Alan Reed Libert
Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Newcastle, Australia
Education
- Ph.D. in Linguistics, 1993, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Dissertation title: On the Distinction between Syntactic and Semantic Case);
- M.A. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, 1983, New York University;
- B.A. in Classical Languages (Latin and Greek), 1980, New York University, Phi Beta Kappa;
- Bronx High School of Science, 1977, Bronx, New York.
Employment History (overlapping jobs listed by ending date)
- 1994-present: Lecturer in Linguistics (Associate Lecturer 1994-2001, Lecturer 2001-2009, Senior Lecturer 2010-present), University of Newcastle, Australia (since 2005 also Head of the German Program, since 2015 also Head of the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics Program, since 2018 also Head of the Master of Applied Linguistics Program);
- 2017: International Guest Researcher, Nagoya University (Jan. 16-March 31);
- 1986-1992: Faculty Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, McGill University, Montréal, Canada;
- 1988-1991: Part-time Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada;
- 1990: Part-time Lecturer, Université Laval, Québec City, Canada;
- 1990: Research Assistant on the Project Cross-Linguistic Analysis of Syntactic Structure and its Consequences for the Acquisition of Language, McGill University, Montréal, Canada;
- 1988-1989: Consultant on teaching phonetics to adult learners of English, School of Continuing Education, McGill University, Montréal, Canada.
Editorial Positions
- 2017: Referee for the conference of the Australian Linguistic Society;
- 2011-present: On advisory board of Dilbilim Araştırmalı (Dergisi) (Istanbul);
- 2010-2012: Consulting Editor of Interlingvistikaj Kajeroj (Milan);
- 2008-2009: On international reviewing board of Philologia (Belgrade);
- 2007-present: On editorial board of the Journal of Universal Language (Seoul);
- 2003: referee for the Proceedings of the 2003 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society;
- 2002-present: Reviews editor of the Australian Journal of Linguistics;
- 1995-2001: Australian editor of the Germanic Generative Syntax Newsletter;
- 1985-1987: On editorial board of McGill Working Papers in Linguistics.
Have also peer reviewed for the Australian Journal of Linguistics, Journal of Pragmatics, Language Problems & Language Planning, Speech, Language and Hearing, Brill, Cengage Learning, Language Science Press, and Oxford Bibliographies in Linguistics.
Service Positions and Training
- 2016: Restorative Justice Facilitator Training, University of Newcastle;
- 2015-present: accredited Mental Health First Aider;
- 2015: member of NTEU Environmental Group;
- 2015: HASS walking group leader;
- 2014-present: Environmental Awareness Convenor for HASS;
- 2011-present: member of FEDUA Health & Safety Committee.
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