University of Illinois at Chicago Ph.D in Hispanic Studies: Sociolinguistics with focus on Phonological Variation

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1 Junice Acosta RESEARCH INTERESTS Issues in Sociolinguistics and Phonology with a focus on variation, including the diverse ways in which social networks impact speakers linguistic choices; plural disambiguation in English-Spanish Bilinguals; the use of formal and informal address forms by Spanish monolinguals and English-Spanish bilinguals; the construction of social stereotypes through language; the cooperative nature of humor in Spanish; the phonology of Mexi- Ricans in Chicago; the study of liquid and stop vocalization and elision in Cibaeño/Dominican Spanish; the weakening of segments in coda position as simplification mechanisms of syllabic structures and compensatory vowel lengthening. EDUCATION Ph.D in Hispanic Studies: Sociolinguistics with focus on Phonological Variation M.A in Hispanic Studies: Theoretical Linguistics 2004 Specialization in Administration of Cultural Services (Graduate Studies) 2003 Specialization in Cultural Studies (Graduate Studies) 2001 BA in Architecture PUBLICATIONS Núñez-Cedeño, Rafael and Acosta, Junice En torno al contexto real de la vocalización cibaeña: un nuevo replanteamiento prosódico. Selected Proceedings of the 13th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium, ed. Luis A. Ortiz-López, Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. Núñez-Cedeño, Rafael and Acosta, Junice En torno al contexto real de la vocalización cibaeña: un nuevo replanteamiento prosódico. Miríada Hispánica, No University of Virginia, Valencia, España. Foro Nacional sobre Enseñanza Artística. Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic Editor PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Southern Utah University Assistant Professor of Spanish 2014 to present

2 Junice Acosta 2 Courses taught: Beginning Spanish I, II Accelerated Beginning Spanish Methods of Foreign Language Teaching Introduction to Language Acquisition Advanced Grammar and Composition Coordinator of Spanish 102 (Basic Language Program) Teaching Assistant 2007 to 2014 Instructor in Basic Language Program, Spanish Education Program and Heritage Language Program Courses taught: Basic Language Program Beginning Spanish I, II Beginning Spanish (Combined course) Intermediate Spanish I, II Heritage Language Program Intermediate Spanish Spanish Education Program Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (TA) Spanish Grammar in Practice GoldVarb Workshop (Design and co-teaching) Probus Journal Editorial Assistant Research Assistant Language Studio/Writing Coach PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Supervision Honors Project Celebration of the Day of the Dead Fall 2015 Supervision Spanish Tutors and Conversation Table Hosts Academic Year Supervision Honors Project Setting up and Staging of Spanish Play El bosque del espejo magico Spring 2015 Mentoring New SUU Students Host Spanish Conversation Table Session at SUU

3 Junice Acosta 3 Supervision Honors Projects SUU Spring 2015 Music Genres in the Spanish Speaking World Reacting to Five Movies in Spanish The Scope of Education in English and Spanish from Students Perspective Training Tutors and Conversation Table Hosts SUU Academic year Mentoring SUU Visiting Faculty Fall 2014 Spanish Department Representative for the Graduate Student Council (GSC) Member of the GSC Academic Committee Talk in Linguistics (TiL) Member of the Organization Committee 2009-Present Scheduler/Speaker Liaison Bilingualism Forum, Member of the Communication Committee 2008 Volunteer Mentoring Fellow MA Student (shadowing/practicing teaching class) 2012 Language in Context (LICO) Research Group Graduate Student Researcher ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS Clitic Doubling in Spanglish UIC Codeswitching Afternoon, 2007 En torno al contexto real de la vocalización cibaeña: un nuevo replanteamiento prosódico. Talks in Linguistics (TiL) September 2009 En torno al contexto real de la vocalización cibaeña: un nuevo replanteamiento prosódico Hispanic Linguistics Symposium & the Conference on the Acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese as First and Second Languages. October 2009 Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras

4 Junice Acosta 4 En torno al contexto real de la vocalización cibaeña: un nuevo replanteamiento prosódico The 2nd Ohio State University Congress on Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics Conference April 2010 Ohio State University Phonological Variation in Cibaeño Spanish: The Effect of Intra and Extra-Linguistic Factors on Vocalization Diálogos 11 Conference February 2014 Indiana University, Bloomington Looking at the Factors behind Vocalization: A Variationist Approach Talks in Linguistics (TiL) Series Social Networks as Potential Predictors of Vocalization 10 th Annual Kaleidoscope Conference University of Wisconsin, Madison Gendering Roles and Professions: The Construction of Stereotypes by Monolingual and Bilingual Speakers 3 rd Annual Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Linguistics Conference Arizona State University, Tempe Gendering the Genderless: The Construction of Stereotypes by Monolingual and Bilingual Speakers Student Research Forum, April 2014 A Variationist Approach to Vocalization: The Factors behind the Process and its Potential Predictors Invited Talk April 2014 Southern Utah University, Cedar City OTHER PRESENTATIONS Talk A Brief Introduction to the Dominican Culture For the Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI), Northwestern University

5 Junice Acosta 5 AWARDS Travel Award Graduate Student Council,, 2009 Student Presenters Award Graduate College,, 2009 LAS PH.D. Student Travel Award, 2014 LANGUAGES Spanish (native language) English (advanced) Italian (intermediate) OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Head of the Department of Cultural Projects General Direction of Bellas Artes, Ministry of Culture Dominican Republic Assistant to the General Director of Education Ministry of Culture, Dominican Republic Assistant to the National System of Youth and Children Symphonic Orchestras Ministry of Culture, Dominican Republic SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Assistance with the Dual Immersion After School Program at East Elementary School Fall 2015 Co-Chair Organization Committee Dominican American Midwest Association (DAMA)