cv

A copy of my full academic CV is available for download here.

Contact Information

Name Dr. Jamilläh Rodriguez
Email jamillah@email.unc.edu
Office Smith 302, UNC Chapel Hill

Education

  • 2021
    Ph.D.
    State University of New York at Albany
    • Linguistic Anthropology
    • Thesis: “The syntax and phonology of grammatical tone in Copala Triqui”
  • 2017
    M.A.
    Stony Brook University
    • Linguistics
    • Thesis: “Syllabic Size Restrictions on Verb Reduplication in Brazilian Portuguese”
  • 2015
    B.A.
    Stony Brook University
    • Linguistics
    • Minor in Korean Studies
    • Magna Cum Laude

Experience

  • 2023-Present
    Assistant Professor of Linguistics
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2021-2023
    Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2017-2021
    Graduate Teaching Assistant
    State University of New York at Albany
  • 2016
    Resident Director
    National Security Language Initiative for Youth

Academic Interests

  • Computational phonology
    • Experimental and theoretical phonology
    • Grammatical tone and tone-syntax interface
  • Language documentation
    • Focus on Otomanguean and Mesoamerican languages
    • Low resource languages

Languages

  • Native: English
  • Advanced: Spanish, Korean
  • Fieldwork: Copala Triqui, San Juan Quiahije Chatino, Malawian CiTonga