Alex is a PhD candidate in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Temple University. His research interests lie primarily in the fields of sociolinguistics, linguistic variation and change, philosophy of language, and language acquisition in Study Abroad programmes. He also has a strong background in curriculum design and ESL teaching with an emphasis in International Exam Preparation. His extracurricular interests include being a Liverpool supporter (cannot remember last time they had a good game), reading, watching Fry & Laurie sketches, and playing disc golf.

Favourite Books: Steppenwolf, The Divine Comedy, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Mysterious Island, and A Confederacy of Dunces.