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L.A.L.S. Core Faculty
Current core faculty members in the Linguistics and Applied Language Studies (LALS) Ph.D. program at the University of South Florida.
Department of World Languages
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 416B
Research interests: Sociolinguistics, digital discourse analysis, metapragmatics
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Matt Kessler, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Department of World Languages
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 413
Research interests: Computer-assisted language learning, Genre-based teaching and learning, Second language
writing
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Brandon Tullock, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Georgetown University
Department of World Languages
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 429
Research interests: Second language acquisition, Study abroad, Bilingualism/multilingualism, Identity,
Language ideologies
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Camilla Vásquez, Professor
Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
Department of World Languages
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 438
Research interests: Discourse analysis, Sociolinguistics, Internet communication, Pragmatics
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Kate Yaw, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
Department of World Languages
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CPR 450
Research interests: Perception/production of speech, Cognitive processing of L2-accented speech, Listener
roles in oral communication, Quantitative research ethics
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