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<\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnja Wanner<\/strong> is the Enid H. Anderson Professor of English<\/a> at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a founding member of the UW-Madison Language Sciences<\/a> Program.\u00a0A trained syntactician, Professor Wanner has published books and articles<\/a> on the syntax and semantics of English verbs, linguistic variation by register and genre, and on the impact of linguistic prescriptivism. An award-winning teacher<\/a> at both the undergraduate and graduate level, she teaches courses on English syntax and grammar in use, including a class on “Bad Grammar” (see her interview “Grammar is not your enemy<\/a>” on Wisconsin Public Radio). Her new book, Discourse Syntax: English Grammar Beyond the Sentence,<\/a> co-authored with Professor Heidrun Dorgeloh<\/a>, was published by Cambridge University Press in October 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Professor Wanner has extensive experience in academic leadership and shared governance. At UW-Madison, she has chaired the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate and the Department of English, helped establish the interdisciplinary Language Sciences<\/a> program and the Center for the Teaching and Research on Writing<\/a>, served on high-profile search and screen committees, and was selected as fellow for the Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Program<\/a>. A first-generation student herself, she is committed to the academic success of faculty, staff, and students from underserved populations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Professor Wanner is on sabbatical leave through May 2023.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n