Professor Temitope Balogun received her Ph.D from the University of Ibadan. She is a Professor at the Osun State University, Osogbo where she specializes in Functional Grammar, Pragmatics, Discourse Studies and Language/Gender Studies. She was the acting Head of the Department of Languages and Linguistics between the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 sessions. Also, she was the Acting Director of the Gender and Policy Studies Unit of the institution (2015 to 2016). She was appointed the Acting Director of General Studies of the university between 2016 and 2019. Professor Balogun sits as Chairperson/member of various committees in the university. She became the Ag. Dean/Ag. Provost of the College/Faculty of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University, for the 2019/2020 session, the position she held until she was confirmed as the Substantive Provost of the College. Prof. Temitope Balogun has attended conferences in many parts of the world where she delivered academic papers and keynote addresses. She has served as an External Assessor to some universities including the University of Ibadan and Obafemi Awolowo University. She has many academic papers in reputable national and international outlets to her credit.