Michael A. Shepherd

 

mshepher@usc.edu

 

Department of Linguistics
University of Southern California
3601 Watt Way, GFS 301
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1693

 

 


 

EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

2006-

 

 

PhD Student in Linguistics

University of Southern California

 

 

2004-2006

 

University of Southern California

MA in Linguistics

Thesis: On the Relationship between Phoneme Activation and Lexically Mediated Compensation for Coarticulation

 

 

2002-2003

 

California State University, Northridge

MA in Linguistics, with Distinction

Thesis: Constraint Interactions in Spanish Phonotactics:

An Optimality Theory Analysis of Syllable-Level Phenomena in the Spanish Language

 

 

2000-2002

 

California State University, Northridge

BA in Linguistics, Summa Cum Laude

 

 

2000-2002

 

California State University, Northridge

TESL Certificate

 

 

2001

 

Universidad de Guadalajara, Jálisco, México

Spring Semester Abroad

 

 

1998-2000

 

Moorpark College

AA in General Liberal Arts and Sciences, with Honors


 

    

TEACHING

 

 

 

 

2005-2007

 

Teaching Assistant

LING 115 – Language, Society, and Culture

USC Linguistics Department

 

 

2001-2002

 

Instructor, Intensive English Program

CSUN College of Extended Learning

 


 

 

SERVICE

 

 

 

 

2006-2008

 

Co-President

USC Graduate Students in Linguistics

 

 

2006-2008

 

Editor

USC Working Papers in Linguistics

 


 

AWARDS & HONORS

 

 

 

 

2006-2007

 

Community Service Award

USC Linguistics Department

 

 

2004-2005

 

Graduate Merit Award

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

 

 

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