Reviewer’s Profile
Name
Professor Susan Fitzmaurice
http://www.shef.ac.uk/english/people/sfizmaurice
Current Position
Professor of English Language
Head of the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
Room 4.06, Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield
S3 7RA
Internal extension: 20213
Tel: +44 (0)114-222-0213
Fax: +44 (0)114-222-8481
Contact details
S.Fitzmaurice@sheffield.ac.uk
Primary Research Interests
The history of the English language, using methodological perspectives provided by
historical pragmatics and historical sociolinguistics. Susan is particularly interested
in exploring the methods and kinds of evidence employed in historical approaches
to language study.
Relevant Experience
Promotions/appointments committees
Departmental and faculty level promotions committee member and chair; appointments committees
for senior positions at other institutions; expert assessor for professorial appointments at other
institutions; chair and member of appointments panels.
Other relevant roles
Other information
During my career, I have served on promotions and recruitment panels for universities on both sides
of the Atlantic.