Rachel Weissler Powell
University of Oregon
Dr. Rachel Elizabeth Weissler is an assistant professor of linguistics with a Black Studies affiliation at the University of Oregon. She is also the Co-Director of the Umoja Black Scholars Academic Residential Community at the University. She is an African American English scholar with special interest in emotion perception. She uses experimental methods from sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics to better understand how Black people are viewed based on how they speak. She is a native Southern Californian, with passions for travel, dance, and community, and is importantly committed to helping demystify how to have a balanced life and successful career in the academic sphere.