Andrew Carnie

Andrew Carnie (born April 19, 1969) is a Canadian linguist and professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona. He is the author or coauthor of nine books and has papers published on formal syntactic theory and on linguistic aspects of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic. From 2010-2012, he worked as the faculty director of the University of Arizona's Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs. In August 2012, he was appointed interim Dean of the graduate college. From 2013-2022, he worked as the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate College. In that role he founded the University's Graduate Center, established the university's Graduate faculty, significantly increased student diversity, and worked to establish better working conditions and wages for students.

Carnie was born in Calgary, Alberta and is a teacher of Balkan and international folk dance. In 2009, he was named Linguist of the Day by The Linguist List. Provided by Wikipedia