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EDUCATION

1987-91	Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Cambridge, Department of Linguistics Dissertation: The Phonetics of Modern Greek Rhythm and its Phonological Implications Advisor: Sarah Hawkins
1986-87	M.Phil. in Linguistics, University of Cambridge, Department of Linguistics Dissertation: The Timing of Consonant Clusters: A Study of Initial Consonant Clusters in Modern Greek Advisor: Sarah Hawkins
1981-85	B.A. in French Language and Literature, Dept. of French Studies, University of Athens

APPOINTMENTS

2006-present	Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of California, San Diego
2002-2006	Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of California, San Diego
1995-2001	Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Cyprus
1991-1994	Junior Research Fellow in Linguistics, Wolfson College, University of Oxford; affiliated with the Oxford University Phonetics Laboratory
1990-1993	Visiting Lecturer in Phonology, University of Cambridge Engineering Department, M.Phil. in Computer Speech and Language Processing
1990-1991	Research Associate (project on Computer Assisted Language Learning for Greek), Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, King’s College London
1989-1990	Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh

RESEARCH AWARDS

Phonetic and phonological properties of tonal targets in Modern Greek intonation (1995-1997). Co-PIs: A. Arvaniti and D. R. Ladd; R.A.: I. Mennen; Awarding Body: The Economic and Social Research Council, UK; Award: £80,544

Research Network “Tone and Intonation in Europe” (2001-2004). Award Holders: Carlos Gussenhoven [Network Organizer]; Amalia Arvaniti, Gorka Elordieta, Sónia Frota, Esther Grabe, Aditi Lahiri, Tomas Riad, Norval Smith [Chief-Coordinators]; Awarding Body: European Science Foundation; Award: 86,285 Euros

Declination and Accentuation Effects on the Scaling and Timing of Tonal Targets in Greek (2002-2004); PI: A. Arvaniti; Awarding Body: General Campus Subcommittee on Research, UCSD; Award: $12,297

On-Line Learning for Phonetics (LIGN 110) (2002- 2003); PI: A. Arvaniti; Awarding Body: Instructional Improvement Committee, UCSD; Award: $3,938

The production and perception of American English epenthetic [t] (2005- 2006); PI: A. Arvaniti; Awarding Body: General Campus Subcommittee on Research, UCSD; Award: $6,095

The quantification of linguistic rhythm (2008-2009); PI: A. Arvaniti; Awarding Body: General Campus Subcommittee on Research, UCSD; Award: $13,314

The perception of linguistic rhythm (2009-2010); PI: A. Arvaniti; Awarding Body: General Campus Subcommittee on Research, UCSD; Award: $6,341

Lost in intonation: The interaction of intonation and meaning in the speech of L1, L2 and heritage speakers of Greek and its implication for cross-cultural communication and education; PI: Marina Terkourafi, UIUC; Awarding Body: Illinois-WUN (International Development Grant); Award: $15,000. Role: Collaborator with Evangelia Adamou (CNRS-LACITO), Maria Baltazani (U Ioannina, Greece), Stella Gryllia (U Potsdam & U. Leiden), Stavroula Tsiplakou (U Cyprus)

SCOLARSHIPS, HONORS AND AWARDS

Annual undergraduate scholarships, National Institute of Scholarships, Greece (1981-1985)
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge Scholarship (1986-87)
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge Scholarship (1987-88)
British Council Fellowship (1988-89)
Junior Research Fellowship, Wolfson College, University of Oxford (1991-1994)
Chancellor’s Summer Faculty Fellowship, UCSD (2002)
Faculty Student Interaction Program: Last Lecture Series Invitee, February 2, 2005

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Linguistic Society of America
Acoustical Society of America
International Phonetic Association
International Speech Communication Association
Linguistics Association of Great Britain
British Association of Academic Phoneticians

TEACHING

UCSD, Department of Linguistics (2002-present)

Undergraduate: Introductory Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics; Gender and Language in Society

Graduate: Phonetics; Topics in Phonology (Intonational Phonology); Topics in Phonetics (Rhythm); Research Practicum

University of Cyprus, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (1995-2001)

Undergraduate: Introductory Linguistics, English Phonetics and Phonology; Phonology; Sociolinguistics; Laboratory Phonology; Intonational Phonology

University of Oxford, School of Modern Languages (1991-1994)

Courses: Acoustic phonetics; English Phonetics; French Phonetics
Tutorials: General Linguistics; Acoustic and Articulatory Phonetics; Greek Phonetics and Phonology

University of Cambridge, Engineering Department (1990-1993)

Phonology (graduate course)

Department of Linguistics, University of Edinburgh (1989-90)

Courses: Acoustic and Experimental Phonetics
Tutorials: Sociolinguistics; Articulatory Phonetics; Phonology; Ear Training and Performance

University of Cambridge, Department of Linguistics, (1988-89)

Tutorials: General Linguistics

Undergraduate Mentoring and Reseach Advising at UCSD

Independent studies: David Romano (UCSD Faculty Mentor Program);

in Linguistics Angelo Costanzo; Casey Baker; Michael Landis; Sarah Cercone; Amy Finzen; Christina Lee, Jini Shim.

Honors’ theses: Michelle Haft (co-advisor with Sharon Rose)

Lab Assistants: Ulysses Panganiban; David Romano, Nancy Gil, Amanda Simons

Linguistics Internship: Fabianne Furman

Graduate Mentoring and Research Advising at UCSD

Directed Research: Andrew Hickl; Beate Schwichtenberg (CogSci); Cynthia Kilpatrick; Dove Woltjen; Gina Garding; Chi-ju Hsieh; Rebecca Colavin; Tristie Ross

Comprehensive papers Cheryl Leung; Gina Garding; Dove Woltjen; Chi-ju Hsieh; Mimu Tsujimura; David Peterson; Rebecca Colavin; Tristie Ross; Leslie Lee; Naja Ferjan

(ancillary reader for Lisa King; Erin McPherson; Cynthia Kilpatrick; Bozena Pajak)

Dissertation committees: Linda Godson; Alicia Muñoz-Sánchez

Angela Barry (visiting scholar from University of Sheffield, UK, through WUN)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Main service at UCSD

Phonetics Laboratory Director: 2002-present

Chair of Graduate Admissions: 2008-2009

Undergraduate Advisor: 2009-2010

Main service at the University of Cyprus

Linguistics Laboratory Director (1995-2001)

External Professional Activities

Editorial boards:	Phonology : 2001-2005; 2006-2010 Journal of Greek Linguistics; 2001 onwards
Grant Evaluator:	National Science Foundation, USA Council for the Humanities of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Reviewer for
Journals	Journal of Phonetics, Phonetica, Phonology, Journal of Greek Linguistics, Language and Speech, Speech Communication, The Linguistic Review, Journal of the International Phonetic Association, Lingua, Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, Languistic Typology, Language Variation and Change; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Language and Cognitive Processes, Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
Publishers	Cambridge University Press Oxford University Press
Papers in edited volumes	Papers in Laboratory Phonology VI (J. Local, R. Ogden & R. Temple, eds., Cambridge University Press) Laboratory Phonology 7 (C. Gussenhoven & N. Warner, eds., Mouton de Gruyter) Laboratory Phonology 8 (L. Goldstein, D. Whalen & C. Best, eds., Mouton de Gruyter) Prosodic Typology: The Phonology of Intonation and Phrasing (S. Jun, ed., Oxford University Press) Tones and Tunes, (C. Gussenhoven & T. Riad, eds., Mouton de Gruyter) Prosodic Typology II (S. Jun, ed., Oxford University Press) Interactions in Phonetics and Phonology (M. Vigário, S. Frota & M. João Freitas, eds, John Benjamins) Language Variation-European Perspectives 2 (S. Tsiplakou, M. Karyolemou & P. Pavlou, eds., John Benjamins)
Conferences	5^th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, 1998 7^th Conference on Laboratory Phonology, 2000 15^th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences 2003 XXII West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, 2003 XXIV West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics, 2005 WECOL 2007 International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, 2007 TIE (Tone and Intonation in Europe) 3, 2008

Conference Organization
4^th Conference on Laboratory Phonology, U. Oxford, 08/11-14/1993 (with B. Connell and I. Watson)
4^th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, University of Cyprus, 09/17-19/1999 (member of a nine-member committee)
Member of the Standing Committee for Laboratory Phonology Conferences: 1993-2002
Chair of the Standing Committee for Laboratory Phonology Conferences: 2000-2002