Welcome About the Department Goals and Learning Objectives Faculty
Tammy A. Gales
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Languages, and Linguistics
Degrees
PHD, 2010, Univ Calif Davis; MA, 2007, Univ Calif Davis; MA, 1998, Northrn Arizona Univ; BA, 1995, Iowa State Univ
Bio
I graduated with my Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of California, Davis in 2010 and then was an Assistant Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh from 2010-2012. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Linguistics in the Linguistics: Forensic Linguistics Programs at Hofstra University.
Teaching Interests
Discourse Analysis, Corpus Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Forensic LinguisticsResearch Interests
Forensic Linguistics (specifically examining the language of threatening communications and the language of sexual assault trials)Recent Courses Taught
Course | Title | Level |
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LING 158 | (IS) FORENSIC LINGUISTICS | Undergraduate |
LING 206 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS | Graduate |
LING 231 | DISCOURSE ANALYSIS | Graduate |
LING 250 | CORPUS LINGUISTICS | Graduate |
LING 281E | SP TPC: FOUNDTNS FORENSIC LING | Graduate |
LING 290 | INTRNSHP IN FORENSIC LINGSTCS | Graduate |
LING 301 | MASTER'S ESSAY | Graduate |
LING 303 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | Graduate |