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Education
2009: Ph.D., Linguistics, Rice University, Houston, Texas. Dissertation: Diphthongization in Brazilian Portuguese. Download PDF
2004: M.A., Linguistics Program, University of Georgia, Athens. Thesis: The Use of Corpora in Second Language Learning. Download PDF
2001: B.A. in Anthropology with minor in Linguistics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Employment
2011-Present: Language Engineer, Nexidia, Atlanta, Georgia.
2010: Freelance Translator, Translation of documents from Portuguese and Spanish to English.
2005-2009: Teaching Assistant, Linguistics Department, Rice University, Houston, Texas. Teaching assistant for classes in sociolinguistics, phonetics and phonology, and introductory linguistics.
2005-2006: Teacher, Bilingual Education Institute, Houston, Texas. ESL teacher
2004-2005: Writer, Centro Cultural Anglo-Americano (CCAA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Developed textbooks, tests, and other teaching materials for CCAA, a franchise of English courses in Brazil, and CCLS, an international publishing company.
2004: Teacher, Fisk, Niterói, Brazil. EFL teacher.
2004: Teacher, American Center, Niterói, Brazil. EFL teacher.
2002-2003: Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia. Online@UGA, a computer literacy course, with emphasis on web design and research.
2002-2003: Computer Lab Technician and Web Master, Linguistics Program, University of Georgia. Maintained computer lab, updated web site and faculty/student e-mail lists.
2002-2003: Writing Tutor, University of Georgia. Helped non-native speakers of English with compositions.
1998: Computer Assistant, Department of Ethics, Emory University. Maintained computers for department.
Publications
Colley, Michael (submitted 2010). "Language Variation in Brazil: The Case of Diphthongs in Rio de Janeiro." Language Variation and Change. Download PDF
-- (submitted 2009). "The Role of Speaking Style and Context in the Accuracy of Automated Speech Recognition." American Speech. Download PDF
-- (in progress). "Investigating the Incomplete Neutralization of Flaps in North American English." Download PDF
Antieau, Lamont, and Michael Colley (2005). "South America: Brazil." Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Ed. Philipp Strazny. New York: Routledge.
Conerence Presentations
2009: "Investigating the Incomplete Neutralization of Flaps in North American English." Acoustical Society of America. San Antonio, TX. Download PDF
2009: "Diphthongization in Brazilian Portuguese." Hispanic Linguistic Symposium. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Download PDF
2008: "Why Variation Matters: The Case of Automated Speech Recognition." New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) 37. Houston, TX. Download PDF
2007: "Diph-, monoph-, and other thongs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) 36. Philadelphia, PA. Download PDF
2003: "The fronting of /u/ among African Americans: Evidence from LAMSAS data." South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAAMLA). Atlanta, GA.
Awards
2009: Rice University Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Summer Dissertation Award.
2005-2009: Rice University Linguistics Fellowship.
Service and Community Outreach
2002-2003: Vice President. University of Georgia Linguistics Society.
1999: English Tutor. Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church. (Helped teach English to Kosovo refugees).
Study Abroad Programs
1999: Ecuador. Anthropology and sociology, with focus on cultural change in developing societies.
2000: India. Hindi and culture of India.
2002: Brazil. Portuguese and independent study of linguistic research.
Foreign Languages
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: Advanced
French: Conversational
Cape Verde Creole, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, Akan: Basic knowledge
Programming Languages
Java, C++, Python, Ruby
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