Academics

I received my B.A. in Linguistics with a certificate in American Sign Language from the University of Pittsburgh and later an M.A. in Global Communication: Visual and Material Culture from the the American University of Paris.

Graduate Coursework

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS

 

  • Global Communications

  • Brands and Beliefs

  • Strategic Communication Planning

  • Marketing Strategy for Digital Platforms

  • Sustainability Practicum

  • Advanced Advertising

  • Visual Culture, Theory, and Communication

  • Visual Design

  • Food, Culture, and Communication

  • Identity Formation in a Transnational World

Undergraduate Courses

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

 

Linguistics

  • Spanish 1, 2, 3, & 4

  • Intro to Linguistics

  • Phonetics and Phonemics

  • Morphology

  • Phonology

  • Syntactic Theory

  • Applied Sociolinguistics

  • Directed Research

  • Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (Graduate Level Course)

American Sign Language Certificate

  • American Sign Language 1, 2, 3 & 4.

  • Introduction to ASL-English Interpreting

  • Sociolinguistics of Sign Language

  • Structure of Sign Languages

  • Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages

  • Deaf Culture

 

Interdisciplinary Coursework

  • Applied Statistics

  • Microeconomic Theory

  • History and Philosophy of Science: The Nature of Emotions

  • Cultural Anthropology

  • Legal Studies

  • Psychology and Law