Spring 2026 Schedule
Planning meeting
January 23
Discussion
Topic:
Finding grants in the current funding climate
January 30
Discussion
Topic:
Foucault reading TBD
February 6
Discussion
Topic:
Websites, social media, online presence
February 13
Discussion
Topic:
TBD
February 20
Presenter:
Angélica Aviles Bosques
Topic:
SPPO colloq dry run: Authenticity and Puerto Rican identity and the Miss Universe pageant
February 27
Presenter:
Katie Conner
Topic:
Hayes forum dry run: Perceptions of creak in young women's American English
March 6
Presenter:
Lizzy Feng
Topic:
QP1 workshopping: Perception of creak from Chinese male actors in romantic and platonic contexts
March 13
Presenter:
Alyssa Allen
Topic:
Dissertation workshopping: Experiences of bias using Automated Speech Recognition systems
March 20
Spring Break, no meeting
March 27
Presenter:
Penelope Ross
Topic:
Dissertation workshopping: Manipulating attention in sociolinguistic perception
Snack:
Alyssa
April 3
Discussion
Topic:
CVs and resumes
April 10
Presenter:
Kyler Laycock
Topic:
ASA dry run: Explicit and implicit convergence in voice quality (?)
April 17
Presenter:
Angélica Aviles Bosques
Topic:
Dissertation workshopping: A very Puerto Rican dissertation
April 24
Presenter:
Katie Conner
Topic:
Dissertation workshopping: Bitch and cunt