Graduate Student List
French Linguistics
Laura Ambrosetti
Graduate student
lmbambrosetti@mail.utexas.edu | 512-475-6334 | HRH 4.172
Education
MA Foreign Language Education, University of Texas
Interests
Syntax and Semantics, Romance Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, PsycholinguisticsNicholas Bacuez
Graduate student
nicholasbacuez@mail.utexas.edu
Education
MA Linguistics, Paris 5 ("René Descartes")
Interests
Phonetics/Phonology (especially prosody/intonation), XXth Century LiteratureAmanda Jo Dalola
2012-2013 Walther Scholar
amanda.dalola@mail.utexas.edu | 4.148 HRH
Education
Masters in French Linguistics, The Pennsylvania State University
Interests
historical linguistics, language contact, lab phonetics, loanword phonology, lexicography, Scandinavian languagesAnne Gaskill
Graduate student
anne@mail.utexas.edu | HRH 4.170
Education
MA, French Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Phonology, Historical Linguistics, Dialectology, GrammaticalizationLibby Mallonee Gertken
2012-2013 Dissertation Fellow
libmall@yahoo.com | HRH 4.168
Education
PhD Candidate French Linguistics, MA Foreign Language Education, University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sentence processing, the syntax of French, grammaticalizationLaura Jensen
Graduate student
Education
B.A., Michigan State University
Interests
Second Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, SociolinguisticsAdam McBride
2012-2013 Walther Scholar
adamfmcbride@gmail.com | HRH 4.102C
Education
B.A. French Studies, Brigham Young University
Interests
Historical Linguistics, Syntax, Phonology, Applied LinguisticsCharles Mignot
Graduate student
charles.mignot@hotmail.com | HRH 4.150
Education
MA Linguistics, University of Paris 13
Interests
syntax, semantics, Cognitive Linguistics, foreign language pedagogyMonique Murphy
Graduate student
Education
B.A., Macalester College
Interests
psycholinguistics, phonetics/phonology, sociolinguistics, second language acquisitionJenna Nichols
Graduate student
jennic@utexas.edu | HRH 4.102A
Education
BA French and Linguistics, University of Florida
Interests
Sociolinguistics, language variation and change, language contact, bilingualism, North American FrenchMegan Oprea
Graduate student
Education
MA French, University of Texas
Interests
Second language acquisition, language contact, French/Arabic bilingualism, sociohistorical linguistics, syntaxRebekah E Post
Graduate student
re@utexas.edu | HRH 4.142
Education
MA in French Linguistics, University of Texas, Austin
Interests
French/Arabic language contact, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, code-switching, syntaxStephanie Russo
Graduate student
sclrusso@utexas.edu | HRH 4.102 C
Education
BA in French, University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Grammaticalization, Cognitive Grammar, French dialects, Comparative Romance LinguisticsAbigail Temple
Graduate Student
atemple@gmail.com | HRH 4.118
Education
B.S. in Linguistics & B.A. in French, Truman State University in Kirksville, MO
Interests
sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, dialectology, phonetics/phonologyAnna Troyansky
2012-2013 Walther Scholar
anna.troyansky@mail.utexas.edu | HRH 4.118
Education
B.A. in French, Bowdoin College
Interests
bilingualism, language contact, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, dialectologyFrench Studies
Katy Branch
Graduate student
Education
MA, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests
19th Century French Literature and Culture, Women's and Gender StudiesYasmina Fawaz
Graduate student
yazzfawaz@utexas.edu | HRH 4.164
Education
Master of Arts, University of Georgia
Interests
Gender studies, Ecocriticism, Francophone LiteratureBradley Hoine
Graduate student
Education
B.A. Chemistry and French Literature, Whitworth University, Spokane, Washington
Interests
Caribben Literature, Créolité, French-Candian Literature, Women and Gender StudiesClaire C Jones
Graduate student
clairejones@utexas.edu | HRH 4.138
Education
PhD Candidate, French Literature and Culture, The University of Texas at Austin
Interests
20th and 21st century Literature, the French Documentary and Short Story, Everyday StudiesChristopher Lajoie
Graduate student
lajoiechr@gmail.com | HRH 4.114
Education
B.A., Michigan State University
Interests
Exile and migration in Francophone literature, diglossia and language issues in the French Caribbean, postcolonial theoryMeredith Lehman
Graduate student
lehman.meredith@gmail.com | HRH 4.102A
Education
BA in French and Art History, University of California, Santa Barbara
Interests
19th century literature and visual culture, technology and the arts, word and image, French cinemaSarah Lube
2012-2013 Walther Scholar
sarahlube@gmail.com | HRH 4.102C
Education
B.A. in French and International Studies, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Interests
17th Century French Theater, 19th Century French Literature, Women and Gender StudiesValerie Masson
Graduate student
lymoumasson@hotmail.fr | 471-8682 | HRH 4.102A
Education
maîtrise of Anglophone literature and culture, University Paris X Nanterre and University Paris VII Denis Diderot
Interests
19th and 20th century literatureClémence Ozel
Graduate student
clemence.ozel@gmail.com | 512-471-8805 | HRH 4.104
Education
Maîtrise in Anglophone Literature and Culture, University of Burgundy, Dijon, FranceClare Perry
Graduate student
Interests
Theory of the Novel, influences of Horace, the long 17th centuryNicholas Spinelli
Graduate student
nick.spinelli@att.net | 415-699-4814 | HRH 4.102C
Education
B.A French, B.A Economics, San Francisco State University '10
Interests
19th Century French, Womens and Gender Studies, Economic Change and Cultural ExpressionItalian Studies
Paola D'Amora
Graduate student
paoladamora@virgilio.it | HRH 4.172
Education
Laurea in Lettere Moderne, Universita' degli Studi di Perugia
Interests
Contemporary Italian Literature, Post World War II Italian Film, P. P. PasoliniMelissa Demos
2012-2013 Dissertation Fellow
m.demos@utexas.edu | HRH 4.154
Education
MA, University of Pittsburgh (Italian Language and Literature); BA, California State University at Chico (Humanities),
Interests
Renaissance and baroque art history and literature, text/image relationships, Italian national identityElizabeth Florea
Graduate Student
eflorea@utexas.edu | HRH 4.158
Education
M.A. - Italian Studies, Middlebury College
Interests
Medieval and Italian Renaissance cultural history, women writers, travel literature and gender studies.Altina Hoti
Graduate student
altina.hoti@gmail.com | HRH 4.176
Interests
Film, nationalism and identity in Italy. Interaction between mass media and language acquisition. Modern history of Italian language. Italian dialects. Romance languages.Stephanie Hotz
Graduate Student
shotz87@gmail.com | 512-465-6393 | HRH 4.178
Education
B.A. in Italian Studies, B.S. in Nutritional Sciences - Dietetics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Interests
19th and 20th century Italian Literature, Italian CinemaBeatrice Giuseppina Mabrey
Graduate Student
bmabrey@gmail.com | HRH 4.174
Education
Master of Arts in Italian Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Interests
Contemporary Italian LiteratureEttore Marchetti
Graduate student
ettore@utexas.edu | HRH 4.158
Interests
Contemporary Italian linguistics. Language and mass-media. Language and Italian CinemaMatthew Rabatin
2012-2013 Dissertation Fellow
matt.rabatin@gmail.com | 4.152 HRH
Education
Master of Arts, University of Pittsburgh
Interests
20th century Italian literature, Sicilian literature, Italian cinema, queer theory,Patrick Vilim
Graduate student
patrickvilim@austin.rr.com | 512-475-9461 | HRH 4.182
Education
STB Theology, Università Gregoriana, Rome, ITALY, MA Pastoral Ministry, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas
