Biography

Dr. Rachel Bristol is a lecturer in the iSchool who specializes in interdisciplinary education. She is dedicated to discovering and promoting pedagogical practices that create inclusive learning spaces. Her research centers on the ways that authority over knowledge is communicated and negotiated in human interaction. She is fascinated by language and the way it interlaces with brains, minds, and societies, and has studied language from the perspective of many different academic disciplines. Dr. Bristol holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of California San Diego, an MA in Linguistics from the University of Delaware, and a BA in English from the University of Oregon.