Jessica Hampton

Profile

I am an environmental sociolinguist dedicated to using linguistics as a strategic tool to bring about change. Since 2016, I have been working as a research assistant, and since 2022, I have been a postdoctoral research associate. My work focuses on addressing the climate crisis by promoting new stories-to-live-by and using my academic platform to amplify the voices of marginalised communities.

I thrive in interdisciplinary contexts where I aim to share my passion for linguistics while learning and opening my mind to other perspectives through knowledge exchange. This applies to both theory and methods. My expertise lies in qualitative methods, which more recently include co-creation and creative methods, but I strive for holistic approaches that combine qualitative methods with quantitative ones.

I am deeply committed to the social cause of language endangerment and advocate for environmental justice through this lens. As a proud first-generation scholar, I am passionate about equality and driven by a desire to contribute to a better world for all living beings.

My first monograph Ecolinguistics and Endangered Languages. Emplacing ecological wisdom through language revitalisation is due in 2027. These are some of the comments received from reviewers:

“This is a book that could advance understanding about some of the ways in which language frames and influences our attitudes to and behaviours towards environments. It employs cultural artifacts to demonstrate some of the ways in which ecological knowledge is grounded in one’s local connection to land and the cultural identity associated with that connection. Based on my own curiosity about the proposed chapters, the proposal looks worthy of pursuing for publication. Additionally, it offers a unique contribution in the integration of “cultural artifacts—recipes, art, and poems” to complement the scholarly and theoretical framings detailing examples of language endangerment and how that can affect climate-related awareness and sustainable activities.”

“This is a great idea, I welcome it. I think the proposal is well balanced and comprehensive, addressing more than one audience with different interests across environmental studies, literature, language (including TEFL) and linguistics itself. Both research and teaching aspects of language loss and diversity are addressed here.”

Employment

  • Jan 2025–present, University of Liverpool
    Lectuer in English Language and Linguistics https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/jessica-hampton

  • Jan 2024–Jan 2025, University of Liverpool
    Research Associate on Borderscapes https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/languages-cultures-and-film/research/projects/borderscapes/

  • Sep 2022–Jan 2024, University of Cambridge
    Research Associate on Action Research for Research Culture https://www.arrc.group.cam.ac.uk

  • Jan–May 2023, University of Cambridge
    Teaching Fellow in English varieties

  • Jan–Feb 2023, University of Liverpool
    Visiting Lecturer in Sociolinguistics of Italy

  • Jul 2022, Edge Hill University
    Summer Residential Visiting Lecturer for English Language

  • Mar 2020–July 2022, University of Liverpool
    Research Assistant

  • Jul–Aug 2018, University of Manchester
    Research Assistant

  • Jun-Dec 2016, University of Gloucestershire
    Research Assistant

Education

  • PhD in Sociolinguistics, 2023
    University of Liverpool, UK
    Buchanan Graduate Teaching Fellow  (a 4-year studentship)

  • MA in Linguistics, 2018
    University of Manchester, UK
    Awarded the Philological Society Master’s Bursary

  • BA in English Language and Linguistics, 2017
    University of Gloucestershire, UK
    Awarded English Prize