Biography

Robin Aronow is a linguistics professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, at Temple University’s Barnett College of Health Sciences. With over twenty years of teaching experience, she has developed pedagogical and mentoring practices that emphasize student agency, intellectual curiosity, and inclusive learning environments. Her teaching philosophy encourages students to take ownership of their learning process, engage boldly with complex questions, and contribute openly in supportive classroom spaces.

Prof. Aronow founded and directed the department’s Preceptor Program, completed the Provost’s Academy for Excellence in Teaching, and is an active participant in the Student Experience Program. She regularly provides students with hands-on opportunities in linguistic fieldwork and collaborative research projects, integrating linguistic theory with experiential learning.

Prior to joining Temple University, she served for four years as a lecturer in French grammar and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. Formally trained as a phonologist, Prof. Aronow’s research has focused on the phonotactics and vowel space of Farsi (Modern Persian). She is the principal investigator for the documentation of Salasaka Kichwa, an endangered and under-documented language spoken primarily in Ecuador. The resulting corpus—which includes the first comprehensive dictionary of Salasaka Kichwa—is being published through the Linguistic Data Consortium.

Outside the classroom, Prof. Aronow enjoys rock climbing, alpine trekking, and kayaking.