Author: Olya Sukhanova

LSA 49th Annual Colloquium

Dr. Drew Fagan is Clinical Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education and the Director of the Ed.D. in School System Leadership Program- Specialization in TESOL and Dual Language Education, TESOL Teacher Leadership Master’s Program, and the TESOL Certificate Program at the University of Maryland. His scholarship focuses on promoting multilingualism and language education in inter- and cross-disciplinary leadership development, educator preparation, and educational policymaking. He is currently a member of the TESOL International Association Board of Directors and was the 2022-2023 President of the Maryland TESOL Association. He is also the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Public Service Award for the American Association of Applied Linguistics and the 2023 Teacher of the Year Award for the TESOL International Association and National Geographic Learning. 

LSA Forums – March 2026 – Dr. Hou – Language Ideologies in American Sign Language Research

Lina Hou (she/they) is a signed language linguist. She is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Linguistics Department at University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her PhD in Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin and did her postdoctoral fellowship in Communications at University of California, San Diego.

LSA Forums – Feb 2026 Edition – Dr. Dinkin – Local Attitudes, Dialect Perception, and Dialect Change in a Tourist Town

Aaron Dinkin is an associate professor of Linguistics at SDSU. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009, under the supervision of William Labow, and has also held faculty positions at Swarthmore College and the University of Toronto. His research centers on sound change in dialects of American English, especially in upstate New York.

LSA Forums – October 2025 Edition

Dr. Magdolna Lehmann is our October speaker. As a language testing expert, she is the chair of the national organization called “Hungarian Accreditation Board for Foreign Language Examinations.” Dr. Lehmann is an Associate Professor at the Institute of English Studies, University of Pécs, Hungary. Her presentation topic is “Corpora and Vocabulary Testing in a Foreign Language Environment: The Case of Hungary.”