EDUCATION:
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:
Orton-Gillingham Practitioner (Associate Level)
Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE)
June 2021
Massachusetts State Teaching License:
Academic: Teacher (ESL PreK-12, English 5-12)
Academic: Administrator (Supervisor/Director, Non-Core)
Endorsements: SEI Teacher, SEI Administrator. Initial, Issued 02-03-17
Washington State Teaching License:
Academic: Teacher (ESL PreK-12, English 5-12, French PreK-12)
Endorsements: SEI Teacher, Issued 02-03-15
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 Immersion (SEI) for Teachers, EDUC 7096
Sheltered English Immersion (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
RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
2019 to present
Senior Learning Specialist, Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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
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)
Professional references available upon request.
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:
Orton-Gillingham Practitioner (Associate Level)
Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE)
June 2021
Massachusetts State Teaching License:
Academic: Teacher (ESL PreK-12, English 5-12)
Academic: Administrator (Supervisor/Director, Non-Core)
Endorsements: SEI Teacher, SEI Administrator. Initial, Issued 02-03-17
Washington State Teaching License:
Academic: Teacher (ESL PreK-12, English 5-12, French PreK-12)
Endorsements: SEI Teacher, Issued 02-03-15
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 Immersion (SEI) for Teachers, EDUC 7096
Sheltered English Immersion (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
RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
2019 to present
Senior Learning Specialist, Applewild School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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
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)
Professional references available upon request.
