Anne H. Charity Hudley facts for kids

Anne Harper Charity Hudley is an American expert who studies how people use language, especially in schools. She helps us understand the different ways English is spoken and how that affects students. Since 2021, she has been a professor at Stanford University.

Her Early Life and Schooling

Anne Harper Charity Hudley grew up in Richmond, Virginia. She went to St. Catherine's School there for 13 years. She then studied at Harvard University for her first college degree. Later, she earned her Ph.D. (a high-level degree) in linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005.

Her Work and Research

Teaching at Universities

From 2005 to 2017, Professor Charity Hudley taught at the College of William and Mary. She was a professor of education, English, and linguistics. She also helped lead a program for college students called WMSURE. This program supported students in their studies. She was also involved with programs about African American studies and women's studies.

After William and Mary, she taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 2021, she moved to Stanford University. She is now a professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. She also helps lead the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL).

What She Studies

Professor Charity Hudley's main research looks at how language is used in American classrooms. She studies how different ways of speaking relate to things like race and ethnicity. She also looks at how language affects how well students learn.

Her work aims to share knowledge about sociolinguistics with teachers. Sociolinguistics is the study of how language connects to society. She helps us understand how reading, different dialects (ways of speaking), and individual language habits all work together.

Leadership in Linguistics

Professor Charity Hudley has also been a leader in the Linguistic Society of America. This is a big group for language experts. From 2009 to 2016, she helped with programs for college students. She also worked on making the field of linguistics more diverse.

In 2018, she took part in a special meeting. This meeting talked about important topics like fairness and respect in linguistics. From 2017 to 2020, she was a member of the society's main committee.

Awards and Recognitions

Professor Charity Hudley is on the team that reviews articles for several important journals. These include Language and Language and Linguistics Compass. She helps decide which articles get published.

In 2013, she gave a special lecture at the University of Michigan. The lecture was about how linguistics can help communities. She has also talked about her book, We Do Language, on radio shows. She wrote this book with Christine Mallinson.

News groups have also interviewed her. They ask her questions as an expert on language differences and fairness. In 2021, she became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2022, she became a Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America. These are high honors for scientists and linguists.

Her Books and Papers

• Charity Hudley, Anne H., Christine Mallinson, and Mary Bucholtz. (2020). Toward Racial Justice in Linguistics: Interdisciplinary Insights into Theorizing Race in the Discipline and Diversifying the Profession. Language 96(4), e200-e235. doi:10.1353/lan.2020.0074.
• Charity Hudley, Anne H. and Christine Mallinson. (2013.) We Do Language: English Language Variation in the Secondary English Classroom. Teachers College Press Multicultural Education Series.
• Charity Hudley, Anne H. and Christine Mallinson. (2010.) Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools. Teachers College Press Multicultural Education Series.