Gillian Lord

Gillian Lord
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materVanderbilt University (BS)
University of Virginia (MA)
Pennsylvania State University (PhD)
Known forComputer-assisted language learning (CALL)
Spanish as a second or foreign language
SpouseHarvey Ward
Scientific career
FieldsApplied linguistics
Second-language acquisition
Spanish language
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
Doctoral advisorBarbara E. Bullock
James Lantolf
Websitepeople.clas.ufl.edu/glord/

Gillian Lord is an American linguist and academic administrator. She is a professor of Spanish and linguistics at the University of Florida (UF), where she serves as the associate dean for undergraduate affairs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on second-language acquisition, specifically the acquisition of the Spanish language sound system and the role of technology in language pedagogy.