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Ithaca, NY, US

Teaching Assistant/ Instructor for the Departments of Linguistics, Romance Studies, and Cornell Outdoor Education. Courses taught include:- Introduction to Linguistics (LING 1101) - F'21, S'22- Elementary French (FREN 1210, 1220) - F'22, S'23- Women's Basic Rock Climbing (PE 1642) - F'21- Introduction to Outdoor Rock Climbing (PE 1651) - S'22, F'22, F'23.

Ph.D. student and researcher in the Department of Linguistics at Cornell University. In this role, I conducted independent research on semantic ellipsis in American Sign Language (ASL), the morphophonology of noun-verb pairs in ASL, the semantics of additive focus particles in ASL and Mandarin Chinese, and subject-verb agreement in singular disjuncts in.

Greater New York City Area

Developed strategies, planned events, and curated programs to engage current students and young alumnae/i. Collaborated with campus partners and Alumni Board to execute the college’s goals and support its mission. Recruited, hired, and trained 75+ student employees each year to staff Reunion weekend.

Portland, Maine Area

Headed office administration and oversaw student admissions. Led information sessions and recruited seasonal staff. Reviewed student applications and followed up with parents and students enrolled in summer programs. Managed data entry. Purchased, inventoried, and maintained trip equipment. Assisted with summer staff training.

Greater New York City Area

Shift Lead and Instructor at The Gravity Vault. Managed staff and operations in customer-facing role. Taught classes, coordinated and hosted birthday parties and events. Trained new employees. Managed sales and transactions using POS system. Maintained inventory.

Portland, Maine Area

Trip Leader for Maine Coast College Essay (MCCE) program. Planned and led writing workshops, outings, hikes, and sea kayaking trips for rising high school seniors. Oversaw all students on trips.

Created weekly lesson plans and led drill sessions for French students. Reviewed vocabulary and grammatical structures covered in class, emphasizing correct pronunciation.

Paris Area, France

Researched language acquisition at the Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception (LPP) of Université Paris Descartes. Recruited participants, met with families, conducted experiments, analyzed data, interpreted results. Research focused on lexical stress perception in monolingual and bilingual children.

Paris Area, France

Translated documents and training materials for various clients and programs.

Tutored students of all ages in a wide variety of subjects including French, Math, English, Foreign Languages, and Test Preparation (e.g. SAT, PSAT, AP).

Orange, CA

Planned and prioritized missions, projects, and events. Promoted company through advertising and social media marketing. Grew network of followers, collaborators, and influencers. Located and contacted individuals, local organizations, and potential clients. Edited website content, blog posts, funding campaigns, etc. Assisted in photo and video shoots.

Poughkeepsie, NY

Linguistics Research Assistant for American National Corpus through Computer Science Department at Vassar College. Analyzed texts, identified and marked various grammatical structures. Tagged discourse.

Poughkeepsie, NY

Fieldwork; Taught French as foreign language to elementary school students in classroom setting. Prepared lesson plans, exercises, and interactive activities. Clarified and explained challenging grammar concepts.

Poughkeepsie, NY

Counseled students on various issues and provided support. Planned and led events and activities to foster strong sense of community. Addressed and resolved issues concerning campus climate.

Bachelor’S Degree, Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Vassar Outing Club - Leader, Measure 4 Measure (a cappella), Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre, Student Fellow.

Phd Student, Linguistics

Linguistics

Study abroad (2015-2016).