Associate Professor
Phone: (901) 678-5244
Email: sgraham2@memphis.edu
Office: Patterson 433

Education

B.A., 1989, Rhodes College
M.A., 1995, University of Memphis
Ph.D., 2003, Georgetown University

Academic Summary

Sage Lambert Graham’s research focuses on the intersection between language and social phenomena. Using language as an analytical lens, she explores causes of misunderstanding and conflict in computer-mediated communication, patterns of identity construction through language choices, and discourse analysis of professional communicative practices in medicine, law, and educational settings. All of her current research projects also attempt to bridge academic inquiry with real-life applications and outreach within the larger community.

Select Publications

• Graham, Sage Lambert. "A Cyber-parish: Gendered Identity Construction in an Online Episcopal Community" In Gender and the Language of Religion. Allyson Julé, Ed. Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave McMillan, 2005.
• Graham, Sage Lambert. (forthcoming) “A Manual for (Im)politeness?: The impact of the FAQ in e-community formation and socialization” In Impoliteness in Language. Bousfield, D. and Locher, M. (Eds.) Berlin: Mouton De Gruyter.
• Graham, Sage Lambert (forthcoming) “Gendered Identity Construction and Conflict in an Online Religious Community.” In Language and Religious Identity: Women in Discourse. Jule, A. (Ed.) Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.