PhD in Germanic Studies (UT Austin)
Ryan Dux graduated with his Ph.D. in Germanic Studies at UT Austin in May 2016. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, where he was introduced to the study of German dialects in America. The topic is of special importance to him because his grandparents understood German in their youth but did not grow up to speak the language and pass it on. He is interested in both the socio-cultural aspects of Texas German as well as linguistic matters such as grammatical change and the influence of the English language. Ryan’s other interests include language pedagogy, syntax and semantics and older Germanic languages. During the 2016-17 Academic Year, Ryan was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bucknell University, during the 2017-2018 Academic Year Ryan held a prestigious Mellon-Volkswagen Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for the German Language in Mannheim, Germany. In August 2018, Ryan started as Assistant Professor of German at Sam Houston State University.
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