deandre miles-hercules
deandre miles-hercules (they/them/their), M.A., studies how language use organizes culture, power, and identity, particularly with regards to race, gender, and sexuality. Their research weaves through anthropology, linguistics, Black studies, literature, feminist studies, and education. Originally from Prince George’s County, Maryland, deandre is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They obtained a B.A. with specializations in linguistics, anthropology, and African American studies from Emory University, where they were conferred the Award for Excellence in the Study of Linguistics and the Modupe Dayo Civic Engagement Award. They hold an M.A. in linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where they wrote a thesis on intersectionality and the materiality of discourse. deandre recently published a chapter on the phonetic perception of gender and sexuality with Kathryn Campbell-Kibler.
deandre is also an alumnx of the Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program, National Science Foundation REU program, and Smithsonian Science Education Center internship. Presently, their research is supported by a graduate research fellowship from the NSF and they occasionally serve as an expert consultant for various media outlets, including Vox, Yahoo!, and VICE News. deandre believes that education is freedomwork and they strive resolutely to examine, expand, and sharpen our tools for living freely and combating inequality.