Mello – CV Page 1 of 12 Heather L. Mello, PhD Curriculum Vitae July 2018 EDUCATION 2013 PhD, Linguistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Specialization: Second Language Acquisition, additional course concentrations in Sociolinguistics, TESOL Dissertation Title: Analysis of Language Variation and Word Segmentation for a Corpus of Vietnamese Blogs: A Sociolinguistics Approach 2010 Certificate, Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) Vietnamese Language Studies, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 2009 ESOL Endorsement Series, University of Georgia 2003 M.A., Sociology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 1994 B.S., Eastern and Western Languages, University of the State of New York, Albany, NY 1990 A.A., Intelligence Collection, Community College of the Air Force, Randolph AFB, TX 1991 Diploma with Honors, 47-week Russian Language Basic Course Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center Presidio of Monterey, CA 1986 Diploma with Honors, 47-week Vietnamese Language Basic Course Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center Presidio of Monterey, CA FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AWARDS 2016 English Language Fellowship, Saransk, Russia US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, Washington, DC. 2013 English Language Fellowship, Kazan, Russia US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, Washington, DC. 2013 Conference Travel Grant, Linguistics Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Mello – CV Page 2 of 12 2012 Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship, UGA Graduate School University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 2011 SEASSI Tuition Scholarship for Vietnamese language study Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (declined) 2010 Fulbright-Hays Group Study Abroad Program full scholarship for Vietnamese language study Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 2010 Foreign Area and Language Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for Vietnamese language study Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (declined) 2008 Conference Travel Grant, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1999 Conference Travel Grant, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 1999 Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 1998 Academic Achievement Award, Department of Sociology, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA 1993 Instructor of the Year, Air Force Element, Defense Language Institute/Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, CA TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2018 TESOL Instructor, Summer English Language Teacher Training Institute Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX Modules: English Language Variation, Corpus Linguistics for Learning, Teaching and Research 2018 Sociology Instructor, Interdisciplinary Programs ESL Instructor, ESL Program Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA Courses, Online Mode: Principles of Sociology, Statistics for the Social Sciences, FtF Mode: Intermediate ESL Writing, Intermediate ESL Reading Mello – CV Page 3 of 12 2017 English Language Literacy and Civics Instructor International Rescue Committee, Atlanta, GA 2016-2017 English Language Fellow, Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Mordovia Republic, Russian Federation Courses, Master’s level: English Language Teaching Theory & Methods, Discourse Analysis, Course Modules, Bachelor’s level: Culture Studies, American History, American English, Linguistic Diversity in the US 2015-2017 Collaborative Online Course Developer, Senior Lecturer; Part-time, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Undergraduate Course Modules, Online Mode: American Studies, Linguistic Diversity in the US, Cross-cultural Communication 2016 Summer Lecturer, Kazan Innovative University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Seminar Series: Introduction to Social Structural Perspectives, Using the Internet as a Means of Modern Communication, Teaching Foreign Language as a Second Language, Education in the US: Mutual Cooperation for Academics in Russia and the US, Advanced English Language Course, Beginner’s English Speaking Course for adults 2016 Senior Lecturer, Part-time, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Seminar Series: Statistical Research Using Language Corpora, Translation for Academic Purposes, Comparing Social Structural Perspectives in the US and Russia, Race & Ethnicity in the US: Exploring Beyonce’s Lemonade, English teacher: Solnishko summer children’s camp 2014-2016 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Harrisburg Area Community College, York. PA Courses: Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Marriage & Family, Race & Cultural Relations 2014-2016 Volunteer Language Instructor, Chua Phap Hoa Temple, Columbia, PA Courses: English as a Second Language, Vietnamese as a Foreign Language 2013-2014 English Tutor and Activities Volunteer, English Access Microscholarship Program for At-Risk Youth, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Mello – CV Page 4 of 12 2013-2014 English Language Fellow, Lecturer, Department of Contrastive Linguistics and Linguistic Didactics, Kazan Federal University, Tatarstan Republic, Russian Federation Courses, Graduate & Postdoctoral level: Part I: English Language, Linguistics, Research, & Writing; Part II: English Language, Linguistics, Research, & Writing; American Studies; English for Specific Purposes, Testing & Assessment for EFL, Course: Bachelor’s level: English Language Teaching Theory & Methods; 2012-2013 Teaching Assistant, TESOL and World Languages Education Programs, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Courses: Online Mode: Grades P-12 ESOL Methods and Materials in the Classroom, First and Second Language Acquisition & Development, FtF Mode: Educational Linguistics 2011-2012 Teaching Assistant, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Courses: Basic Vietnamese I, Basic Vietnamese II, Intermediate Vietnamese 2011 K-6 Summer School Instructor, ESOL Instructor, Citizenship Instructor Good Shepherd Services of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 2011 Summer English Instructor: Basic ESOL, Advanced ESOL, College-Prep English BPSOS (Boat People S.O.S.), Norcross, GA 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Courses: First and Second Language Acquisition & Development, Grades P-12 ESOL Methods and Materials in the Classroom 2010 ESOL Tutor, College-Prep English Tutor, Ho Chi Minh City, VN 2009 ESOL Endorsement Teaching Practicum, in coordination with Barbara Hall, ESL Program, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA. Under supervision of Dr. Harriet Allison, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Course: Applied Grammar II 2008 ESOL Tutor, Good Shepherd Services of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 2007-2008 ESOL Instructor, Catholic Charities, Athens, GA 2007 Adjunct Professor, CASS Division, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA Mello – CV Page 5 of 12 Courses: Introduction to Sociology 2006-2008 Teaching Assistant, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Courses: Basic Vietnamese I, Basic Vietnamese II, Intermediate Vietnamese 2005 Adjunct Instructor, Sociology Department Millersville University, Millersville, PA Courses: Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family 2004-2005 Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA Courses: Introduction to Sociology 2004-2005 Adjunct Professor, CASS Division, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA Courses: Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family, Social Problems 2004-2005 ESOL Tutor, Vietnamese Literacy Tutor Phap Hoa Temple, Columbia, PA 2002-2003 ESOL Tutor, Bulloch County School District, Statesboro, GA 2002-2003 ESOL Teacher, Bulloch County School District Bulloch County, GA Courses: English to Speakers of Other Languages, Grades K-12 1998-2000 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Courses: Introduction to Sociology 1993-1996 Military Language Instructor, Asian School I Defense Language Institute/Presidio of Monterey, CA Course: 47-Week Vietnamese Language Basic Course PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS & ACTIVITIES 2018 Application Reviewer: Fulbright Graduate Student Program US Fulbright Programs in Russia, Moscow, Russia 2014-Pres. Solicited Reviewer, International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJTLHE) Mello – CV Page 6 of 12 2016 English language editor, Translator, Ogarev Mordovia State University brochures and advertising materials, Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia 2016 Application Reviewer: Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Program, US Fulbright Programs in Russia, Moscow, Russia 2015-2016 English language editor, Tatarica: Tatar Language & Culture Journal, Tatar Language Department, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia 2013-14 English language editor, Tatarica: Tatar Language & Culture Journal, Tatar Language Department, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia 2013 English language editor, Translator, Kazan Federal University ‘2013 Road Map’, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia 2009-10 Census Enumerator, 2010 Decennial Census, US Bureau of the Census, Atlanta, GA 2009 Supervisory