People

Administration

Director

Prof. K. D. Thompson: katrina.daly.thompson@wisc.edu

Program Coordinator 

Dr. Jana Martin: jcmartin4@wisc.edu

Administrative Specialist (for questions about personnel and payroll, fellowships and other appointments, and space in the Language Institute)

Mr. Dusty Johnson: dwjohnson2@wisc.edu

Accountant (for finance- and travel-related questions)

Pang Thao: pang.thao@wisc.edu

PhD Minor

Minor Advisor:

Prof. Naomi Geyer: nfgeyer@wisc.edu

Students wishing to minor in SLA should first contact the relevant SLA committee member in their department who will refer them to the chair of the SLA minor program. Students declaring the minor are required to meet with the SLA Minor Advisor before registering for SLA minor courses.

SLA Steering Committee

Core SLA members advise, direct, or co-direct dissertations of students in the program. Their research focuses on Second Language Acquisition, as demonstrated in publications, presentations at research conferences, professional service activities, and/or graduate teaching.

Affiliate Members

Affiliate SLA faculty and academic staff teach courses related to SLA, co-advise dissertations, and may serve on administrative committees.

SLA Student Organization (SLASO)

Co-Presidents: Toyin Olanipekun and Eric Ho

Delegate to the Steering Committee: Ruth Olayemi Adeniyi

Corresponding Secretary: Mathilde Garnier

Recording Secretary: Estefanía Galindo

Event Chair: Emre Murat Bozer

Symposium Co-Chairs: Rebecca Sawyer, Martiniano Etchart, and Natalia Petrova