Andre Luiz Souza, M.A

The University of Texas at Austin

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

Name: André Luiz Elias de Souza (a.k.a. Andre Luiz Souza)

Birth: 26 February 1981 (Belo Horizonte, MG – Brazil)

 

Education

 

B.A. English/Linguistics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil - 2005

Paper: Phonology and Cognitive Grammar: A cognitive and usage-based look at phonological structure.

Advisor: Heliana Ribeiro de Mello, Ph.D.

 

M.A. Developmental Psychology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil - 2007

Thesis: Primeiros Verbos: Uma analise da produtividade de uma crianca acerca da Morfologia de Verbos Regulares em portugues brasileiro.

Advisor: Cláudia Cardoso-Martins, Ph.D.

 

Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, in progress.

Advisor: Catharine H. Echols, Ph.D.

 

 

Awards and Scholarships

 

Undergraduate Awards

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) – Linguistics, 2003

 

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) – Applied Linguistics, 2003

 

Graduate Awards

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) – Developmental Psychology, 2005

 

The University of Texas of Texas Departmental Recruiting Award, 2007 ($ 3,000.00)

 

Debra Lobliner Travel Award for ICIS (International Conference on Infant Studies), 2008 ($ 500.00)

 

Professional Development Award (Department of Psychology), 2009 ($400.00)

 

Debra Lobliner Summer Salary Award, SUMMER/2009 ($2,100.00)

 

 

Academic Appointments

 

Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, SPRING 2009

Course: PSY418 - Statistics and Research Design

Instructor: Andreanna Haley, Ph.D.

 

Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, FALL 2008

Course: PSY305 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Instructor: Lisa Grimm, Ph.D.

 

Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, SPRING 2008

Children’s Research Lab

 

Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, FALL 2007

Course: PSY333 D - Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Instructor: Lauretta Reeves, Ph.D.

 

Teaching Assistant, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2005

Course: Psicologia do Desenvolvimento I

Instructor: Claudia Cardoso-Martins, Ph.D.

 

Editorial

 

Undergraduate Research Journal – Selection Board Coordinator

The University of Texas at Austin, 2003.

 

Membership and Research Groups

 

Member of Cognitive Science Society

Member of the German Cognitive Linguistic Association

Member of ElinC (Estudos em Linguagem e Cognicao)

Member of Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

 

 

For publications, talks, courses taught and other academic activities go to PUBLICATIONS