BA Georgia, PhD Pennsylvania
Professor, Department of Language and Linguistics

Peter Patrick's major areas of interest are linguistic human rights, language variation and change, pidgin and creole studies, sociolinguistic methods, and languages of the African diaspora. Current research includes the role of language analysis in evaluating claims for asylum. He has applied sociolinguistics to non-academic problems through expert testimony in US and UK criminal cases, studies of clinical communication, and expert reports on the asylum process.