Tags: Graduate Students


Mayee Yeh

Mayee (any pronouns) obtained a B.S. in Applied Psychology and Honors in Linguistics from New York University, where they studied variations of singular they interpretations. As an M.A. student, Mayee hopes to continue their research, integrating pragmatics, syntax, and anthropological methods to enrich their work; one project they're developing is how language proficiency and immigrant generation may influence third-person pronoun usage in…


Zhen Wang


Jack Ryan


Tanner W. Rogers

Originally from Martinsburg, West Virginia, Tanner received his Bachelor's of Arts in International Studies alongside Minors in German Studies and Japanese Studies from West Virginia University in 2023, as well as a Master's of Arts in Linguistics from West Virginia University in 2025.  He is mainly interested in historical Germanic linguistics, language change, language preservation, as well as an interest in syntax. He is the instructor…


Ben Padgett


Kaitlyn Hatfield


Mir Sabir Hasan

Mir Sabbir Hasan is a first-year Ph.D. student specializing in World Englishes and Corpus Linguistics. His research investigates how English is used and adapted in diverse global contexts, with a focus on linguistic variation, identity construction, and communication practices across spoken, written, and digital media. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and his master’s degree in English-…


Joshua Craig

Joshua is a first year PhD student. His interests are sociolinguistics and language acquisition.  He has been teaching English as a second language for eight years which has shown him the struggles learners face in the classroom. His goal is to research different teaching methods to help students, especially those with limited education, learn more effectively. 


Anna Comito


Theo Brown

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