Mello – CV Page 1 of 11 Heather L. Mello, PhD Curriculum Vitae January 2021 Email: [email protected] 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 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 TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2019 – Pres Instructor, Writing Center Tutor, Writing and Communication Studies Program Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Courses: Undergraduate level: Rhetoric and Composition, Technical and Professional Writing, Science Writing; Graduate/PhD level: Writing for Biomedical Sciences 2019 ESOL Instructor English for Internationals, Roswell, GA Atlanta English Institute, Atlanta, GA 2018 Visiting Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of English & Modern Languages Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX Mello – CV Page 2 of 11 Courses: Master’s level: English Language Variation; Courses: Undergraduate level: Psycholinguistics, Introduction to the Study of Language 2018 TESOL Instructor, 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 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, Undergraduate 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 Mello – CV Page 3 of 11 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 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 Mello – CV Page 4 of 11 2007-2008 ESOL Instructor, Catholic Charities, Athens, GA 2007 Adjunct Professor, CASS Division, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA 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, SERVICE, & ACTIVITIES 2020 Conference Abstract Reviewer, American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2019-Pres. Institutional Research Ethics Committee, Student Human Subjects Research Application Reviewer School of Sciences & Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Nur- Sultan, Kazakhstan 2014-Pres. Solicited Reviewer, International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Mello – CV Page 5 of 11 Higher Education (IJTLHE) 2018 Application Reviewer: Fulbright Graduate Student Program US Fulbright Programs in Russia, Moscow, Russia 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 2013-2014 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 2009-2010 Census Enumerator, 2010 Decennial Census, US Bureau of the Census, Atlanta, GA 2009 Supervisory Survey Statistician, Atlanta Regional Office, US Bureau of the Census, Atlanta, GA 2005-2006 Research Assistant, Center for Research on Behavioral Health and Human Services Delivery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 2001-2002 Statistical Analyst, GA Dept of Community Health, Atlanta, GA 2000-2001 Research Intern, Amethyst Project, Statesboro, GA 1998-2000 Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 1996-1997 Welfare Benefits Counselor, Monterey County Department of Social Services, Seaside, CA 1985-1999 Linguist, Vietnamese and Russian Languages, U.S. Air Force, active duty (1985-1995), U.S. Air Force Reserve (1995-1997) PUBLICATIONS,