Kevin Hirschi, Ph.D.

Kevin Hirschi is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies where he teaches courses on speaking and listening, teaching methods, and quantitative research methods. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Northern Arizona University in 2024 which focused on using computational speech feedback tools for second language intelligibility and comprehensibility. His research interests include second language acquisition with a focus on pronunciation, technology for analytic and learning purposes, discourse intonation, and corpus linguistics. He has taught language pedagogy courses, English, and French in Arizona and has served as an English Language Fellow and US Peace Corps Volunteer. In his research and teaching, he seeks to support teachers, immigrant populations, adults, and children to become effective language learners, users, and teachers through studying abroad, self-access language learning, and skill development. In his research, he leverages large data sets and computational techniques for statistical and perceptual analyses of speech. He also has experience in technology development for web applications for research, administrative, and learning purposes.