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Hope Dawson

Hope Dawson

Hope Dawson

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Assistant Professor of Teaching, Linguistics

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Office Hours

For AU 2025
M 12:45-1:45 pm
F 9:30-10:30 am

Areas of Expertise

  • Sanskrit
  • Historical Linguistics
  • Linguistic Pedagogy
  • Sociolinguistics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Linguistics, The Ohio State University, 2005
  • M.A. in Linguistics, The Ohio State University, 1999
  • B.A. in Spanish, Geneva College, 1996

Hope's main research interests are in historical linguistics, with a focus on Indo-European linguistics and Sanskrit. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in general linguistics, historical linguistics, Sanskrit, and linguistics pedagogy. She also serves as the department's TA Coordinator, training and supervising the Graduate Teaching Associates in their teaching of undergraduate courses in Linguistics.