Ariana Bancu

Ariana Bancu, Ph.D., is a senior data analyst at FlashField, specializing in comprehensive research for the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to this role, Ariana served as a research team lead at Cognition, where coordination of a 10-member team focused on integrating minoritized languages into linguistics education. Ariana's experience also includes serving as an assistant professor at Northeastern Illinois University, managing a research lab, developing various linguistics courses, and creating interactive e-learning content. Additional roles include project manager for the Transylvanian Saxon Project, education administrator, and research fellow at the University of Michigan, where important work involved documenting and conducting analyses of endangered languages. Ariana holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University.