Dianna Murphy

Dianna Murphy directs the Language Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a center for collaborative initiatives in research, education, advising and outreach related to the study of human languages. In this role, she oversees the institute’s mission and activities, and leads special projects. Current special projects include the yearlong Committed to Change seminar focused on diversity and inclusion in language teaching and learning; survey-based research on student perspectives on undergraduate language education; the federally funded study on the speaking proficiency gains and outcomes of intensive summer programs in less commonly taught languages, and collaborative work to raise awareness of language ideologies and linguistic discrimination. Murphy is also co-director of the UW-Madison Russian Flagship Program, a core member of the UW-Madison Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition, and co-director of the Wisconsin Language Roadmap Initiative. Information on Murphy’s research is here.