Curriculum Vitae

Al Crowley
alyssarc@email.sc.edu (562) 618-8885

EDUCATION
August 2017-Present M.A./Ph.D. in Linguistics
University of South Carolina
2016 B.A. in Applied Linguistics
Minors in Anthropology and Spanish
University of California, Los Angeles
June‐Dec 2014 Univerisdad Católica de Chile, Study Abroad Program

PRESENTATIONS
“Can I Get an Amen? African American English in RuPaul’s Drag Race” Southeastern
Conference on Linguistics (SECOL), April 20, 2018

“Genderqueer Vloggers: Challenging Transnormative Discourse” GSLING Student

Research Symposium, University of South Carolina, October 28, 2017

“In The Barber’s Chair: The Collaborative Negotiation of The Haircut” with Crystal
Yanez, The 22nd Annual Conference on Language, Interaction, and Culture,
April 22nd, 2016, University of California, Los Angeles

“Language Socialization at Oakley’s Barbershop” Poster

Presentation with Crystal Yanez, UCLA Undergraduate Research Week, May
14th, 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Aug 2018- Present English 101
University of South Carolina

Aug 2017- Aug 2018 International Accelerator Program ESL Tutor

University of South Carolina

Aug 2016- Aug 2017 Instructor for Adult English Language, Civics, and Citizenship
Catholic Charities, Atlanta, GA

June 2014- Dec 2014 Teaching Assistant, English II Class
Universidad Bernardo O ́Higgins, Santiago, Chile
Sept 2012- 2014 Tutor, Project Literacy, UCLA

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Presidential Fellowship, University of South Carolina
• 5 times Dean’s Honor List Recipient, University of California, Los Angeles

SERVICE
• Vice President, Graduate Students in Linguistics (GSLING) at the University of
South Carolina
• Diversity and Inclusion Committee, College of Arts and Sciences at UofSC
(2018-19)
• University of South Carolina Social Justice Program Levels 1&2

LANGUAGES
• English (Native)
• Spanish (Fluent)
• ASL (Conversational)