In:Research at the Intersection of Second Language Acquisition and Sociolinguistics: Studies in honor of Kimberly L. Geeslin
Edited by Megan Solon, Matthew Kanwit and Aarnes Gudmestad
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 43] 2025
► pp. 344–368
EpilogueKimberly Geeslin’s contributions to second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and Hispanic linguistics and her
role as a mentor and academic leader
Published online: 26 June 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.43.epi
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.43.epi
Abstract
This epilogue reviews the extraordinary career of Kimberly Geeslin as a scholar, mentor, and academic
leader. The chapter first examines her numerous contributions to the fields of second language acquisition, sociolinguistics,
and Hispanic linguistics. We then discuss her role as a mentor, not only to numerous students at her home institution of
Indiana University but to many early-career scholars whose professional development she fostered. Finally, the chapter
examines Professor Geeslin’s contributions as an academic leader, including her role in building the graduate program in
Hispanic Linguistics and her overall contributions to her university, with particular attention to her role in promoting the
careers of women in academia.
Article outline
- Contributions to the interdisciplinary study
of second language acquisition and sociolinguistics- Kimberly Geeslin’s contributions to SLA and sociolinguistics
- Kimberly Geeslin as an editor and book author
- Kimberly Geeslin as a mentor
- Kimberly L. Geeslin as an administrator and colleague
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