curriculum vitae
Education
2004-(exp. 2009). Doctoral student in Linguistics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
2003. B.A. summa cum laude, French; and with special distinction, Linguistics.
Minor in History. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
2001. DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française). Issued by the French Dept. of Education.
2001. Attestation de Réussite, mention assez bien. SUEE, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont 2). Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Honors and Awards
2006-2009. Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation.
2004-2005. Opportunity Award Fellowship, University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
1998-2003. Regents' Scholarship. Board of Regents, University of Oklahoma
1998-2003. Regents' Scholarship. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
2001. Inducted as member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity.
2001. Olive C. Hawes Memorial Scholarship. Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. University of Oklahoma.
Papers and Presentations
2007. Non-canonical switch-reference and topic situations. Generals Paper in Semantics, UMass-Amherst.
2007. Canonical Switch-reference and Categorical Judgments. Presented at SNEWS Workshop, MIT.
2007. "Switch-reference and situation semantics." Presented at SULA 4, the Fourth conference on the Semantics of Under-represented Languages of the Americas. Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
2007. "A syntactic argument for a semantic EPP." Presented at the ECO 5 Student Syntax Workshop, held at UMass-Amherst.
2006. Universal Quantifiers, Negation, and the EPP. Generals Paper in Syntax, UMass-Amherst.
2003. Ergativity in Kiowa. Undergraduate Thesis in Linguistics. University of Oklahoma.
2003. Improving Translation with Cognitive Semantic Theory. Presented at Undergraduate Research Day, University of Oklahoma.
2002. Towards a Kiowa-English Dictionary. With Timothy J. Frye. Presented at Undergraduate Research Day, University of Oklahoma.
Fieldwork
2006-present. Kiowa (Kiowa-Tanoan).
2005. Kono [Konnoh] (Niger-Congo, Mande, Vai-Kono). with Dr. Ellen Woolford. University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
2003. Chickasaw (Muskogean). with Dr. Marcia Haag. University of Oklahoma, Norman.
2002. Cheyenne (Algonquian, Plains). with Dr. Keith Johnson (from Ohio State). Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribal Complex, Concho, OK.
Teaching
2007. Guest Lecturer, Ling 605, Language Change and Language Typology. UMass-Amherst. Lecture: "Switch-reference."
Spring 2006. Teaching Assistant, UMass-Amherst. Ling 101- People and their Language. with Prof. John McCarthy.
Fall 2005. Teaching Assistant, UMass-Amherst. Ling 201- Intro to Linguistic Theory. with Prof. Kyle Johnson.
Fall 2005. Grading Assistant, UMass-Amherst. Ling 413- Sociolinguistics, with Prof. John McCarthy.
2003-2004. Lecteur d'anglais (English Lecturer). IUP Management, Université d'Auvergne (Clermont 1). Clermont-Ferrand, France.
2000-2001. Assistant de Lectrice (Lecturer's Assistant). English Hypermedia Centre. Département de Langues Etrangères Appliquées, Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont 2). Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Professional Service
2006-2007. Colloquium Organizer, Graduate Linguistics Student Association. UMass-Amherst.
2005-2006. Student Representative to Faculty meetings in Linguistics Department.
2005-2006. Union Steward, Linguistics Department. Graduate Employee Organization, UMass-Amherst
Summer 2005 - Spring 2006. Manager of the "Node," the Linguistics Department Library. UMass-Amherst.
2002-2003. Student Assistant, French, Italian and Turkish Programs. Education Abroad Office, University of Oklahoma. Norman, OK.