Dynamic Computational Linguist with six years of experience in research and academic roles. Proficient in advanced NLP techniques and passionate about the intersection of language and technology. Proven ability to implement NLP systems and analyze societal impacts of language technology.The following papers showcase my contributions to machine learning datasets and linguistics research in my roles as a research assistant and linguistics consultant:Co-Author:Freeman, V., Chan, J., Levow, G.-A., Wright, R., Ostendorf, M., Zayats, V., Luan, Y., Morrison, H., Fox, L., Antoniak, M., & Parsons, P. ATAROS Technical Report 1: Corpus collection and initial task validation. (2014) Technical Report, Linguistic Phonetics Lab, Department of Linguistics, University of WashingtonAcknowledgments:Beguš, G. “Generative Adversarial Phonology: Modeling Unsupervised Phonetic and Phonological Learning With Neural Networks.” Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (2020), 3. Doi: 10.3389/frai.2020.00044Freeman, V. “Prosodic features of stances in conversation.” Laboratory Phonology: Journal of the Association for Laboratory Phonology (2019), 10(1), 19. doi:10.5334/labphon.163Freeman, V., & Wright, R. “Investigating the Role of 'Yeah' in Stance-Dense Conversation.” Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2015, 16th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (2015): 3076–3080. Print.Freeman, V. “The Phonetics of Stance-Taking.” Doctoral dissertation, University of Washington (2015): n. pag. Print.Freeman, V. “Exploring Task and Gender Effects on Stance-Taking in a Collaborative Conversational Corpus.” Presentation at New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV 44), Toronto, ON (2015): n. pag. Print.Freeman, V., Wright, R., & Levow, G. “The Prosody of Negative ‘Yeah.” LSA Annual Meeting Extended Abstracts (2015): n. pag. Web.Freeman, Valerie, and Richard A. Wright. “Manipulating Stance and Involvement Using Collaborative Tasks: An Exploratory Comparison.” Proceedings of INTERSPEECH 2014, 15th Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association (2014): 2238–2242. Print.
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Administrative CoordinatorTerra Staffing Group Dec 2021 - Mar 2024Everett, Washington, United States* Sourced leads for the sales team and well as branch management using various techniques including internet research, networking and directly contacting busniesses.* Maintained the the CRM including providing companywide support, activating and deactivating users, uploading contacts for the sales team and cleaning up duplicate profiles* Partnered with branch management to provide accurate records for the sales team -
Foreign Language InstructorEf Education First Nov 2019 - Dec 2021Everett, Washington, United States• Used syntax, semantics, phonetics and phonology to teach English as a foreign language to students from ages 4 to 14• Taught over 4000 lessons to 45 to 60 students per week -
Linguistics ConsultantOklahoma State Univeristy Aug 2019 - Jan 2020RemoteProvided data preparation services to linguist specializing in socio-phonetics. Services included annotation, measurement, and forced-alignment correction.
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Staff AssistantUniversity Of Washington Jul 2019 - Aug 2019Remote• Annotated audio data in preparation for the analysis in Beguš (2020) -
GraderUniversity Of Washington Jan 2019 - Apr 2019Seattle, Wa• Graded 60 students in an introductory linguistics course• Elected to offer opportunities for extra credit and feedback for the writing credit
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Front Desk ReceptionistRudy'S Barbershop May 2017 - Feb 2018Seattle, Wa• Used observational skills to carefully select music that bridged the gap between client and stylist taste to create an upbeat positive experience for clientele.• Managed stylist schedules to maximize business while maintaining the quality of services through the use of carefully scheduled breaks.• Multi-tasked scheduling, check-out, and cleaning duties to ensure smoothly run shifts that complied with state sanitation laws. -
PartnerMainframe Sep 2016 - Dec 2017Seattle, Wa• Invested personally in the purchase of the business from previous ownership• Selected moulding to suit clientele’s personal taste in artwork• Designed frames to best suit individual works of art• Secured, handled, and framed fine art using archival quality materials and techniques
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Curatorial AssistantKrab Jab Studio May 2016 - May 2017Seattle, Wa• Created promotional materials to encourage visitors to visit the gallery• Carefully selected music to set the appropriate mood for a given exhibit• Designed and implemented social media posts to promote the sale of fine art through the gallery• Assisted in the design and implementation of gallery exhibits• Facilitated the sale of both fine art and retail items through the gallery
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Research AnalystUniversity Of Washington Jan 2013 - Apr 2016Seattle, Wa• Wrote annotation guidelines used to train annotation team• Decreased email response time from 48 to 24 hours• Decreased participant no-shows from 50% to 8%• Recorded, transcribed, and annotated over 30 hours of natural American English• Hand corrected forced alignments of short audio files for nine months
Heather Morrison Education Details
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Linguistics
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Associate Of Arts - Aa -
Computational Linguistics (In Progress)
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