Ph.D. Student Graduate Teaching Assistant Tucker received his undergraduate degrees in Linguistics and German from the University of Georgia, graduating Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 2021. He is primarily interested in sociolinguistics and phonetics. More specifically, Tucker is focused on how members of the LGBTQ+ community navigate and negotiate queer identities, linguistically and otherwise, in various spaces of the American South. Education Education: B.A. Linguistics, Magna Cum Laude, University of Georgia B.A. German, Magna Cum Laude, University of Georgia Research Areas of Interest: Phonetics and Phonology Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis Sociolinguistics and Language Variation Courses Taught Courses Taught: LING 2100 LING 2100E