Julianne Kapner

Job title: 
Data Science for Social Justice Fellow 2023
Department: 
Linguistics
Bio/CV: 

Julianne Kapner is a PhD student in the UC Berkeley Department of Linguistics. Her research focuses on sociophonetics, with especially how the pronunciation of language changes between generations and in response to social change.

She uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, with an emphasis on research ethics and social good. In her research, Julianne has worked with speakers of a variety of languages, including Armenian, several Kru and Kwa languages of West Africa, and Western New York English.