Kathleen V.

Strader

Department of Linguistics Phone: 613-562-5800 ext. 1755

University of Ottawa email: kathleen.strader@uottawa.ca
70 Laurier Avenue East, Room 424 url: kstrader.com
Ottawa ON
Canada K1N 6N5

Areas of specialization
Michif Language Syntactic theory Creole linguistics Algonquian linguistics
Variationist sociolinguistics

Other areas of interest

Language evolution Language revitalization and planning Distributed morphol-
ogy

Education
2014present Ph.D. Linguistics, University of Ottawa
Advisor: ric Mathieu
2016 ESG5300: Theory and practice of undergraduate teaching, University of Ottawa
2016 Colang 2016 Institute on Collaborative Language Research, University of Alaska,
Fairbanks
2015 LSA Linguistic Institute, University of Chicago
20122014 M.A. Linguistics, University of Manitoba
Advisor: David Pentland
Thesis title: Michif Determiner Phrase
20062011 B.A. (major in Linguistics), York University
19982003 B.A. (major in French studies), York University

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 Scholarships, bursaries and awards
20162017 Jacobs research funds, Individual grant
2015 Research bursary, University of Ottawa
20142018 Admission scholarship (doctoral), University of Ottawa
2013 Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Awards Fund, University of Manitoba
Travel Bursary, Faculty of Graduate Studies, and Faculty of Arts, University of
Manitoba
GSA / UMSU Graduate Bursary, University of Manitoba
2012 Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Awards Fund, University of Manitoba
Graduate Students association Bursary, University of Manitoba
2003 French Department Deans Honour List, York University

Teaching experience
Guest lectures
2017 Syntagme nominal de Michif. Linguistics 2701: Langues autochtones [general
interest undergraduate course], Instructor: Brandon J. Fry, University of Ottawa,
February 2017.
2016 Michif [Language report]. Linguistics 2300: World Languages [general interest
undergraduate course], Instructor: Gustavo Freire, University of Ottawa, Novem-
ber 2016.
2015 Mixed languages. Linguistics 2360: Bilingualism [undergraduate sociolinguistics
course], Instructor: Laura Kastronic, University of Ottawa, November 2015.
2014 Contact Languages and Contact Phenomena. Linguistics 1000: Introduction to
Linguistics, Instructor: Will Oxford, University of Manitoba, March 2014.

Workshops
2015 LATEXWorkshop for graduate students, Department of Linguistics, University of
Ottawa, October 2015 [with Paul Melchin and Brandon Fry]

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 Teaching assistantships
2017 Teaching assistant, LIN 2358: Communication disorders, Professor Agathe Rhuame,
University of Ottawa
2016 Teaching assistant, LIN 2300: World languages, Gustavo Freire, University of Ot-
tawa
Teaching Assistant, LIN 3025: Intermediate phonetics, Professor Ian Mackay, Uni-
versity of Ottawa
2015 Teaching assistant, LIN 1300: What is Language?, Gita Zareikar, University of
Ottawa
Teaching assistant, LIN 2360: Bilingualism, Laura Kastronic, University of Ot-
tawa
Teaching assistant, LIN 1310: Introduction to linguistics: From words to utter-
ances, Professor Kyumin Kim, University of Ottawa
2014 Teaching assistant, LIN 2310: Introduction to syntax, Professor Kyumin Kim, Uni-
versity of Ottawa
Grader/marker, LING 1420: Language Gender, Professor Jila Ghomeshi, Uni-
versity of Manitoba,
2013 Grader/maker, LING 1380: General phonetics, Professor Robert Hagiwara, Uni-
versity of Manitoba
20122014 Linguistics and English Tutor, Academic learning centre, University of Manitoba

Publications
2016 Michif relative clauses. In Proceedings of the 2016 annual meeting of the Canadian Lin-
guistics Association (CLA). [with Diaho Kitaoka]

Conference presentations
2017 The unique nominal syntax of Michif. Talk given at Formal Approaches to Cre-
ole Studies 5 workshop, July, 2017, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky,
USA.
Discontinuous Objects in Michif. poster given at 2017 Annual meeting of the
Canadian Linguistics Association (CLA), May, 2017, Ryerson University, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. [with Daiho Kitaoka]
2016 Relative Clauses in Michif. Talk given at the 2016 annual meeting of the Canadian
Linguistics Association (CLA), May, 2016, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta,

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 Canada. [with Daiho Kitaoka]
Michif Adjectives. Talk give at Workshop on the Structure and Constituency in
Languages of the Americas (WSCLA), April, 2016, Universit de Qubec Mon-
tral, Montral, Qubec, Canada.
DP structure in Michif: Evidence for a unified syntax. Talk given at the Society of
Pidgin and Creole Linguistics (SPCL) winter meeting in conjunction with the 90th
meeting of the Linguistics association of Americas (LSA) annual meeting, January,
2016, Washington, DC, USA.
2015 Michif Gender. Talk given at the 47th Algonquian Conference, October 25, 2015,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [with ric Mathieu] Dis-
continuous DPs in Michif: Preverbal focus position. Talk given at the 47th Algo-
nquian Conference, October 25, 2015, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Mani-
toba. Canada. [with Diaho Kitaoka]
Gender in Michif. Poster presented Gender, class and determination Workshop,
September, 2015, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
To left branch extraction or not to left branch extraction. Talk given at the3rd
Montral-Ottawa-Toronto-Hamilton Syntax Workshop (MOTH 3), March 28 -
29, 2015, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2014 How French is the Michif DP? Talk given at the Bilingual Workshop in Theoretical
Linguistics and the Ottawa Conference for Linguistics Undergraduates (BWTL-
OCLU), November, 2014, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Michif Determiners. Talk given at the 46th Algonquian Conference, October,
2014, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA.
Ojibwe and Michif Participle. Talk given at the at the 1st Prairies Workshop on
Language and Linguistics, March, 2014, University of Brandon, Brandon, Mani-
toba, Canada.
2013 Michif discontinuous DP elements. October 2013 Paper presented at the 45th
Algonquian Conference, October, 2013, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada.

Research Experience
2014 Research Assistant, English in the Prairies,Supervisor: Nicole Rosen, Department
of Linguistics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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 Service
Committees and boards
2016present Steward for Department of Linguistics, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Lo-
cal 2626 (CUPE 2626), University of Ottawa
2015present Trustee, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 2626 (CUPE 2626), Uni-
versity of Ottawa
20152016 PhD representative of Graduate studies committee (COGS), Department of Lin-
guistics, University of Ottawa
2014present Coordinator of the Algonquian reading group, Department of Linguistics, Univer-
sity of Ottawa
20142016 Co-counsellor for the Department of Linguistics, University of Ottawa Graduate
Students Association (GSAED), University of Ottawa
20132014 Co-counsellor for the Department of Linguitics, Graduate Students Association,
University of Manitoba
20132014 Coordinator of the Algonquian syntax reading group, Department of Linguistics,
University of Manitoba
20132014 President of the Linguistics Graduate Students Association (LGSA), University of
Manitoba
20132014 Colloquium Coordinator for Linguistic Graduate Students Association (LGSA),
Department of Linguistics, University of Manitoba

Certifications
2015 Teaching Assistants Training Certificate, Teaching and Learning Support Services,
University of Ottawa
2013 Tutor Training, Academic Learning Centre, University of Manitoba
2012 Course on Research Ethics (CORE), Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Con-
duct for Research Involving Humans(TCPS), Government of Canada

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