Born in Barcelona (Spain) on August 26th, 1972
Education
| Jan. 2003 |
Ph.D. Humanities, VU University Amsterdam
Dissertation: “Imaginary Trialogues: Conceptual Blending and Fictive Interaction in Criminal Courts”
Co-Advisors: Th.A.J.M. Janssen, A.V. Cicourel, F.C. van der Leek
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| Nov. 1999 |
M.A. English Language, Autonomous University of Barcelona (cum laude)
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Dec. 1996
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M.A. English Language and Literature, Universiteit van Amsterdam (cum laude) |
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Jun. 1995
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B.A. Anglo-Germanic Philology, Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Professional Experience
| Aug. 2009 - |
Assistant Professor, Communication and Information Sciences Dept, Groningen
University
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| Feb - Aug 2009 |
Lecturer, Communication and Information Sciences Dept, Groningen University
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| 2008 -
2009
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Lecturer,
ITV
University
of Applied Sciences for Translation and Interpreting
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2006 - 2008
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Lecturer, Language and Communication Dept., VU University Amsterdam |
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2005 - 2009
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Post-doctoral researcher, Language and Communication Dept, VU University Amsterdam
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| Nov - Dec 2004 |
Post-doctoral researcher, English Dept., Universiteit Gent, Belgium
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| 2003 - 2004 |
Post-doctoral researcher, English Dept., Universiteit Gent, Belgium
and Dept. of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego
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Feb - May 2003
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Post-doctoral research assistant, Dutch Dept., VU University Amsterdam |
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Sep - Dec 2002
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Ph.D. researcher, Dutch Dept., VU University Amsterdam |
| 2000 - 2002 |
Ph.D. researcher, Cognitive Science Dept. and Center for Research
in Language, University of California, San Diego
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1998 - 2000
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Junior lecturer, Humanities Dept., Open University of Catalonia |
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1997 - 1999
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Research assistant, Sociology Dept, Complutense University of Madrid
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| 1997 - 2000 |
Junior lecturer, Linguistics Dept., Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Professional Activities
- Secretary of the Belgium
and Netherlands Cognitive Linguistics Association (BeNeCLA)
- International Organizing Committee member of the Language, Culture, and Mind (LCM) conference series.
- Reviewer for:
Text & Talk
,
Mouton de Gruyter,
John Benjamins
;
CSDL Publications, Sprøg (Nyhed).
- Reviewer of teaching and research projects for: the Catalan Foundation for University Education and Research Grants ( ‘Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca’, AGAUR).
Funded Research Projects
Principal Investigator
“The Conversation Frame: Linguistic Forms and Communicative Functions in Discourse” (015.006.007), NWO, Vidi research program, Groningen University, 2010-2015.
“Speech Representation as Re-contextualization: A Comparative Study of Reported and Constructed Questions in Dutch and American Criminal Trials” (275-70-012), NWO, Veni post-doc grant, VU University Amsterdam, 2005-2008.
“An Ethnographic Study of Interaction and Language Use in Criminal Trials before the Flemish Jury” (R 33-302), NWO, Talent
travel grant, Universiteit Gent,
Nov.-Dec. 2004.
“A Comparative Study of Fictive Interaction Clauses in Dutch and English” (S 20-3), NWO, Talent
post-doc grant,
Supervisors: S. Slembrouck and A.V. Cicourel,
Universiteit Gent,
and University of California, San Diego, 2003-2004.
“An Ethnographic Study of Discourse Processes in Court” (020033S), Fulbright, Supervisors: A.V. Cicourel and G. Fauconnier, University of California, San Diego, 2000-2002.
Member of advisory team
“Epistemic Strategies in Discourse, Interaction and Communication” (FFI2008-00070/FISO), Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), P.I.: T.A. van Dijk, Pompeu Fabra Universiy (Barcelona, Spain), Jan. 2009-Jan. 2012.
“Intertextuality in Judicial Settings: The Interrelations Between Talk and Written Documents in Police Interrogations and Criminal Trials” (PR-05-01), Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Principal investigators: Prof. W. Spooren and Dr. M.L. Komter,
VU University Amsterdam
, Jan. 2007-Jan. 2011.
Researcher
“Comparative Research on Waste Management in the United Kingdom and Spain” (ENV4.CT96-0239), European Union, Principal investigator: E. Laraña, External supervisor: A.V. Cicourel, Complutense University of Madrid
,
19971999.
“Videotapes in the Courts of Justice: Analysis of Ethnographic Data” (PB96-0737), Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), P.I.: P. Casanovas,
Autonomous University Barcelona,
19961999.
“Analysis of Ethnographic Data on the Practice of the Prosecution’s Office in Spain” (PB94-0737), Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), P.I.: P. Casanovas,
Autonomous University Barcelona,
19941997.
Languages
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Catalan (native)
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Spanish (native)
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English (near-native)
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Dutch (fluent)
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German (
Mittelstufe III
)
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French (
D.E.L.F. Premier degré
)
