Dr. Lisa Russell-Pinson |
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Applied Linguistics Program Graduate Faculty Professional Affiliate MemberAppointed: 2003 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Linguistics Consulting Appointed: 2004 |  |
Mailing AddressLinguistica Consulting 2000 Dilworth Rd. East Charlotte, North Carolina 28203United States | Contact Information |
Qualifications
Ph.D., Georgetown University, Linguistics, 2002.
M.S., Georgetown University, Linguistics, 1993.
B.A., University of South Carolina, English (major) and French (minor), 1990.
Academic Exchange, University of Hull, British Literature and English Linguistics.
Expertise and Research Interests
My main research interest is written medical discourse. My dissertation was a genre analysis of medical English texts produced for three audiences: physicians, medical students, and patients ("Linguistic and Extratextual Variation in Medical English Writings: A comparative genre analysis" -- UMI Dissertation No. 3077816). Since then, I have continued to conduct research in this area. With Linda Moore, I recently co-authored a study about written text on caring for Alzheimer's dementia patients that was published in "Alzheimer's Talk, Text and Context: Enhancing Communication" (ed. Davis 2005). I have also served as an external reviewer for the National Library of Medicine's Consumer Health Text Readability Project, which seeks new ways to better communicate healthcare information to patients and caregivers. In addition, I have evaluated health information written for patients, such as "The Paths to Progress," a multi-media health education project on blood stem cell transplants produced by the National Marrow Donor Program.
I am currently working on a project funded through the Alzheimer's Association in which I serve as lead materials writer, creating pedagogical content-based activities for ESL and low-literacy learners studying to become certified nursing assistants. I also develop curricula and materials for English for Specific Purposes programs at community colleges, including certified nursing assistant and applied electronics courses. Additionally, I design and deliver professional development workshops and on-going specialized training for ESL practitioners, such as the workshop "Here's to Their Health: Health literacy for adult English language learners," and consult on ESL curriculum and materials development initiatives, such as "Health Literacy Lesson Plans for Adult English Language Learners" and "The New South: A civics curriculum for adult English language learners."
I am currently working on a project funded through the Alzheimer's Association in which I serve as lead materials writer, creating pedagogical content-based activities for ESL and low-literacy learners studying to become certified nursing assistants. I also develop curricula and materials for English for Specific Purposes programs at community colleges, including certified nursing assistant and applied electronics courses. Additionally, I design and deliver professional development workshops and on-going specialized training for ESL practitioners, such as the workshop "Here's to Their Health: Health literacy for adult English language learners," and consult on ESL curriculum and materials development initiatives, such as "Health Literacy Lesson Plans for Adult English Language Learners" and "The New South: A civics curriculum for adult English language learners."
Other Expertise
Since completing my postdoctoral fellowship in the Applied Linguistics Program at UNC-Charlotte, I have become a Professional Affiliate Member of the Graduate Faculty. Currently, I am working with the Applied Linguistics Program to establish its English for Specific Purposes certificate track; I am also working with UNC-Charlotte's Center for Writing, Language and Literacy on several health-literacy related initiatives.
In the past, I have taught in UNC-Charlotte's College of Education, Department of English and intensive ESL program. I was project manager for a U.S. Department of Education grant awarded to the Applied Linguistics Program to help content-area teachers better recognize and respond to the needs of ESL learners. I also worked on a research grant in the Department of English that helped ESL students better prepare for their content-area writing classes. Additionally, I assisted the TESL program in revising its K-12 Master's-level licensure track and served as an advisor to STELLA, a UNC-Charlotte TESL organization for graduate students.
In the past, I have taught in UNC-Charlotte's College of Education, Department of English and intensive ESL program. I was project manager for a U.S. Department of Education grant awarded to the Applied Linguistics Program to help content-area teachers better recognize and respond to the needs of ESL learners. I also worked on a research grant in the Department of English that helped ESL students better prepare for their content-area writing classes. Additionally, I assisted the TESL program in revising its K-12 Master's-level licensure track and served as an advisor to STELLA, a UNC-Charlotte TESL organization for graduate students.
Keywords
COS Keywords:
Applied Linguistics, English as a Second Language, English Language or Literature, Foreign Language Education, Linguistics or Philology, Rhetoric.Additional Terms:
Academic English, Applied Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Descriptive English Grammar, Discourse Analysis, EAP (English for Academic Purposes), EFL (English as a Foreign Language), EMP (English for Medical Purposes), ESL (English as a Second Language), ESP (English for Specific Purposes), EST (English for Science and Technology), English Language, English Linguistics, Genre Analysis, Language Teaching, Language Testing, Linguistics, Medical English, Professional English, Scientific English, Text Analysis.Languages
(Reading, Writing, Speaking)
French: (Fluent, Functional, Functional)
Spanish: (Functional, Functional, Functional)
Czech: (Basic, Basic, Basic)
Slovak: (Basic, Basic, Basic)
Thai: (None, None, Basic)
Memberships
American Association for Applied Linguistics
Carolina TESOL
International Association of Applied Linguistics
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Honors and Awards
2002-2002,
Travel Grant,
Linguistics Department,
Georgetown University,
awarded for presenting original research at AAAL
2002-2002,
Travel Grant,
Graduate Student Organization,
Georgetown University,
awarded for presenting original research at AAAL
1999-1999,
Travel Grant,
Graduate Student Organization,
Georgetown University,
awarded for presenting original research at AAAL
1998-1998,
Travel Grant,
Linguistics Department,
Georgetown University,
awarded for presenting original research at AAAL
1998-1998,
Travel Grant,
Graduate Student Organization,
Georgetown University,
awarded for presenting original research at AAAL
1994-1994,
Travel Grant,
Graduate Student Organization,
Georgetown University,
awarded for presenting original research at the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL)
1992-1992,
National Foreign Language Resource Center Fellow,
National Foreign Language Resource Center,
University of Hawaii,
fellowship to attend a summer-long institute in proficiency-based foreign language education
1992-1995,
Title VII Bilingual Education Fellow,
OBEMLA,
U.S. Department of Education,
fellowship for graduate studies
1989-1989,
President's List,
College of Arts and Sciences,
University of South Carolina-Columbia,
English language and literature, French
1988-1989,
Byrnes International Student Exchange Scholar,
College of Arts and Sciences,
University of South Carolina-Columbia,
scholarship to attend the University of Hull, England
1986-1990,
Dean's List,
College of Arts and Sciences,
University of South Carolina-Columbia,
English language and literature, French
Previous Positions
2003-2003, Language Testing Instructor,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
College of Education,
Teaching English as a Second Language Program
2001-2004, Postdoctoral fellow,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
College of Arts and Sciences,
English,
Applied Linguistics
1998-2000, Language Consultant,
CulturLink
1998-1998, TOEFL Instructor,
Central Piedmont Community College,
English and Foreign Languages,
Academic ESL Program
1997-1997, Portfolio Assessment Consultant,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
College of Arts and Sciences,
English,
Rhetoric and Composition Studies
1996-1999, Academic ESL Instructor,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
Office of International Programs,
English Language Training Institute
1996-1996, Academic ESL Instructor,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
College of Arts and Sciences,
English,
Rhetoric and Composition Studies
1996-1996, 'Fluency First' Researcher,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
College of Arts and Sciences,
English,
Rhetoric and Composition Studies
1995-1996, Instructor,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte,
College of Arts and Sciences,
English,
Rhetoric and Composition Studies
1994-1995, Adult ESL Instructor/Testing Consultant,
Central Piedmont Community College,
Limited English Proficiency Program
1993-1993, EFL Coordinator/Instructor,
Charter 77 Foundation,
Students for Central and Eastern Europe,
EFL Program (Prague and Dolni Svetla, Czech Republic; Bratislava, Slovakia)
1992-1993, Private ESL and Linguistics Tutor,
Washington, DC
1992-1992, Fellow,
University of Hawaii,
National Foreign Language Resource Center
1991-1991, Private EFL Instructor,
Alicante, Spain
1991-1995, Test Development Specialist,
Center for Applied Linguistics,
Foreign Language Education and Testing
1991-1992, ESL Lab Assistant,
Georgetown University,
English as a Foreign Language
1991-1992, Academic ESL Instructor,
Georgetown University,
English as a Foreign Language
1990-1990, Adult ESL Tutor,
University of South Carolina, Columbia,
College of Arts and Science,
English,
Linguistics Program
1990-1991, Language Learning Specialist,
Benedict College,
Center for Academic Reinforcement and Enhancement,
Foreign Language Lab
1988-1989, Private ESL Tutor,
Hull, England
Publications
- Davis, B. and Russell-Pinson, L. (2006) The Charlotte Narrative and Conversation Collection: Oral Narratives As Web-delivered Resource for Teachers, Southern Journal of Linguistics, In Press
- Davis, B. and Russell-Pinson, L. (2006) Going + to: An Example of Using a Regional Corpus to Answer Questions in Preparing Healthcare Materials, Teaching English Language Learners Journal, 2, 1-15, In Press
- Russell-Pinson, L. (2005) Here Comes the Sun: Detecting and Preventing Skin Cancer, Health Literacy Lesson Plans for Adult English Language Learners, Charlotte, NC, Central Piedmont Community College (bookchapter)
- Russell-Pinson, L. (2005) Introduction to Health Literacy, Health Literacy Lesson Plans for Adult English Language Learners, Charlotte, NC, Central Piedmont Community College (bookchapter)
- Russell-Pinson, L. and Moore, L. (2005) Understanding Text About Alzheimer's Talk, In B. Davis (ed.), Alzheimer Talk, Text and Context: Identifying Communication Enhancement. New York, NY: Palgrave-Macmillan, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan (bookchapter)
- Davis, B. and Russell-Pinson, L. (2004) Corpora and Concordancing for Content-Area Teachers: Project MORE, In U. Connor and T. Upton (eds.), Applied Corpus Linguistics: a Multidimensional Perspective. Amsterdam, Holland: Rodopi (bookchapter)
- Davis, B. and Russell-Pinson, L. (2003) The Charlotte Narrative and Conversation Collection: Multilingual, Multi-purpose, Proceedings From the Asia-Pacific Association for Multimedia Assisted Language Learning (APAMALL) 2003 Annual Conference
- Davis, B., Russell-Pinson, L., and Moore, L. (2002) Corpus Analysis As Benefit to Health Care for Alzheimer's Disease, Proceedings From the Republic of China Multimedia English Learning and Instruction Association (ROCMELIA) 2002 Annual Conference
- Russell-Pinson, L. (2002) , Linguistic and Extratextual Variation in Medical English Writings: a Comparative Genre Analysis, Doctoral Dissertation. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University
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