Samantha Rarrick's CV

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Skills

2017- PhD in Linguistics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
- A Tonal Grammar of Kere (Papuan) in Typological Perspective
2016- MA in Linguistics, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
- Focus: Language Documentation & Conservation
2011- BA in Linguistics, Cum Laude, University of New Mexico
- Minor: Psychology

ELAN

FLEx

Praat

Teaching

experience

2017- Instructor, LING 320- General Linguistics
2016- Instructor, LING 320
2015- Instructor, LING 150- Language in the Pacific
2014- Instructor, LING 150
2014- Instructor, LING 102- Introduction to Language
2013- Instructor, LING 102
2013- Graduate assistant, Linguistics 102, 105, 150: Unit Mastery

Languages

French

Spanish

American Sign Language

Tok Pisin

Awards

2017- Two-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences. $145,931.
2016- Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR 12) Registration Grant
2015- University of Hawai‘i Linguistics Department Conference Travel Award
2015- University of Hawai‘i Linguistics Department Endowment Fund Award
2014-Team Member, Endangered Languages Documentation Programme: "Videography-Based Documentation of Kere (Papua New Guinea) in Sociocultural Perspective." With Andrea Berez and Bafinuc Ilai.

https://elar.soas.ac.uk/Collection/MPI971073

2014- Trainer/Consultant, University of Hawai'i Student Equity Excellence Diversity: "2 Deaf Translators + 2 ASL/English Interpreters + 2 SLDTC Trainer/Consultants = 2 Video Tutorials in ASL: The Formula to Make the SLDTC a Success (2+2+2=2)"
2014- Bilinski Pre-Dissertation Research Award
2014-Graduate Student Organization Travel Award
2012- Manoa Opportunity Grant
2008-2011- New Mexico Lottery Scholarship
2007- Bridge to Success Scholarship

Research

experience

Sinasina Sign Language, Papua New Guinea, 2016-present.
Kere (Papuan), Papua New Guinea, 2014- present.
Hawai'i Sign Language, Hawai'i, 2014-present.
Kamano-Kafe (Papuan), Field Methods course, 2014-2015.
Kuman (Papuan), Research Assistant for Dr. Andrea Berez, Papua New Guinea, 2013.
Eastern Cham (Austronesian), Field Methods course, 2013.
Tohono O'odham (Uto-Aztecan), Field Methods course, 2012.

Publications

2018- Campbell, Lyle, Amber Camp, Victoria Chen, Nala Huiying Lee, Matthew Magnuson, and Samantha Rarrick. “Writing grammars of endangered languages”. In Rehg, Kenneth and Lyle Campbell (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages. Oxford University Press.
2017-Rarrick, Samantha. “Nukna Grammar Sketch by Matthew Taylor (review)”. In Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 56(2).
2016- Rarrick, Samantha and Brittany Wilson. "Documenting Hawai'i's Sign Languages". In Language Documentation & Conservation, Vol. 10, pp. 337-46. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/24697/rarrick.pdf
2016- Rarrick, Samantha and Linda Lambrecht. "Hawai'i Sign Language". In Boudreault, Patrick, Genie Gertz and Geoffrey J. Golson (eds.). The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia.
2015- Rarrick, Samantha. "A Sketch of Handshape Morphology in Hawai'i Sign Language". In University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol. 46(6). http://ling.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/wp-rarrick.pdf
2014- Rarrick, Samantha. "Evaulating the Chimbu-Wahgi Subgrouping." In Leal, Priscilla and Gordon West (eds.) The 18th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference.
2013- Rarrick, Samantha. "Language Policy and the Revitalization of Native American Languages". In Holdway, Jennifer and Brittany Wilson (eds.) The 17th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference Proceedings. Honolulu, HI.

Presentations

2018- Presenter. “Language Contact, Endangerment, and Change Across Modalities in Chimbu Province.” 10th International Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics Conference. University of Surrey. Guilford.
2018- Presenter. “Sinasina Sign Language: Implications for Typology & Genetic Relationships of Sign Languages in Papua New Guinea.” University of North Texas. Denton.
2017- Co-presenter with Emmanuel Asonye. "Wellness and Linguistic Barriers in Deaf Communities in Nigeria and Papua New Guinea." 5th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
2017- Poster. “Merging Signed & Spoken Language Documentation”. 6th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan.
2016- Invited presenter. "Is Kere Tonal?" at The Australian National University. http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/news-and-media/media-releases/article/?id=is-kere-tonal-seminar-talk-by-samantha-rarrick-24-march-2016-at-anu
2016- Poster. “A Typological Look at the Lack of Classifiers in Hawai‘i Sign Language”. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 12. LaTrobe University, Melbourne.
2016- Poster with Brenda Clark, Bradley Rentz, Claire Stabile, and Sarah Uno. "Uncovering Creole Hawai‘i Sign Language: Evidence from a case study”. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 12. LaTrobe University, Melbourne.
2016- Poster with Jan Fried and Brittany Wilson. “Training Signers to Document Their Own Languages: The SLDTC”. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 12. LaTrobe University, Melbourne
2016- Co-author with Jan Fried and Linda Lambrecht. “'2'+'2'+'2'='2:'The'Formula'to'Make' the'SLDTC'a'Success''. 32nd Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
2015- Co-presenter with Jan Fried and Brittany Wilson. "The Sign Language Documentation Training Center." 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/25276/2/25276.pdf
2015- Poster. "Considering Orthography Reform for Tohono O'odham." 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation, Universtiy of Hawai'i at Manoa.
2015- Presenter. "Evaluating the Status of Kere- Language or Dialect?". Department of Linguistics Tuesday Seminar, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
2014- Presenter. "Evaluating the Classification of the Chimbu-Wahgi Subgrouping." 18th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference. University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
2014- Presenter. "The Role of Language Policy in Revitalization." 21st Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i.
2014- Presenter. "Phonetic and Phonemic Voicing Variation in Tohono O'odham: Looking Forward in Orthography Design." 21st Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i.
2013- Presenter. "Language Policy and the Revitalization of Native American Languages." 17th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference. University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2013- Workshop Leader. 3rd Annual Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics Festa, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. (Invited)
2013- Co-presenter with Brittany Wilson. "Documenting Hawaii's Sign Languages." Department of Linguistics Tuesday Seminar, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Membership & Service

2016-2017- Board member, Language Documentation Training Center
2015- Co-Director, Sign Language Documentation Training Center
2015- President, Linguistics Society of Hawai'i
2015- Subcommittee Head, Registration, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
2015- Subcommittee Member, Volunteer Coordinator, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
2015- Moderator, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
2015- Coordinator, Papuan Discussion Group
2015- Workshop Leader, Language Documentation Training Center
2014- Leader, Sign Language Documentation Training Center
2014- President, Linguistics Society of Hawai'i
2014- Subcommittee Head, Registration, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
2014- Organizer, Language Documentation Training Center 10th Anniversary
2014- Volunteer Coordinator, University of Hawai'i International Symposium on Linguistics
2014- Mentor and Workshop Leader, Language Documentation Training Center
2014- Co-Director, Mentor, and Workshop Leader, Sign Language Documentation Training Center
2014- Coordinator, Papuan Discussion Group
2014- Mentor, Linguistics Undergraduates
2014- Mentor, New LING 102 Teaching Assistant, Colleen Patton & Meagan Dailey
2013- President, Linguistics Society of Hawai'i
2013- Member, Organizing Committee, 23rd Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association
2013- Member, Student Steering Committe, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation
2013- Moderator, 17th Annual Language, Linguistics and Literature Graduate Student Conference
2013- Coordinator, Department of Linguistics Tuesday Seminar, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2013- Volunteer, 3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2013- Volunteer, Endangered Languages Catalog, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2012- Mentor, Language Documentation Training Center
2012- Secretary, Language Documentation Training Center
2012- Vounteer, Endangered Languages Catalog

Curriculum Vitae

2017- Instructor, LING 320- General Linguistics

2016- Instructor, LING 320

2015- Instructor, LING 150- Language in the Pacific

2014- Instructor, LING 150

2014- Instructor, LING 102- Introduction to Language

2013- Instructor, LING 102

2013- Graduate assistant, Linguistics 102, 105, 150: Unit Mastery

Languages

Awards

2017- Two-Year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation: Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences. $145,931.

2016- Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR 12) Registration Grant

2015- University of Hawai‘i Linguistics Department Conference Travel Award

2015- University of Hawai‘i Linguistics Department Endowment Fund Award

2014-Team Member, Endangered Languages Documentation Programme: "Videography-Based Documentation of Kere (Papua New Guinea) in Sociocultural Perspective." With Andrea Berez and Bafinuc Ilai.

https://elar.soas.ac.uk/Collection/MPI971073

2014- Trainer/Consultant, University of Hawai'i Student Equity Excellence Diversity: "2 Deaf Translators + 2 ASL/English Interpreters + 2 SLDTC Trainer/Consultants = 2 Video Tutorials in ASL: The Formula to Make the SLDTC a Success (2+2+2=2)"

2014- Bilinski Pre-Dissertation Research Award

2014-Graduate Student Organization Travel Award

2012- Manoa Opportunity Grant

2008-2011- New Mexico Lottery Scholarship

2007- Bridge to Success Scholarship

Research

experience

Sinasina Sign Language, Papua New Guinea, 2016-present.

Kere (Papuan), Papua New Guinea, 2014- present.

Hawai'i Sign Language, Hawai'i, 2014-present.

Kamano-Kafe (Papuan), Field Methods course, 2014-2015.

Kuman (Papuan), Research Assistant for Dr. Andrea Berez, Papua New Guinea, 2013.

Eastern Cham (Austronesian), Field Methods course, 2013.

Tohono O'odham (Uto-Aztecan), Field Methods course, 2012.

Publications

2018- Campbell, Lyle, Amber Camp, Victoria Chen, Nala Huiying Lee, Matthew Magnuson, and Samantha Rarrick. “Writing grammars of endangered languages”. In Rehg, Kenneth and Lyle Campbell (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages. Oxford University Press.

2017-Rarrick, Samantha. “Nukna Grammar Sketch by Matthew Taylor (review)”. In Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 56(2).

2016- Rarrick, Samantha and Brittany Wilson. "Documenting Hawai'i's Sign Languages". In Language Documentation & Conservation, Vol. 10, pp. 337-46. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/24697/rarrick.pdf

2016- Rarrick, Samantha and Linda Lambrecht. "Hawai'i Sign Language". In Boudreault, Patrick, Genie Gertz and Geoffrey J. Golson (eds.). The SAGE Deaf Studies Encyclopedia.

2015- Rarrick, Samantha. "A Sketch of Handshape Morphology in Hawai'i Sign Language". In University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol. 46(6). http://ling.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/wp-rarrick.pdf

2014- Rarrick, Samantha. "Evaulating the Chimbu-Wahgi Subgrouping." In Leal, Priscilla and Gordon West (eds.) The 18th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference.

2013- Rarrick, Samantha. "Language Policy and the Revitalization of Native American Languages". In Holdway, Jennifer and Brittany Wilson (eds.) The 17th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference Proceedings. Honolulu, HI.

Presentations

2018- Presenter. “Language Contact, Endangerment, and Change Across Modalities in Chimbu Province.” 10th International Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics Conference. University of Surrey. Guilford.

2018- Presenter. “Sinasina Sign Language: Implications for Typology & Genetic Relationships of Sign Languages in Papua New Guinea.” University of North Texas. Denton.

2017- Co-presenter with Emmanuel Asonye. "Wellness and Linguistic Barriers in Deaf Communities in Nigeria and Papua New Guinea." 5th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation. University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

2017- Poster. “Merging Signed & Spoken Language Documentation”. 6th Meeting of Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics. National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan.

2016- Invited presenter. "Is Kere Tonal?" at The Australian National University. http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/news-and-media/media-releases/article/?id=is-kere-tonal-seminar-talk-by-samantha-rarrick-24-march-2016-at-anu

2016- Poster. “A Typological Look at the Lack of Classifiers in Hawai‘i Sign Language”. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 12. LaTrobe University, Melbourne.

2016- Poster with Brenda Clark, Bradley Rentz, Claire Stabile, and Sarah Uno. "Uncovering Creole Hawai‘i Sign Language: Evidence from a case study”. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 12. LaTrobe University, Melbourne.

2016- Poster with Jan Fried and Brittany Wilson. “Training Signers to Document Their Own Languages: The SLDTC”. Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 12. LaTrobe University, Melbourne

2016- Co-author with Jan Fried and Linda Lambrecht. “'2'+'2'+'2'='2:'The'Formula'to'Make' the'SLDTC'a'Success''. 32nd Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity. University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.

2015- Co-presenter with Jan Fried and Brittany Wilson. "The Sign Language Documentation Training Center." 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/25276/2/25276.pdf

2015- Poster. "Considering Orthography Reform for Tohono O'odham." 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation, Universtiy of Hawai'i at Manoa.

2015- Presenter. "Evaluating the Status of Kere- Language or Dialect?". Department of Linguistics Tuesday Seminar, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

2014- Presenter. "Evaluating the Classification of the Chimbu-Wahgi Subgrouping." 18th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference. University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

2014- Presenter. "The Role of Language Policy in Revitalization." 21st Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i.

2014- Presenter. "Phonetic and Phonemic Voicing Variation in Tohono O'odham: Looking Forward in Orthography Design." 21st Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium, University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hawai'i.

2013- Presenter. "Language Policy and the Revitalization of Native American Languages." 17th Annual Language, Linguistics, and Literature Graduate Student Conference. University of Hawai'i at Manoa

2013- Workshop Leader. 3rd Annual Signed and Spoken Language Linguistics Festa, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan. (Invited)

2013- Co-presenter with Brittany Wilson. "Documenting Hawaii's Sign Languages." Department of Linguistics Tuesday Seminar, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Membership & Service

2016-2017- Board member, Language Documentation Training Center

2015- Co-Director, Sign Language Documentation Training Center

2015- President, Linguistics Society of Hawai'i

2015- Subcommittee Head, Registration, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

2015- Subcommittee Member, Volunteer Coordinator, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

2015- Moderator, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

2015- Coordinator, Papuan Discussion Group

2015- Workshop Leader, Language Documentation Training Center

2014- Leader, Sign Language Documentation Training Center

2014- President, Linguistics Society of Hawai'i

2014- Subcommittee Head, Registration, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation

2014- Organizer, Language Documentation Training Center 10th Anniversary

2014- Volunteer Coordinator, University of Hawai'i International Symposium on Linguistics

2014- Mentor and Workshop Leader, Language Documentation Training Center

2014- Co-Director, Mentor, and Workshop Leader, Sign Language Documentation Training Center

2014- Coordinator, Papuan Discussion Group

2014- Mentor, Linguistics Undergraduates

2014- Mentor, New LING 102 Teaching Assistant, Colleen Patton & Meagan Dailey

2013- President, Linguistics Society of Hawai'i

2013- Member, Organizing Committee, 23rd Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association

2013- Member, Student Steering Committe, 4th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation