Doctor Diana
I hold a doctorate in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania (1991). My specialization is in Sociolinguistics—the science and art of how people use language in social and professional life.
I am a Certified Life Coach by the International Coaching Federation
BECOME THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR OWN BEST LIFE
Experience
- I have mentored over 150 people over a 30-year career as a professor at the University of Florida. I was Chair of the Linguistics Department for five of those 30 years. I was selected for this and various other key leadership roles during my academic career. You can be confident I will coach you to develop excellent leadership skills in your selected institutions.
- I have helped people transition into careers and from career to productive retirement through brainstorming clients’ interests and passions
- I have raised two happy, successful daughters as a single parent after becoming widowed at an early age. I understand the challenges of parenting after divorce and death of a spouse. I am eminently qualified to coach you to success in this important life journey.
Publications
- I have researched and written numerous articles and six book and journal volumes on how we talk:
- Complaining and Commiserating (1993)
- Applying Sociolinguistics: Domains and Face-to-Face Interaction (2002)
- Study Speaking to Inform Second Language Learning (2004)
- The Lost Art of the Good Schmooze: Building Rapport and Defusing Conflict in Everyday and Public Talk (2011)
- Discourse, Politics, and Women as Global Leaders (2016)
- Closeness and Conflict: The Discourse of Domestic Discord (2018)
Doctor Diana 