Professor Sonja Lanehart

Professor Sonja Lanehart, a Faculty Fellow in the Graduate College who holds appointments in both the College of Education and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has been elected to a prestigious national leadership role to serve a three-year term on the governing board of the Linguistic Society of America. The LSA is the largest national organization in the world devoted to advancing the scientific study of language, and is the publisher of the quarterly journal, Language. Lanehart is a staunch advocate for mentoring and sponsoring emerging scholars of color, anti-racism, social justice, equity, and inclusion.