Skylar Fan

From hieroglyphs on clay to words on screens, language changes and evolves with us since the dawn of time. My research interests lie at the intersection of sociolinguistics and history. I am curious to explore humanity's relationship with language and investigate how language has been used to construct power both historically and in modern times. As I am still narrowing down my focus, I also have secondary research interests in bilingualism and language acquisition. 

Outside of my academic work, I am involved with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn Policy Consulting, as well as the Yarnaholics crochet and knitting club.

• Participant in the Turkish Language Program of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)