Graduate Studies in Hispanic Linguistics at Indiana University
The department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University offers graduate programs in Hispanic Linguistics with specializations in phonology, syntax, second-language acquisition, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. We are accredited as one of the first institutions in the U.S. providing graduate programs in Hispanic Linguistics. Students can attain either an M.A. or Ph.D., or both. This webpage gives you access to useful links related to program requirements, faculty, current and former graduate students, and other links concerning linguistic offerings: M.A. Reading Lists, Admissions, Brown-bag Series in Linguistics, and other activities at IU.
Photos of our Graduate Students and Faculty
Hispanic Linguistic Faculty
J. Clancy
Clements
Ph.D., University of Washington
Contact Linguistics, Lexical Semantics, Functional Syntax,
Morphology, Sociolinguistics.
clementsbounce@indiana.edu
Manuel Díaz-Campos
Acting Director of Hispanic
Linguistics
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Sociolinguistics, Phonological Variation, Child Phonology,
Intonation, Second Language Phonology.
mdiazcambounce@indiana.edu
J. César Félix-Brasdefer
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Pragmatics, Politeness
Theory, Discourse Analysis, Linguistic Variation.
cfelixbrbounce@indiana.edu
Kimberly L. Geeslin
Director of Hispanic Linguistics Program
Ph.D., University of Arizona
Theoretical Linguistics and Second-Language Acquisition,
Language Variation.
kgeeslinbounce@indiana.edu
Consuelo López-Morillas
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Romance Linguistics, Hispano-Arabic Language and
Literature.
lopezbounce@indiana.edu
Miguel Rodríguez-Mondoñedo
Ph.D., University of Connecticut
Syntax, Language Acquisition, Spanish Linguistics.
migrodribounce@indiana.edu
Erik W. Willis
Ph.D.,
Experimental Spanish Phonology, Phonetics, and Variation
ewwillis@indiana.edu
Hispanic Linguistics Graduate Students
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Master's |
Ph.D. |
| Robert Baxter rpbaxter @indiana.edu |
Jorge Aguilar-Sánchez jaguilar @indiana.edu |
| Christopher Davidson chrdavid @indiana.edu |
Eric Chappetto chapptto @indiana.edu |
| Marcus Erickson maericks @indiana.edu |
W. Keith Corbitt wcorbitt @indiana.edu |
| Chelsea Estrada estradac @indiana.edu |
Justine D'Amico jdamico @indiana.edu |
| Stephen Fafulas sfafulas @indiana.edu |
Lorenzo García Amaya lgarciaa @indiana.edu |
| Tanya Flores tlflores @indiana.edu |
Michael Gradoville
msgradov @indiana.edu |
| Julie Madewell jmadewell @indiana.edu |
Stephen Grimsley |
| Laura Reid reidl @indiana.edu |
Aarnes Gudmestad agudmest @indiana.edu |
| W. Ryder Timberlake wtimberl @indiana.edu |
Maria Hasler nlhasler @indiana.edu |
| Jorge Torres jltorres @indiana.edu |
Nicholas Henriksen nhenriks @indiana.edu |
| Emily Verrill everrill @indiana.edu |
Jason Killam jkillam @indiana.edu |
| Cesarina Viñas cvinas @indiana.edu |
Scott Lamanna slamanna @indiana.edu |
| Erin Lavin eelavin @indiana.edu |
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| Paul Malovrh pmalovrh @indiana.edu |
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| Erin McNulty emcnulty @indiana.edu |
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| Catalina Méndez Vallejo dmendezv @indiana.edu |
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| Gregory Newall gnewall @indiana.edu |
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| Raiza Piña
rpina @indiana.edu |
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| Rebecca Ronquest rronques @indiana.edu |
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| Marda Rose mcrose @indiana.edu |
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| Carmen Ruiz-Sánchez mmruizsa @indiana.edu |
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| Lauren Schmidt schmidtl @indiana.edu |
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| Elena Schoonmaker-Gates eschoonm @indiana.edu |
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| Richard Shaw | |
| Janet Smith smith607 @indiana.edu |
Past Graduate Students of Hispanic Linguistics
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Student Name |
Graduating Year |
Current Affiliation |
| Rafael Posada | 1969 | N/A |
| Margarita Suñer | 1973 | Cornell University |
| Oscar Ozete | 1974 | University of Southern Indiana |
| Barbara A. Lotito | 1975 | Retired; formerly at the University of Connecticut |
| Larry D. King | 1976 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Hildebrando Ruiz-Morales | 1979 | University of Georgia |
| Philip D. Rasico | 1981 | Vanderbilt University |
| Jeffrey D. Stokes | 1981 | Weber State University |
| Gregory K. Armstrong | 1981 | University of Arkansas Fort Smith |
| Enrique Diaz-Vasquez | 1983 | La Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta |
| Patricia V. Lunn | 1984 | Michigan State University |
| Katiça Obilinovic | 1985 | Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago, Chile |
| Janet Ann Decesaris | 1988 | Universitat Popeu Fabra |
| Diana Frantzen | 1988 | University of Wisconsin |
| Courtney Harrison | 1992 | University of North Texas |
| Audley Rayond Elliott II | 1993 | N/A |
| Scott Despain | 1997 | North Carolina State University |
| Lauren Friedman | 1997 | Mountain Ridge High School |
| Katherine Elliott Dourlet | 1998 | Illinois State University |
| Cyndy A. Brantmeier | 1999 | Indiana University |
| Silvia Rodríguez | 2000 | School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs (LCWA) |
| Jiyoung Yoon | 2001 | University of North Texas |
| Amy Rossomondo | 2003 | University of Kansas |
| Richard Winters | 2003 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Maria Garcia de las Bayonas | 2004 | University of North Carolina Greensboro |
| Manuel Triano-Lopez | 2004 | University of North Carolina Greensboro |
| Irma Alarcon | 2005 | Wake Forest University |
| Jeanne L. Martinez | 2005 | Arizona State University |
| Lisa Kuriščák | 2005 | Ball State University |
| Richard File-Muriel | 2007 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Mary Carmen Ruiz-Sanchez | 2007 | Michigan State University |