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Meredith Doran is an applied linguist with 25 years of experience in teaching and researching sociolinguistics, language ideologies, language acquisition pedagogy, and language teacher education. Her sociolinguistic work focuses on linguistic hybridity, identity in diglossic societies, Kreyòl-French literature in Haiti, the use of Verlan, and youth sociolects in multilingual France. Over her career at Penn State, she has held several positions related to language learning and international education, including roles as a faculty member in French Applied Linguistics and as the faculty director of an education abroad program in France. Currently, she directs EPPIC (the English Professional Purposes Intercultural Center), a research service center that works closely with multilingual students to enhance skill and confidence in multiple genres of advanced academic and professional English. In this role, Dr. Doran analyzes discipline-specific academic communication in fields such as Economics, Medicine, Hospitality Management, and Mechanical Engineering to inform the center's research-based language support services. Her work in EPPIC also involves outreach and consultation with multilingual DEIB faculty, staff, and advisors within the university community.
GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.