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Dr. Roberts' primary interest is conversation analysis, focusing on understanding coordinated verbal and nonverbal practices that construct everyday institutional life. Her research crosses various contexts, including doctor-patient encounters, parent-child interactions, and veterinarians managing pets. She has ongoing interests in language attitudes, the perception of non-standard speakers, and language variation and change. Roberts typically works with graduate students interested in sociolinguistics, emphasizing the study of variation in language use and the factors influencing language attitudes based on age, gender, ethnicity, and region. She aims to foster independence in her graduate students, helping them articulate their research and teaching goals effectively.
GRE is not required.