We're Proud of our Alumni
The Linguistics Program is proud of its alumni and their professional successes. Some of our students have pursued careers in teaching or private businesses, and several have continued on to premiere graduate schools to study linguistics at the doctoral level. Take a minute to read the testimonials and profiles of our graduates and their experiences as Linguistics students at UNT.
Bachelor’s Alumni
Kathleen Cuyler, 2007
Kathleen Cuyler webpage
Joshua Ryan, BA 2015
https://ci.unt.edu/joshua-ryan
Gabriel Bierwirth, BA 2016
https://ci.unt.edu/gabriel-bierwirth
Mary Katherine Gowdy, BA 2020
http://linkedin.com/in/mary-katherine-gowdy
Dillon Shumaker, BA 2022
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillon-shumaker-649240230
Cathryn Fung, BA 2023
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathryn-fung-657368273
Master’s Alumni
Sabine Thépaut, MA 1995
linkedin.com/in/sabinethepaut
Rosella Piersanti, MA 1996
Kristan Taylor, MA 2001
linkedin.com/in/kristan-taylor-aa149380
William Salmon, MA 2003
https://linguistics.unt.edu/william-salmon
Kristopher Geda, MA 2007
https://ci.unt.edu/kristopher-geda
Dianne Markley, MA 2000
linkedin.com/in/diannemarkley
Rachel Kraut, BA 2010, MA 2012
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-kraut-ph-d-577a13113
Lisa Jeon, BA 2010, MA 2012
https://www.lisajeonox.com/
Alexander Smith, BA 2010, MA 2012
Alexander Smith | Linguist | Austronesian Languages
Christal Brewster, MA 2012
https://ci.unt.edu/accomplished-alumni-christal-brewster
Nicholas Lester, MA 2012
http://nicholaslester.weebly.com/
Peter Schuelke, MA 2013
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-schuelke-9718741a8
Chris Morphew, BA 2012, MA 2014
https://ci.unt.edu/alumni-spotlight-chris-morphew
Darrin Miller, MA 2018
https://ci.unt.edu/darrin-miller
Melissa Robinson, MA 2018
https://ci.unt.edu/melissa-robinson
Jonisha Ash, BA, 2018, MA 2021
https://ci.unt.edu/jonisha-as
Jonathan Paramore, MA 2021
https://thi.ucsc.edu/grad-profile-jonathan-charles-paramore/
PhD Alumni
Charalabos Kalpakidis, PhD (Poetics) 2002
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charalaboskalpakidis
Mary Burke, PhD (Information Science & Linguistics) 2023
https://informationscience.unt.edu/mary-burke
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