Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
|---|---|
| expected 2011 |
Ph.D. in Theoretical Linguistics, CASTL, University of Tromsø dissertation: Tense, Aspect and Modality in a Radical Creole: The Case of Saamáka advisor: Gillian Ramchand evaluation committee: Jacqueline Guéron (Université de Sorbonne Nouvelle), Tonjes Veenstra (Zentrum fur Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft) and Knut Tarald Taraldsen (Tromsø) |
| 2004 |
Research M.A. Linguistics, Graduate School for Humanities, University of Amsterdam thesis: A comparison of the tense, modality and aspect systems of four English-based creoles: Krio, Jamaican Creole, Guyanese Creole and Saramaccan advisor: Enoch Aboh |
| 2003 |
M.A. General Linguistics, University of Amsterdam thesis: Afrogenese of Caribogenese? Een zoektocht naar de ontstaansplaats van de Atlantische Engelse creooltalen advisor: Norval Smith |
| Academic experience | |
| 2011 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, University of Tromsø, April/July |
| 2006/2011 |
Ph.D. Research Fellow in Theoretical Linguistics, CASTL, University of Tromsø, August/January |
| 2006 |
Research Assistant, Dutch Bilingual Database Radboud University, Nijmegen, April/September |
| 2005/2006 |
Research Assistant, Suriname Creole Archive (SUCA) Radboud University, Nijmegen, April/March |
| Teaching | |
| 2008 |
Language Diversity and Typology (undergraduate) University of Tromsø (Autumn) |
| Fellowships, Grants and Awards | |
| 2011 |
Transitional grant Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, University of Tromsø |
| 2009 |
Mobility grant Faculty of Humanities, University of Tromsø |
| 2008 |
Mobility grant Faculty of Humanities, University of Tromsø |
| 2001 |
ERASMUS fellowship European Comission |
| Fieldwork | 2009 | Saamáka, Suriname (March 10-June 30) | 2008 | Saamáka, Suriname (January 23 - April 5) | 2006 | Krio, the Netherlands |
| Courses, Summer/Winter Schools and Related | |
| 2011 |
LOT winter school University of Amsterdam. |
| 2010 |
visiting scholar Linguistics Department, Ohio State University, May/June. |
| 2008 |
EGG summer school Debrecen, Hungary. |
| 2008 |
visiting scholar Linguistics Department, Ohio State University, April/June. |
| 2006 |
visiting scholar CASTL, University of Tromsø, May 3/14. |
| 2006 |
LOT winter school Free University, Amsterdam. |
| 2005 |
visiting scholar CASTL, University of Tromsø, September 12/24 |
| 2004 |
LOT summer school University of Utrecht. |
| 2004 |
LOT winter school University of Amsterdam. |
| 2001 |
ERASMUS exchange student University of Edinburgh (Autumn). |
| Service | 2010/present |
Reading group on Nominalizations CASTL, University of Tromsø co-organiser with Kaori Takamine and Antonio Fabregas |
2010 |
Formal Approaches to Creole Studies II ZAS, Berlin, November 8/9 co-organiser with Tonjes Veenstra |
| 2009/2010 |
LingLunch, a monthly platform for (Ph.D.) students to present their ongoing research CASTL, University of Tromsø co-organiser with Rosmin Mathew |
2008 |
Formal Approaches to Creole Studies CASTL, University of Tromsø, November 14/15 co-organiser with Christian Uffmann |
2007 |
GLOW XXX CASTL, University of Tromsø, April 12/14 Conference volunteer |
| 2004 |
Representative of M.A. students in the program committee Research M.A. Linguistics University of Amsterdam, January/August |
| 2001/2003 |
Representative of M.A. students in the program committee M.A. General Linguistics University of Amsterdam |