Curriculum Vitae

Lori Donath

4343 Mountain Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
http://www.carcosa.net/donathl/
donathl-web@carcosa.net

Education

May 2008 Ph.D., Linguistics, University of South Carolina.
    Specialization in linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics.
    Dissertation Title: “Constellations of Identity in the
    Universe of Engineering: Emergent Social Memberships in
  an Undergraduate Community of Practice.”

Committee: Jennifer Reynolds (Co-Chair), Tracey Weldon (Co-Chair),
Janina Fenigsen, Anne Bezuidenhout, Louise Jennings.

    M.A., University of South Carolina,
    August 2002, in Linguistics.
    Thesis Title: “Social Worlds in Discourse: Human Agency and
    Semantic Frameworks in the Confederate Flag Debate”

B.A. 1995 (Philosophy), cum laude,
Wake Forest University

Courses Taught

English Composition (USC Engl 101; Fall 02, Spr 02, Fall 01)
Literature and Composition (USC Engl 102; Spr 03)
Introduction to Language Sciences (USC Ling 300/Anth 373/Psych 470; Fall 02)

Awards and Honors

August 2005. Rhude Patterson Trustee Fellowship, University of South Carolina, $1,000 award.
2004—present. University of South Carolina, graduate assistantship in the College of Engineering and full tuition supplement.
2001—2003. University of South Carolina, graduate assistantship in the English Department and tuition supplement.
April 2001. University of South Carolina, Graduate Student Day Competition. Third Place ($100) awarded for the presentation: "Terms of Agreement: The Absence of African-American Experience in Confederate Flag Discourse."
1999—2001. University of South Carolina, graduate assistantship at English Programs for Internationals and tuition supplement.

Dissertation

“Alignments of Identity in the Discourse of Undergraduate Engineering Researchers within Emerging Micro-Communities of Practice.”
Advisor: Tracey Weldon.

Research Interests

Political economy of language, emergence of social norms and identities in discourse, discourse and learning, language variation, language ideologies, application of linguistic research to social justice issues, and communicative approaches to second language acquisition.

Professional Experience

August 2003—Present. Graduate researcher, Research Communications Studio (National Science Foundation Grant #EEC 0212244), College of Engineering and Information Technology. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.
July-August 2005. Instructor, Academic speaking for non-native speakers, Institute of International Education Fulbright Program, English Programs for Internationals, University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.
May 2003—May 2005. Technical communications consultant, Virtual Test Bed Group, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.
Fall 2001—Spring 2003. Instructor, Department of English, University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.
Fall 1999—Summer 2001. Computer lab assistant, English Programs for Internationals, University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.
September 1996—August 1999. English as a second language teacher; Counselor for Vietnamese at-risk youth; paralegal. Immigration and Refugee Services (Versailles Vietnamese village), Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans. New Orleans, Louisiana.
September 1995—August 1996. English as a second language teacher, St. Charles Literacy Project (area non-profit agencies), AmeriCorps. New Orleans, Louisiana.
January—November 1996. Freelance writer. New Orleans City Business (weekly). Wrote features on new businesses periodically. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

(Forthcoming October 2005). “Characterizing Interaction Among Undergraduate Researchers in an Inquiry-Based Learning Environment.” Journal of Engineering Education (JEE), Vol. 94, No. 4. (With Roxanne Spray, Elisabeth M. Alford, Nadia Craig, Nancy S. Thompson, and Michael A. Matthews).

Proceedings

2004. “Linguistic Evidence of Distributed Cognition.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). (With Roxanne Spray, Elisabeth Alford, Theresa McGarry, and Nancy Thompson). Washington, D.C.: ASEE.
2001. “Unraveling the Confederate Flag: Discourse Frameworks as Ideological Constraints.” Texas Linguistic Forum. (Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium on Language and Society--SALSA). Austin: The University of Texas. August.

Unpublished Documents

2002. "Social Worlds in Discourse: Human Agency and Semantic Frameworks in the Confederate Flag Debate." Unpublished M.A. Thesis.
“Beyond Gender: Indices of Identity Among Undergraduate Engineering Researchers.” Unpublished ms.
“Negotiation of Form in Story-retelling Activities Among Adult NNS Pairs: Supporting Semantic Burden to Facilitate Developmentally Early Communicative FoF.” Unpublished ms.
“Attitudes Toward South Carolina Varieties.” Unpublished ms.
“Investigating the African Influence on the Evolution of Cuban Spanish and the Possibility of its Creole Origin.” Unpublished ms.
“Stigma and Solidarity? Speaker Perceptions of Deleted Final -s in Miami Cuban Spanish.” Unpublished ms.
“Discursive Identity and Interactional Power: Embedded Voices and Discursive Stances in a Coffee Shop Conversation.” Unpublished ms.
“Meta-implicatures in Televangelists’ Talk: Style-switching as Discourse Structure.” Unpublished ms.

Presentations

April 2005. Poster Presentation. “Gendered Discourse? Functions of Discursive Devices in Talk Among Undergraduate Engineering Researchers in the Research Communications Studio”. University of South Carolina Graduate Student Day.
February 2005. Poster Presentation. “Co-construction of Identities Among Undergraduate Engineering Researchers in a Supportive Small Group Setting.” Georgetown Linguistics Society. The Language and Identity Tapestry: Linguistic Re/presentations of identities in social interaction. Washington, D.C.
June 2004. “Linguistic Evidence of Cognitive Distribution: Quantifying Learning Among Undergraduate Researchers in Engineering”. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Meeting & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah. (With Roxanne Spray).
April 2004. “Southern Stereotypology? Language Attitudes Toward South Carolina Varieties.” Graduate Student Day, USC. Columbia, SC.
April 2002. “Final-s Deletion in Cuban Spanish.” Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL). Memphis, TN.
July 2001. “What is the EPP, and does Spanish have it?” Presented at the Subtropical Summer Syntax Workshop. Athens, GA.
April 2001. “Unraveling the Confederate Flag: Discourse Frameworks as Ideological Constraints.” Symposium About Language and Society—Austin (SALSA). Austin, TX.
April 2001. “Styleswitching in Televangelists’ Talk: Interactional Power and Discourse Cohesion.” Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL). Knoxville, TN.
April 2001. “Terms of Agreement: The Absence of African American Experience in Confederate Flag Discourse.” Graduate Student Day, USC. Columbia, SC.

Computer Skills

Experience with Macintosh, Windows, and Unix (Linux) operating systems and related software, as well as networked environments.
Web design and html writing experience with Bluefish, NVU, and FrontPage web authoring tools.
Knowledge of multimedia digital recording technology.

Languages

English, native speaker.
Spanish, native-like pronunciation; intermediate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
Japanese, one year of university level instruction; basic knowledge of writing system, grammar, and vocabulary.

German, four-weeks of intensive instruction; basic knowledge for reading comprehension.

Professional Service

USC Graduate Students in Linguistics (GSLING):

2003—2004. Professional Development Workshops Coordinator.
2001—2002. President/Coordinator.
2000—2001. Language and Culture Reading Group Co-organizer.
1999—2000. Second Language Acquisition Reading Group Organizer.

Community Service

2002—present. Carolina Peace Resource Center
2003—present. Food Not Bombs.
2003. Women in Black.

Memberships

Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

References

Available on request.

Last modified August 29, 2005.