Amy Thompson
- Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- thompsonamy@montclair.edu
- Location
- Montclair > Dickson Hall
Biography
Dr. Amy S. Thompson earned her Ph.D. in Second Language Studies and a master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Michigan State University. Before joining Montclair, she served as Director of the School of Teacher Education and Mack and Effie Campbell Distinguished Professor at Florida State University, following leadership roles at West Virginia University as Inaugural Director of International Relations and Strategic Planning, Founding Co-Director of the English Language Learning Institute, and Chair of the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.
A nationally recognized scholar in applied linguistics, her research focuses on multilingualism, language learning, linguistic racism and native-speakerism, women in higher education, and higher education leadership. She has authored more than 55 peer-reviewed publications and has received the Modern Language Association’s Association of Language Departments Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession.