Katherine Morales, Ph.D.

Lecturer and Researcher in Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics

Profesora de Lingüística Aplicada y Sociolinguistica

Pronouns / Pronombres: She/Her/Ella

Contact: krm2144 (at) tc (dot) columbia (dot) edu

Educational Background / Transfondo Académico

Ph.D. in Linguistics, Trinity College Dublin (2019).

M.Sc. in Applied Linguistics, the University of Edinburgh (2012).

B.A. in English Linguistics, University of Puerto Rico (2011).

I am recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities (2020) Faculty Award and currently conduct research on bilingualism, ideologies and identities of Latinx in Puerto Rico and the United States and am currently working on a monograph under contract by Multilingualism Matters. I am a recent core committee member of the Language and Social Justice Group for the Society of Linguistic Anthropology and American Anthropological Association.

I have taught English sociolinguistics in US, Europe and Puerto Rico, and have most recently held full-time faculty positions at Teachers College, Columbia University and University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (2019 - 2022).

This is my personal professional site where I publish updates on my research and teaching journey.

Research areas / Areas de investigación

Sociolinguistics, bilingualism and identity, language ideologies, language use, World Englishes.

Sociolingüística, bilingüismo e identidad, ideologías lingüísticas, uso del lenguaje, Inglés alrededor del mundo.