Olga Pahom , Ph.D.

Dr. Pahom is a linguist with research interests in intercultural communication, bilingualism, second language acquisition, gender and language, storytelling, and writing instruction. She is the founding coordinator of the linguistics program at LCU. As the Associate Dean of Honors, Dr. Pahom directs the Honors Thesis Program and engages in various strategic initiatives for the Honors College. She has worked in intercultural contexts in Moldova, Romania, Mexico, and the U.S. and has taught in both private and public universities. Before coming to LCU, Dr. Pahom taught undergraduate first-year rhetoric and composition, TESOL, English literature, Spanish, and linguistics as well as graduate academic writing, theses and dissertations, ESL, applied linguistics, and research at Texas Tech University. At LCU, she teaches linguistics, Honors research, and first-year Greek. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, knitting, and traveling with her multicultural family.

Selected Recent Publications

Pahom O. (in production). Conversational Storytelling in Spanish-English Bilingual Couples: Gender Roles and Language Choices. Bloomsbury Academic.

Pahom, O., Box C., Rains S., & Ellis A. (2023). Women, writing, and the pandemic: An autoethnographic study on factors that constrain and support women’s research writing at a small Christian university. Christian Higher Education.

Pahom, O. (2021). Review of the book Key questions in language teaching: An introduction by A.G. Benati. Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ), 25(3).

Pahom, O. (2021, May 31). Review of the book Key questions in second language acquisition: An introduction by B. VanPatten, M. Smith, & A.G. Benati. Applied Linguistics.

Selected Recent Conference Presentations and Sessions

“Building a Livable World through Diverse Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Linguistic and Literary Studies in Bi-/Multilingualism and Bi-/Multiculturalism.” Call for Papers and session organized and moderated at the Christian Scholars’ Conference. Nashville, Tennessee, June 10, 2022.

“Building Common Ground in a Multilingual World: Spanish-English Bilingual Couples and Language Choices.” Paper delivered at the Christian Scholars’ Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. June 10, 2022.

“Women, Writing, and the Pandemic: An Autoethnographic Study on Factors that Constrain and Support Women’s Research Writing.” Paper delivered at the Christian Scholars’ Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. June 9, 2022. (with Cathy Box, Amanda Ellis, and Shannon Rains)

“Building Partnerships through Interdisciplinary Studies in Linguistics.” Call for Papers and session organized and moderated at the Christian Scholars’ Conference. Nashville, Tennessee, June 11, 2021.

“Establishing Connections through Storytelling: A Conversation Analysis Approach to Bilingual Couples’ Interaction.” Paper delivered at the Christian Scholars’ Conference. Nashville, Tennessee. June 11, 2021.

“A Conversation Analysis Approach to Studying Gender and Storytelling among Bilingual Couples.” Paper delivered at the Scholars’ Colloquium. Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas. April 7, 2021.