I am a Professor in the Department of Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.
My research explores the dynamic relationship between language and society, examining how they shape one another to create new contexts of meaning and realities. I am particularly interested in the interconnection of discourses that sustain ideological threads, construct common sense, and produce knowledge. My work investigates discursive practices across diverse communicative contexts, including political discourse, media discourse, social media, and digital communication in virtual communities.
I have published in leading journals such as Language & Communication, Discourse & Society, Journal of Language and Politics, Text & Talk, and Social Semiotics. My books include a monograph on digital communication with Cambridge University Press (CUP) and a study on the political discourse of international leaders—Castro, Chávez, and Bush—published by Bloomsbury (Continuum).