Hope Dawson
Contact Information
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Linguistics
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.