Biola University- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
- M.A., University of Pittsburgh
- B.A., Oberlin College
Professor Emerita of Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Dr. Kitty Purgason trained English language teachers in Biola's Department of Applied Linguistics and TESOL from 1991 to 2020. Her Ph.D. is in Applied Linguistics from U.C.L.A. She has lived, studied, served, or taught in India, Russia, Korea, China, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Mauritania, Indonesia, Kuwait, Oman, Vietnam, Spain, Qatar, and Tajikistan. She is a three-time Fulbright fellow and a U.S. State Department English Language Specialist. She is the author of Professional Guidelines for Christian English Teachers (William Carey Library).