Ander Beristain, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics
Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Academic Coordinator
Prison Program
Courses Taught
EDI 5820: Field Experience I: World Languages; LING 4980: Undergraduate Research Experience; LING 3040: Language Contact and Bilingualism; LING 2000: Research Methods in Linguistics; SPAN 5042: Assessment and Language Learner Contexts; SPAN 5041: Best Teaching Practices and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom; SPAN 4930: Language Contact and Bilingualism in the Hispanic World; SPAN 4070: Spanish in the US; SPAN 4030: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics; SPAN 3100: Spanish Pronunciation
Education
- Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- M.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2018
- B.A., Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), 2016
Research Interests
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Aerodynamics of speech
- Second and Heritage Language Acquisition
- Basque Linguistics
Honors and Awards
- Jon Bilbao Visiting Research Fellow | Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno. (2026)
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Avis E. Meyer Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award | Student Involvement Center, Saint Louis University. (2026)
- Bill Nordmann Community Service Award | Student Involvement Center, Saint Louis University. (2026)
- Helen I. Mandeville Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in the Humanities | College of Arts and Sciences, Saint Louis University. (2025)
- Morris Halle Memorial Award for Faculty Excellence in Phonology | Linguistic Society of America. (2025)
- Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | Office of the Provost, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Impact Award | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. (2021)