Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies
School Director: Geoff Pinchbeck (Interim)
Associate Director (ALDS): Rachelle Vessey
Undergraduate Advisor (ALDS): Karen Jesney
Graduate Supervisor (ALDS): Angel Arias
Angel Arias
- Assistant Professor and Graduate Supervisor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Director (Language Assessment and Testing Research Unit)
- Angel.Arias@carleton.ca
Brian Strong
- Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); CTESL and TEAL Supervisor
- brian.strong@carleton.ca
Chloë Grace Fogarty-Bourget
- Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
- chloegrace.fogartybourget@carleton.ca
Christopher Cox
- Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); On Leave
- christopher.cox@carleton.ca
Don Myles
- Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
- don.myles@carleton.ca
Eva Kartchava
- Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
- eva.kartchava@carleton.ca
Geoffrey G. Pinchbeck
- Interim School Director and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
- Geoff.Pinchbeck@carleton.ca
Guillaume Gentil
- Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies/French); Sabbatical January 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025
- guillaume.gentil@carleton.ca
Jaffer Sheyholislami
- Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies; Cross-appointed in Linguistics and ICSLAC-Cultural Mediation)
- jaffer.sheyholislami@carleton.ca
Karen Jesney
- Assistant Professor (Linguistics); Undergraduate Advisor (ALDS and LING)
- karen.jesney@carleton.ca
Michael P.H. Rodgers
- School Director and Associate Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); On Leave Until August 31, 2025
- michael.rodgers@carleton.ca
Natalia (Natasha) Artemeva
- Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies); Sabbatical January 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025
- natasha.artemeva@carleton.ca
Peggy Hartwick
- Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
- peggy.hartwick@carleton.ca
Rachelle Vessey
- Assistant Professor and Assistant Director (Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies)
- rachelle.vessey@carleton.ca
Contract Instructors
Our Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Contract Instructors will be listed here over the summer – stay tuned!
Cross-Appointed in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies
Craig Bennell (Psychology)
Honorary Ranks
Jacquie Ballantine (Adjunct Research Professor)
Olivia Cox (Adjunct Research Professor)
Matthew Falconer (Adjunct Research Professor)
Janna Fox (Professor Emerita)
Aviva Freedman (Professor Emerita)
Tracy Hodgson-Drysdale (Adjunct Research Professor)
Stan Jones (Professor Emeritus)
Ian Pringle (Professor Emeritus)
Graham Smart (Adjunct Research Professor)
Christopher Smith (Adjunct Research Professor)
Peter Wilson (Adjunct Research Professor)
David Wood (Professor Emeritus)
Helmut Zobl (Professor Emeritus)