Keren D. Rice OC (born 1949) is a Canadian linguist.

She is a professor of linguistics and serves as the Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Initiatives at the University of Toronto.

[1][2] Rice earned her PhD in 1976 from the University of Toronto, with a dissertation entitled, "Hare phonology.

"[3] She has published numerous works in both theoretical and Native American linguistics, in particular on Athapaskan languages.

[4] She specializes in research on Slavey, an indigenous language spoken in Canada's Northwest Territories, and has long been involved in maintaining and revitalizing the language.

Athapaskan Linguistics: Current Perspectives on a Language Family.

Morpheme Order and Semantic Scope: Word Formation in the Athapaskan Verb.

In: The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Syntax, Edited by Guglielmo Cinque and Richard S. Kayne.