About Us

Thomas Purnell

Position title: WL Founder; English Language & Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: tcpurnell@wisc.edu

Eric Raimy

Position title: WL Founder; English Language & Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: raimy@wisc.edu

Joe Salmons

Position title: WL Founder & CSUMC Director; Language Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: jsalmons@wisc.edu

Joshua Bousquette

Position title: Linguistics, University of Georgia

Email: bousquet@uga.edu

Josh Brown

Position title: Languages, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Email: brownjo@uwec.edu

Cristopher Font-Santiago

Position title: English Language & Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: fontsantiago@wisc.edu

Sarah Holmstrom

Position title: Language Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: slholmstrom@wisc.edu

Samantha Litty

Position title: Humboldt Fellow, Universität Flensburg

Email: slitty@wisc.edu

Monica Macaulay

Position title: Language Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America

Email: mmacaula@wisc.edu

David Natvig

Position title: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan, University of Oslo

Email: d.a.natvig@iln.uio.no

Kelsie Pattillo

Position title: Linguistics, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Email: kelsie@uwm.edu

Michael T. Putnam

Position title: Germanic & Slavic, Penn State University

Email: mtp12@psu.edu

Kathryn Remlinger

Position title: English, Grand Valley State University

Email: remlingk@gvsu.edu

Catherine Stafford

Position title: Spanish & Portuguese, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: cstafford@wisc.edu

Joan Hall

Position title: Chief Editor Emerita, Dictionary of American Regional English, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: jdhall@wisc.edu

Yvonne Nagel

Position title: Sr IPC Emeritus, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: ynagel@math.wisc.edu

Peyton Smith

Position title: Assistant Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Luanne von Schneidemesser

Position title: Senior Editor Emerita, Dictionary of American Regional English, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: lvonschn@wisc.edu

Karen Washinawatok

Position title: Former Director, Menominee Language and Culture Commission

Erica Benson

Position title: English, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Email: bensonej@uwec.edu

Benjamin Frey

Position title: American Studies, University of North Carolina

Email: benfrey@email.unc.edu

Mark Livengood

Position title: Story Center Director, Mid-Continent Public Library

Email: mlivengood@mymcpl.org

Felecia Lucht

Position title: Director, Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI)

Antje Petty

Position title: Associate Director, Max Kade Institute, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: apetty@wisc.edu

Julia Plier

Kristin Speth

Position title: Shelter Medicine, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Email: kristin.speth@wisc.edu

Susan Meredith Burt

Jennifer Mercer