John J. McCarthy

Provost & Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Distinguished University Professor, Department of Linguistics. Helped transform the study of morphology, phonology, and their interface through the introduction of prosodic morphology and of Optimality Theory. Played a leading role in its theoretical and empirical achievements. Titles include Doing Optimality Theory: Applying Theory to Data (2008), a guide for doing research using Optimality Theory, and A Thematic Guide to Optimality Theory, which explains central premises of Optimality Theory.  Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of multiple National Science Foundation grants.