2015 M.I.T., Secondary Education Certification: French; English Language Learners; English Language Arts Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
2004 Ph.D., Linguistics New York University, New York, New York
1998 M.A., Linguistics New York University, New York, New York
1992 B.A., French The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
TEACHING LICENSES:
Massachusetts State Teaching License: Academic: Teacher (ESL PreK-12, English 5-12); Reading Specialist (all levels) Academic: Administrator (Supervisor/Director, Non-Core) Endorsements: SEI Teacher, SEI Administrator
Washington State Teaching License: Academic: Teacher (ESL PreK-12, English 5-12, French PreK-12) Endorsements: SEI Teacher
Orton-Gillingham Practitioner (Associate Level) Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) July 2021 Orton-Gillingham trained at the Academy Associate Level, continuing to work under the mentorship of a Fellow.
EMPLOYMENT:
2022 to present Literacy Coordinator/Reading Specialist, Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Federal Grants Coordinator, Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
2019 to 2022 Senior Learning Specialist, Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Federal Grants Coordinator, Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
2017 to 2019 Director of English Language Learners (ELL), District Office, Gardner School District, Massachusetts Grants Administrator, District Office, Gardner School District, Massachusetts
2015 Paraeducator, Kindergarten, Carl Cozier Elementary, Bellingham School District, Washington Paraeducator, Promise K, Happy Valley Elementary, Bellingham School District, Washington
2014 to 2016 Substitute teacher, Bellingham School District & Mount Baker School District, Washington
2013-2014 Student teacher, Internship (French), Squalicum High School, Bellingham, Washington Student teacher, High School Practicum (French), Squalicum High School, Bellingham, Washington Student teacher, Middle School Practicum (ELA), Nooksack Valley Middle School, Nooksack, Washington Student teacher, Middle School Practicum (ELA), Kulshan Middle School, Bellingham, Washington
2012-2013 Student teacher, Service Learning Practicum (AVID Program), Kulshan Middle School, Bellingham, Washington
2011-2012 Graduate Student Clinician, Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington Aural Rehabilitation Coordinator, Aural Rehabilitation Clinic, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
2005-2006 Teacher, French (grades 7-12), The Bush School, Seattle, Washington
2003-2005 Mentor/Instructor, English (ELL-children & adults), Mohawk Valley Resource for Refugees, Utica, New York
2002 Instructor, French and English (ELL, FLL-adults), Promolangues, Paris, France
2000-2001 Technical consultant, text-to-speech system, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs (Multimedia Communications Division), Language Modeling Research Department, Murray Hill, New Jersey
1998-2002 Mentor/Instructor, English (ELL-children & adults), Boys and Girls Clubs, New York, New York
1998-2000 Researcher, proofreader, editor and keyboarder, Random House, Inc., Reference and Information Division, New York, New York
1994-1998 Teacher, French (grades K-12), Poughkeepsie Day School, Poughkeepsie, New York
1996 Teacher, English (ELL), Slovak Academic Information Agency, Nitra, Slovakia
1992-1994 Teacher, French (grades N-6), Woodward Academy, College Park, Georgia
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
2019 to 2020 Visiting Assistant Professor Worcester State University Courses taught: College Writing II, ENG 102
2018 to present Visiting Assistant Professor Fitchburg State University Courses taught: Success for Diverse Learners, EDLM 8011 Researching Perspectives in Education, EDLM 9011 Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) for Teachers, EDUC 7096 Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) for Administrators, EDUC 7084
2016 to 2017 Visiting Assistant Professor Department of English College of the Holy Cross Courses taught: Introduction to Academic Writing, ENG110 Society through its Literature: The Monstrous Body, ENG299 Introduction to Linguistics, ENG399 African American Vernacular, ENG399 CRAW – Multigenre Literature, ENG 124
2006 to 2016 Senior Lecturer Departments of: English; Linguistics; English Language Learners (ELL); Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESL); French Western Washington University Courses taught: The Languages of America’s Ethnic Minorities, ENG270 Language and Culture, ENG270 Introduction to Language, ENG370 African American Vernacular English, LING402 Introduction to English Linguistics for P-12 Public Schools, ELL 432 Second Language Acquisition for P-12 Public Schools, ELL 431 Introduction to Linguistics, TESL401 Second Language Acquisition, TESL410 Methods and Materials for Basic Communication, TESL420 Methods and Materials for Academic Language Proficiency, TESL421 Practicum in TESOL (Coordinator), TESL430 Practicum in TESOL (Instructor), TESL430 Elementary French, FRE101 Elementary French, FRE102 Elementary French, FRE103 Intermediate French, FRE201
2003-2005 Assistant Professor Department of English Utica College Courses taught: Language and Gender, ENG317 African American Vernacular English, ENG318 American Social Dialects, ENG321 Language and Culture, ENG333 Syntax for Educators, ENG333 Communication for ESL students, ENG100 Written Communication for ESL students, Part I, ENG101 Written Communication for ESL students, Part II, ENG201 Content-based Instruction for ESL Educators, EDU420 Principles and Practices of ESL Instruction, EDU430 Beginning French, FRE101 Intermediate French I, FRE201
2005 Adjunct professor Department of French Hamilton College Course taught: Intermediate French II, FREN202
2002 Instructor Department of Linguistics New York University Course taught: Language and Society, LING2810
1997-2002 Teaching assistant Department of Linguistics New York University Courses taught: The Languages of America’s Ethnic Minorities, MAP3010 Language Variation and Change, LING2010 Acoustic Phonetics, LING3410 Sex, Gender and Language, LING3610 African American Vernacular English, LING3910 Communication: Minds, Men and Machines, LING2710 Etymology, LING2610
PUBLICATIONS:
Blake, Renée and Meredith Josey. 2003. “The /ay/ diphthong in a Martha’s Vineyard community: What can we say 40 years later?” Language in Society 32:4.
Josey, Meredith Pugh. Forthcoming. “The role of women in linguistic variation and change on the island of Martha's Vineyard: a speech community revisited.“ Language Variation and Change.
BOOK CHAPTERS:
“The /ay/ diphthong in a Martha’s Vineyard community: What can we say 40 years later?” in Coupland, N. & Jaworski, A., eds. Sociolinguistics. London: Routledge, 451-‐85, 2008.
PAPERS PRESENTED:
“A sociolinguistic study of phonetic variation and change on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.” Fall Colloquium Series. Department of Linguistics, Western Washington University. Bellingham, Washington, November 2010.
“The role of gender in linguistic variation and change on the island of Martha’s Vineyard: Giving way to the ‘linguistic market’.” Fall Colloquium Series. Department of English, University of North Texas. Denton, Texas, November 2004.
“The role of gender in linguistic variation and change on the island of Martha’s Vineyard: Giving way to the ‘linguistic market’.” New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) XXXIII. Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2004.
“Pronoun variation: ‘Tu’ vs. ‘Vous’ in spoken French on the island of Île de Bâtz, France.” Faculty Research Day, Utica College. Utica, New York, October 2004.
“Re-examining the role of gender in linguistic change: a case study on Martha’s Vineyard.” NWAV XXXII. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2003.
“Re-examining the role of gender in linguistic change: a case study on Martha’s Vineyard.” The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia, January 2003.
“Ideology-Free Decentralization and Canadian Raising in Martha’s Vineyard,” with Renée Blake. New Ways of Analyzing Variation (in English) (NWAVE) XXXI. Stanford, California, October 2002.
“‘WHAT-EV-ER’: More than just a gendered discourse marker,” with Renée Blake, Maryam Bakht, Stefan Benus, Sabrina Cooper and Erika Solyom. International Gender and Language Association (IGALA) Conference. Stanford, California, April 2000.
“‘I have three words for you...’: ‘Whatever’ as a discourse marker”, with Renée Blake, Maryam Bakht, Stefan Benus, Sabrina Cooper and Erika Solyom. 7th International Pragmatics Conference. Budapest, Hungary, July 2000
“‘I have three words for you...’: ‘Whatever’ as a discourse marker”, with Renée Blake, Maryam Bakht, Stefan Benus, Sabrina Cooper and Erika Solyom. NWAVE XXVIII. Toronto, Canada, October 1999.
“A spectrographic study of the /ay/ diphthong in a Martha’s Vineyard community: What can we say 30 years after Labov?”, with Renée Blake. NWAVE XXVII. Athens, Georgia, October 1998.
PANELS:
"Global Citizenship and Engagement in the 21st Century". The Power of Civic Engagement Conference. Western Washington University’s Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education. Bellingham, Washington, April 2016
AWARDS:
Utica College Travel Grant, 2004 Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees’ “Welcoming Our New Neighbor Award” for volunteer service, 2004 Utica College Summer Research Grant, 2004 Utica College Travel Grant, 2003 New York University Travel Grant, 2002 New York University Travel Grant, 2001 New York University Travel Grant, 2000 New York University Travel Grant, 1999 New York University Travel Grant, 1998
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE:
Journal Manuscript Review: Journal of English Linguistics, American Speech Member, Curriculum Committee, Utica College. Utica, NY. 2004-2005. Mentor, Young Scholar’s Program, Utica College. Utica, NY. 2004-2005. Participant, Students Helping in the Naturalization of Elders (SHINE), Utica College. Utica, NY. 2004-2005. Participant, Adapting Your Course for Student Success (ACSS) Conference, Utica College. Utica, NY. 2004. Contributor, “Dialect on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts” for Do You Speak American? Mac Neil-Lehrer Productions. 2004. Contributor, “Winter” for The Spectator. English Department, Utica College. Utica, NY. 2003.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Inc. Massachusetts' Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) National Student Speech, Language & Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Washington Student Speech, Language & Hearing Association (WSSLHA) Linguistics Society of America (LSA) The American Dialect Society (ADS)