Curriculum Vitae

Education

• B.A. in Spanish Studies, American University, 2015
• M.A. in Linguistics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2020
• Ph.D in Linguistics, Northwestern University, 2025 (expected)

Professional Affiliations

• Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Member
• Association of Non-binary and Trans Language Researchers (ANTLR) Member
• North American Research Network in Historical Sociolinguistics (NARNiHS) Member

Theses

M.A. The Emergent Prosodic System(s) of Bilbao-Area Standard Basque . Completed Spring 2020 at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Committee: Itxaso Rodríguez-Ordóñez (chair), Karen Baertsch & Jeffrey Punske.

Presentations

Punske, J. & Thomas, A. (2020). Race & Culture in Conlangs [Conference Presentation]. MLA 2020 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, United States.

Work Experience

ESL Instructor & Program Administrator. Language Loop LLC; Chicago, IL, USA
Aug 2017 - Present
Provided both private instruction and group lessons for adult learners of English. Coordinated a second semester of Spanish language instruction and headed the implementation of Japanese language instruction at the Google Chicago office.

Auxiliar de conversación de idiomas. Junta de Extremadura; Cañamero, Cáceres, Extremadura, ESP.
Oct 2015 - May 2016
Assisted with English language instruction in the classroom. Led students (ages 6 to 12) through a variety of exercises and lessons to improve oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.

Graduate Assistantships

LING 300: Child Language. Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University. Fall 2022. Instructor: Erin Leddon

LING 270: Meaning. Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University. Spring 2022. Instructor: Brady Clark

LING 222: Language, Politics & Identity. Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University. Winter 2022, 2023. Instructor: Liz Elliot

LING 221: Language & Prejudice. Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University. Fall 2021. Instructor: Erin Leddon

LING 200: Language, Society & the Mind. Teaching Assistant, SIUC. Fall 2019. Instructor: Laura Halliday

LING 102: English Composition II for English Students. Primary Instructor, SIUC. Fall 2019, Spring 2020.

Research Assistant to Dr. Itxaso Rodríguez-Ordóñez. Spring 2019.

LING 320i: Language, Gender, and Power. Teaching Assistant, SIUC. Spring 2019. Instructor: Itxaso Rodríguez-Ordóñez

LING 101: English Composition I for English Students. Primary Instructor, SIUC. Fall 2018.

Skills

• Technologies & Tools
  • R
  • LaTeX
  • Rust
  • MySQL
  • Python
• Software
  • Praat
  • LibreOffice Suite / iWork Suite / Microsoft Office Suite
  • DBeaver
  • Postgres
  • pgAdmin
• Profiecient with Linux, macOS & Windows

Language Proficiencies

• English (L1)
• Spanish (High Proficiency)
• ASL (Beginner)
• Basque (Beginner)