguistic Society of America's Special Interest Group on Scholarly Teaching. In all of these spheres, Ann's focus is on creating welcoming communities of learners. Email: acbunger@indiana.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Kristin Denham; Kristin Denham Western Washington University kristin denham is professor of linguistics and chair of the Department of Linguistics at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. She teaches courses on syntax, grammar, and linguistics in education and strives to integrate inclusive pedagogical practices into all of her teaching. Kristin's scholarship has long focused on making linguistics accessible, whether that is to her own students, to primary and secondary students, or to a more general audience. Email: kristin.denham@wwu.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Jessica A. Grieser; Jessica A. Grieser University of Michigan–Ann Arbor jessica a. grieser is an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She teaches courses in language and identity, language and social meaning, and Black language and directs the Black Language Use and Equity lab. Her research and scholarship focuses on the importance of racialized varieties of language, and her teaching emphasizes the creation of space that welcomes all language practices into the classroom. Email: jgrieser@umich.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Kazuko Hiramatsu; Kazuko Hiramatsu University of Michigan–Flint kazuko hiramatsu is an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Michigan–Flint. She teaches undergraduate courses in linguistics and general education, and endeavors to create learning spaces that center community, joy, and a process of becoming. Her scholarship on teaching and learning examines how reflective pedagogy and high-impact practices support integrative learning and a sense of mattering. Email: kazukoh@umich.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Wesley Y. Leonard; Wesley Y. Leonard University of California, Riverside wesley y. leonard is a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and an associate professor of Native American Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Drawing from his experience in Indigenous community language reclamation, his research and teaching both aim to build language reclamation capacity by engaging the sociopolitical issues that underlie language shift, supporting tribal sovereignty and well-being, and decolonizing language sciences. Email: wesley.leonard@ucr.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Michal Temkin Martinez Michal Temkin Martinez Boise State University michal temkin martinez is professor of linguistics and chair of the Department of Linguistics at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. She teaches courses in phonetics and phonology and psycholinguistics, as well as introductory courses in the honors and general education curriculum. She has served as associate editor of Language for the "Teaching Linguistics" section and her scholarly focus, with collaborator Kazuko Hiramatsu, has been on capacity building in scholarly teaching and SoTL in the field of linguistics. Email: michaltmartinez@boisestate.edu. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google American Speech (2024) 99 (2): 238–260. https://doi.org/10.1215/00031283-11255052 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures Increasing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Linguistics Through Small Teaching. 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