Alumni
Listed below are our alumni. The listings include name, year of degree completion, degree type and where they are now, if known.
2020 to Present
- Alexander Rice, 2025, PhD, BYU Adjunct Faculty Instructor; Post-doctoral scholar at Florida State University (as of July 1, 2025)
- Eduardo Lactaoen, 2025, MSc, PhD student, University of Alberta
- Fabian Malaver Chaparro, 2025, MSc, PhD student, UC Berkeley
- Veranika Puhacheuskaya, 2024, PhD
- Claudia Heinrich, 2024, PhD
- Scott Perry, 2024, PhD, SSHRC post-doctoral Fellow, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Atticus Harrigan, 2024, PhD, Senior Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations;
- Rachel McGraw, 2024, PhD, Research Officer, Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Devin Moore, 2024 , PhD, Assistant Lecturer, Queen’s University
- Nik Toler, 2024, PhD, https://nikgtoler.wixsite.com/linguistics/about
- Kasandra Calkins, 2024, MSc
- Daniel Decanay, 2024, MSc, Head Linguist and Dictionary Keeper, Tłı̨chǫ Government in Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories
- Natasha Daley, 2024, MSc
- Arya Menon, 2024, MSc
- Tyler Schnoor, 2024, MSc, PhD student, University of Arizona
- Regina Hert, 2023, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratoire de NeuroPsychoLinguistique, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès (since 2023);,
- Katherine Schmirler, 2023, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Lethbridge
- McKinley Alden, 2023, PhD, TC2H Linguist, Bristol Bay Foundation, Alaska, USA, and Adjunct Instructor, Kodiak College, University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska, USA,
- Stephanie Hammond Thrasher, 2023, MSc
- Megan Bohach, 2023, MSc
- Karoline Antonsen, 2023, MSc
- Vera Fiawornu, 2022, MSc
- Jiaxing Li, 2022, MSc
- Vera Fiawornu, 2022, MSc
- Mariana Quintana, 2022, MSc, PhD student, Dept. of Linguistics,SUNY Buffalo
- Michelle Garcia-Vega, 2021, PhD, Instructor, Lethbridge College
- Matt Kelley, 2021, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of English, George Mason University
- Brian Rusk, 2021, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Macau, China
- Stephanie Hedges, 2021, MSc
- Krithika Govinda Rajan, 2020, PhD, Policy Researcher for Alberta Education; student in Applied Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Alberta
- Aisha Barise, 2020, MSc, PhD student, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
- Yoichi Mukai, 2020, PhD, Teaching professor, Modern Languages Studies Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Vancouver Island University
- Filip Nenadić, 2020, PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Media and Communications, Singidunum University, Serbia
- Jennifer Hinnell, 2020, PhD, Management Consultant
- Isabell Hubert Lyall, 2020, PhD, Senior Data Analyst, Coconut Software;
- Abdulaziz Alarifi, 2020, PhD
- Wenfu Bao, 2020, MSc, Postdoctroal Research Fellow, Multilingual Aphasia and Dementia Research Lab; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Moody College of Communication; University of Texas at Austin
- Pamela Labonte, 2020, MSc, Language Director, Tahltan Central Government, BC;
- Dalia Cristerna Román, 2020, MSc, PhD student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta
2010 to 2019
- Ryan Podlubny, 2019, PhD, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Isabell Hubert Lyall, 2019, PhD
- Abdulaziz Alarifi, 2019, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, King Saud University
- Kevin Penner, 2019, PhD
- Olivia Sammons, 2019, PhD, Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University (as of 2019)
- Saliu Shittu, 2019, PhD
- Magdalena Winters Difani, 2019, MSc
- Figen Karaca, 2018, MSc
- Abigail Toth, 2018, PhD, PhD Student, Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, NL (as of 2019)
- Kaidi Lõo, 2018, PhD, Research Fellow, Institute for Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu, Estonia
- Keren Hernandez, 2018, MSc, Research and Evaluation Coordinator Health Systems Evaluation & Evidence Department, Alberta Health Services (as of 2018)
- Catherine Ford, 2018, MSc, Treasury Board and Finance, Government of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Lena Vasilyeva, 2017, PhD, Instructor, Department of Continuing Education Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (as of 2018)
- Keely Morrow, 2017, MSc
- Caelan Marrville, 2017, PhD, Mitacs Canadian Science Policy Fellow, Integrated Data Office, Data Science and Analytics Branch, Ministry of Jobs, Trade & Technology, Government of BC (as of 2018)
- Tamara Sorenson Duncan, 2017, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University (as of 2018)
- Audra Phillips, 2017, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Payap University (as of 2018)
- Matthew Kelley, 2017, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Graham Feeny, 2017, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, New York University (as of 2018)
- Michelle Sims, 2016, PhD, Project Manager, Knowledge Management Clinical Projects and Support Services, Alberta Health Services (as of 2018)
- Ruiting Jia, 2016, PhD, Research Scientist, PolicyWise for Children and Families (as of 2018)
- Dorothy Thunder, 2016, MSc, Full-Time Cree Instructor / Faculty Service Officer, Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Eleanor Kinney, 2016, MSc, Project Manager, Mid America Mortgage, Dallas (as of 2018)
- Kristina Geeraert, 2016, PhD
- Conor Snoek, 2015, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Lethbridge (as of 2018)
- Daniel Reisinger, 2015, MSc
- Vincent Porretta, 2015, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology. University of Windsor (as of 2018)
- Doug Inglis, 2015, PhD, Instructor, , Department of Linguistics, Payap University (as of 2018)
- Christopher Cox, 2015, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University (as of 2018)
- Guangting Wang, 2014, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism, Xi'an International Studies University
- Kailen Shantz, 2014, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (as of 2018)
- Hien Pham, 2014, PhD, Director, Center for Language Teaching and Rehabilitation, Institute of Linguistics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (as of 2018)
- Tsung-Ying Chen, 2014, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages & Literature, National Tsing Hua University (as of 2018)
- Yasemin Tulpar, 2014, MSc, M.Sc. SLP Student, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Alberta, &, Research Officer, Provincial Addiction and Mental Health Department, Alberta Health Services (as of 2018)
- Daniel Aberra, 2014, MSc, Owner, CanAfrik Multimedia Communications, Inc. (as of 2018)
- Richard Yanaky, 2013, MSc, Instructor, School of Applied Computing, Sheridan College (as of 2018)
- Koji Miwa, 2013, PhD, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University (as of 2018)
- Jill Dilts, 2013, PhD, Research Analyst, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (as of 2018)
- Santiago Barreda, 2013, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Davis (as of 2018)
- Dana Abdulrahim, 2013, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Bahrain (as of 2018)
- Ching Chu Sun, (June Hendrix-Sun), 2012, MSc, Postdoctoral Fellow, Seminar für Sprachwissenschaft / Quantitative Linguistics, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (as of 2018)
- Kyle Danielson, 2012, MSc, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough (as of 2018)
- Grant Aiton, 2012, MSc, Adjunct Faculty, Language and Culture Research Centre, James Cook University (as of 2018)
- Laura Teddiman, 2012, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University (as of 2018)
- Sullay Kanu, 2012, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Abu Dhabi University (as of 2018)
- Georgie Columbus, 2012, PhD, Research Coordinator, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Sze Man (Emily) Yiu, 2012, MSc, Immigration Consultant, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (as of 2018)
- Alexandra Mateu-Martin, 2012, MSc, Speech Language Pathologist, Love 2 Learn, Huntington Beach, California (as of 2018)
- Eric Braun, 2012, MSc, Instructor, Yellowwood Academy, Mercer Island, Washington (as of 2018)
- Alvina Mardhani-Bayne, 2011, MSc, PhD Candidate, Literacy Education, Syracuse University, &, Research Consultant, Edmonton Public Schools (as of 2018)
- Farzaneh Foroodi-Nejad, 2011, PhD, Lead Clinical Supervisor, Center for Social Dynamics, San Francisco (as of 2019)
- Tanya Zdorenko, 2011, PhD, Academic Calendar Coordinator, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary (as of 2018)
- Hui Yin, 2010, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of English, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (as of 2018)
- Tamara Sorenson-Duncan, 2010, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2010)
- Michelle Sims, 2010, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2010)
- Jiali Mao, 2010, MSc,
- Kristina Geeraert, 2010, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2010)
- Alison Vickerman, 2010, MSc, National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, St. Francis Xavier University
- Julia Peters, 2010, PhD, Instructor, Department of Linguistics, MacEwan University (as of 2018)
- Karin Nault, 2010, PhD, Owner / Speech Language Pathologist, Speech Therapy Plus - Orthophonie Plus (as of 2017)
- Ruiting Jia, 2010, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2010)
2000 to 2009
- Vianey Varela, 2009, MSc, Owner / Teacher / Translator / Editor, Mzansi Spanish Services, Johannesburg (as of 2018)
- Antoine Tremblay, 2009, PhD, Data Production and Dissemination Officer, Statistics Canada, &, Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Saint Mary's University
- Zhen (Mark) Chen, 2009, MSc, CCC-SLP & Director, Voice and Speech Therapy Unit, Shanghai Eye & ENT Hospital (as of 2018)
- Jill Bouchard-Cross, 2009, MSc, Senior Content Developer, Shop Direct, Liverpool, &, Coding Instructor, Liverpool Girl Geeks (as of 2018)
- Tatiana Kryuchkova, 2009, MSc, Senior HR Systems Analyst, NOVA Chemicals, Calgary (as of 2019)
- Marnie Krauss, 2008, MSc, Speech Language Pathologist, Alberta Health Services (as of 2018)
- Christopher Cox, 2008, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2008)
- Dorothy Pawlina-Pinto, 2008, MSc, Health Research Evaluator, Alberta Innovates (as of 2018)
- Ron Thomson, 2007, PhD, Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Brock University (as of 2018)
- Isabel Madeira, 2007, MSc, Research Analyst, Institutional Analysis & Planning, MacEwan University (as of 2018
- Martin Thiering, 2007, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Allgemeine Linguistik, Technische Universität Berlin, &, Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome (as of 2018)
- Samuel Navarro-Ortega, 2007, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies, University of British Columbia (as of 2018)
- Manuel Sinor, 2006, PhD, Professional Actor (as of 2018)
- Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, 2006, PhD, Associate Professor of Forensic Speech Science, Centre for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University (as of 2018)
- Jingxia Lin, 2006, MSc, Assistant Professor, School of Humanities, Nanyang Technological University (as of 2018)
- Alla Ivanova, 2006, MSc
- Josh Holden, 2006, MSc, Denesųłıné Program Instructor and Curriculum Developer, Department of Indigenous Languages, Blue Quills University (as of 2018)
- Laura Teddiman, 2006, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2006)
- Fusheini Hudu, 2005, MSc, Senior Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Ghana (as of 2018)
- Patrick Kukanu, 2005, MSc, Owner, Kupak Landscapes Ltd. (as of 2018)
- Sarah Shulist, 2004, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, MacEwan University (as of 2018)
- Dinorah Haber, 2004, MSc
- Juliana De la Mora, 2004, MSc, Assistant Professor, Facultad de Lenguas y Letras, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (as of 2018)
- Matthias Schirmeier, 2004, PhD
- Anamaria Popescu, 2004, MSc, Teacher, Quadra Children's Centre, Quadra Island, BC (as of 2018)
- Yukari Meldrum, 2003, MSc, Certified Translator, Edmonton Japanese English Consulting (as of 2017)
- Cinnamon Suyal, 2002, MSc,
- Aya Okamoto, 2002, MSc, Sessional Faculty, Department of Humanities, MacEwan University (as of 2018)
- Christian Guilbault, 2002, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of French, Simon Fraser University (as of 2018)
- Xia Zhang, 2002, PhD, Principal Lecturer in Chinese, School of International Letters and Cultures, Arizona State University (as of 2018
- Satomi Currah, 2002, PhD, Library Assistant, Elk Island Public Schools, Lamont (as of 2018)
- Rei Akiyama, 2002, MSc, Clinical Specialist, Cochlear, Japan (as of 2018)
- Chunling Zhang, 2001, MSc
- Hui Yin, 2001, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2001)
- Marni Manegre, 2001, MSc, tenure-track lecturer, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (as of 2025)
- Shaojun Ji, 2001, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Chinese Culture University (as of 2018)
- Gregory Thomson, 2000, PhD, Consultant, Global Language Learning Consultants, Ltd.
- Michael Kiefte, 2000, PhD, Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Dalhousie University (as of 2018)
- Darrell Williams, 2000, PhD
- Kaori Kabata, 2000, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Marina Blekher, 2000, PhD, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
1990 to 1999
- Ian Wallace, 1999, MSc,
- Julia Peters, 1999, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1999)
- Wolfram Wikeley, 1999, MSc, Musician / Composer (as of 2018)
- Debra Elliot, 1999, MSc
- Laura Sabourin, 1998, MSc, Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Ottawa (as of 2018)
- Shannon McEwen, 1998, MSc, Senior Evaluations Analyst, Government of Alberta
- Peter Lesetar, 1998, PhD
- Martha Gibson, 1998, PhD, Head of English Department, Sprachenzentrum / Language Resource Center, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (as of 2018)
- Hong Zhu, 1998, MSc
- Kyoko Sato, 1998, MSc, Translator, Japan Communications
- Greg Skrypiczajko, 1997, MSc, Owner / Instructor, Canadian English Language Services, Inc.
- Fang Chen, 1997, PhD
- Wendan Li, 1996, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (as of 2018)
- Michael Kiefte, 1996, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1996)
- Yeo Yoon, 1995, PhD, Department of English Education, Seoul National University of Education
- Kaori Kabata, 1995, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1995)
- Elyse K. Abraham, 1995, PhD
- Darrell Williams, 1994, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1994)
- Yuhuan Wang, 1994, PhD, Instructor, Department of English, Languages, and Cultures, Mount Royal College
- Radecka Appiah-Padi, 1994, MSc, Assistant Dean, Workforce Development and Community Education, Delaware County Community College
- Andrea Kross, 1993, MSc
- Ruth A. Dyck, 1993, MSc
- Grace Wiebe, 1992, PhD, Arts Resource Center, University of Alberta
- Karen S. Watson, 1992, MSc
- Sharon Storoschuk, 1992, MSc, Cranial Sacral Therapist & Intuitive Healer, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Vancouver
- Murray J. Munro, 1992, PhD, Professor, Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University
- Betty Karpinski, 1992, MSc
- Katharine Hayden, 1992, MSc
- Karla Dolinsky, 1992, MSc, School Counsellor, St. Margaret's School, Victoria
- Laverne van Ryk, 1991, MSc, Retired Writer
- Ming-Ming Pu, 1991, PhD, Professor of English, Department of Humanities, University of Maine at Farmington
- Susan R. Merino, 1990, MSc
- Satomi Currah, 1990, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 2000)
- Jean E. Andruski, 1990, MSc, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Wayne State University
- Barbara Jacennik, 1990, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Psychology Department, University of Finance and Management
1980 to 1989
- Karen Tjosvold-Duncan, 1989, MSc
- Paul L. Bergen, 1989, MSc
- Sandra L. Bellan, 1989, MSc
- Janice L. Adlington, 1988, MSc, Collection Development Coordinator, Department of Collections, McMaster University
- Diane J. Dennis, 1988, MSc
- Murray J. Munro, 1987, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1987)
- Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow, 1987, PhD, Professor of Translation Studies, Institute of Translation and Interpreting & School of Applied Linguistics, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
- Martha L. Smith, 1987, MSc
- Michiko Kawashima, 1987, PhD
- Tracey Derwing, 1987, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Katherine Tiede, 1986, MSc, Instructor, Technische Universität Wien
- Sik Lee Cheung-Denning, 1986, MSc
- Hsu Samuel Wang, 1985, PhD, Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, Yuan Ze University
- Sherrie E. Shammass, 1985, PhD
- Randy A. Harris, 1985, MSc, Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Waterloo
- Daniel P. Fearon, 1985, PhD
- Sook W. Cho, 1985, PhD, Professor, Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Sogang University
- Peter Assmann, 1985, PhD, Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
- Ronald Smyth, 1985, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Centre for French & Linguistics, University of Toronto, Scarborough (as of 2018)
- Caroline Riches, 1984, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
- Timothy Reeve, 1984, MSc, Trainer, Four Point Solutions Ltd.
- Gunilla C. Laurell, 1984, MSc
- Nobuya Itagaki, 1984, PhD, Professor, Department of English Education, Miyagi University of Education
- Kathy Look Howery, 1984, MSc, AAC Consultant, kATe Consulting, Inc.
- Janet Schwegel, 1984, MSc, Managing Editor, Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Geetha Krishnan, 1983, MSc
- Mary Kolic, 1983, MSc
- Thomas Welz, 1982, MSc
- Georgia Magnera, 1982, PhD
- Bruce Connell, 1982, MSc, Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact, York University, Glendon
- Patricia Hunter, 1981, MSc
- Mayadevi Gante, 1981, PhD
- Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow, 1981, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1981)
- Patricia E. Lynkowsky, 1980, MSc
1970 to 1079
- Dale Stevenson, 1979, PhD
- Jenn-Shann J. Lin, 1979, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Peter Assmann, 1979, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1979)
- Bong-Hee Choi, 1978, MSc
- Brian F. Doherty, 1978, MSc, Software Developer, North Side Inc., Montreal
- Catherine Fletcher, 1978, MSc
- Terry R. Hull, 1978, PhD
- Jeffry F. Pelletier, 1978, MSc, Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy & Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, &, Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta (as of 2018)
- Raymond Reid, 1977, PhD, Computer Consultant
- Geoffrey T. Rowe, 1977, MSc
- Restituto M. Cena, 1976, PhD
- Bruce F. Millar, 1976, MSc
- John C. L. Ingram, 1975, PhD, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland
- Karel McCarthy, 1975, MSc
- Christine M. Andrew, 1974, PhD
- Susan J. Innes, 1974, MSc
- Purushottam G. Patel, 1974, PhD, Adjunct Professor (retired), Department of Linguistics, University of Ottawa
- Anthony Whitehurst, 1974, MSc, Principal Consultant, A.R. Whitehurst, M.Sc., Consulting Services
- Paul J. Fletcher, 1973, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University College Cork (as of 2018)
- Wendy W. Russell, 1973, MSc
- Donald G. Frantz, 1970, PhD, Professor Emeritus Native American StudiesUniversity of Lethbridge (as of 2018)
- K. (Jack) Chambers, 1970, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto(as of 2018)
- Randy P. Harris, 1970, MSc
- Patricia E. Lynkowsky, 1970, MSc, PhD Student, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta (as of 1970)
- Donald Watkins, 1970, PhD
- Foong-Heng (Irene) Wong, 1970, PhD
1960 - 1969
- Romano R. Bonello, 1968, MSc
- Eung-Do Cook, 1968, PhD, Professor Emeritus, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures, University of Calgary (as of 2018)
- Ekkehard W. Kottke, 1968, MSc
- Yasuyo Nakagomi, 1967, MSc, English Instructor, Tokyo Women's Christian University Junior College
- Grace Jolly-McKay, 1965, MSc
- Neville J. Lincoln, 1963, MSc, Professor (retired), Department of Linguistics, Simon Fraser University (as of 2018)