Dr. Kirk Moore

Distinguished Scholar

Professor / Researcher / Author

PhD in Linguistics | University of Oxford

Academic Author

Professional Summary: Dr. Moore is a renowned linguist specializing in cognitive linguistics and language acquisition with over 20 years of teaching experience.

Academic Positions

1Professor of Linguistics

Department of Linguistics, Cambridge University (2010-Present)

Teaching advanced courses in psycholinguistics and semantics

2Visiting Scholar

Harvard University (2015-2016)

Conducted collaborative research on bilingual cognition

3Research Fellow

Oxford Language Institute (2005-2010)

Led groundbreaking studies on child language acquisition

Dr. Moore has supervised 15 PhD candidates and served on numerous academic committees internationally.

Notable Publications

1"Cognitive Foundations of Language" (2018)

Oxford University Press

Awarded the Linguistic Society's Book Prize 2019

2"Bilingual Mind: New Perspectives" (2015)

Cambridge University Press

Co-authored with Dr. Elena Petrov

3"Language Acquisition in Digital Age" (2020)

Journal of Applied Linguistics

Most cited article of the year

Research Focus

1Cognitive Linguistics

How language reflects and shapes thought processes

Pioneering work on conceptual metaphor theory

2Second Language Acquisition

Cognitive processes in adult language learning

Developed the Cognitive Engagement Model

3Neurolinguistics

Brain mechanisms of language processing

Collaborative fMRI studies with neuroscientists

Dr. Moore's research has been funded by major grants from the National Science Foundation and European Research Council.