First name

Cindi

Last name

SturtzSreetharan

School, Department, Division or Center

School of Human Evolution and Social Change

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Type of professor

President's Professor

Year

2025

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Promote to Faculty Excellence - Max 4

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Cindi SturtzSreetharan

Bio summary

SturtzSreetharan is a highly regarded linguistic anthropologist and professor. She has been at the forefront of linguistic anthropology, studying how language reflects and influences society. She emphasizes language, not only as communication, but as a form of social action capable of fostering empathy, inclusion and meaningful change.