Research Projects

We conduct, transcribe, and analyze interviews for sociolinguistic research.

Research token: Disability meme saying "we are not here to inspire you"

Our project on analyzing memes about disabilities on social media.

Research token: a bumper sticker with a pawprint and the words "Dog Mom"

Our project on analyzing pet discourse in the monolinguistic landscapes of the US and the UK.

Interview Database

Our project on developing a database for all discourse analysis interviews.

Trips and Teaching

Three students at a GURT poster presentation

DA@W&M makes the Georgetown University Round Table international conference an important trip for Linguistics students.

Professor Cochrane presenting at a podium

Prof. Cochrane researches best practices in linguistics pedagogy and has studied how to teach both introductory linguistics and disability discourse.