Active with the TGDP: Around 2009-2010
PhD in Linguistics (UT Austin)
Alena’s academic interests include the phonology of glossolalia as well as the interaction of musical elements and lyrics in country music. She enjoys crafts and polka music. As a fifth-generation Texas-Czech, Alena has a keen awareness of the need to preserve the dialects spoken by Texans in their mother tongues.