Selected Presentations & Appearances
Heritage Arabic
· April 2017
Invited Talk
Georgetown University in Qatar,
Panel on Diversity
· March 2017
Invited Talk
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Administrators,
Washington, DC
Heritage Language Summit Keynote
· April 2016
Keynote/Named Lecture
Michigan State University,
Arabic in Geneva Workshop
· August 2015
Invited Talk
University of Geneva,
Arabic Maintenance and Loss in the Diaspora: The Case of Second Generation Arab Americans
· April 2014
Invited Talk
Georgetown University in Qatar,
The Syntax of Negation in Contact Contexts: The Case of Sason Arabic
- 28th Arabic Linguistics Symposium
· 2014
Lecture
University of Florida,
With Faruk Akkus
Heritage Arabic Grammar: Maintenance and Attrition
- Second International Conference on Heritage Language
· 2014
Lecture
UCLA,
With Abdulkafi Albirini
Arabic in the Diaspora: The Linguistic Competence of the Second Generation (in Arabic)
- Conference on Arabic as a Second Language
· 2014
Lecture
King Saud University,
Saudi Arabia
With Abdulkafi Albirini
Word Order in Contact Contexts: The Case of Sason Arabic
- Language and Linguistics Conference
· 2014
Lecture
Turkey
With Faruk Akkus
Arabic Dialects as Resources for Improving the Teaching and Learnings of Standard Arabic: Implications for Language Acquisition and Language Policy
- Panel on Language Policy and Education in the Arab World: Issues and Challenges
· 2014
Lecture
Middle Studies Association Annual Meeting,
Washington, DC
The History and Syntax of the Copula Construction in Sason Arabic
- Linguistic Approaches to Endangered Languages: Theory and Description
· 2014
Lecture
Bogazici University,
Istanbul
With Faruk Akkus
Syntactic Outcomes of Contact in Sason Arabic
- ARCO 2014 (Arabic in Contact: Sociolinguistic and LInguistic Perspectives)
· 2014
Lecture
Naples, Italy
With Faruk Akkus
Institute Faculty at Heritage Language Institute
· June 2013
Invited Talk
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Panel on Arabic as a Second Language
· June 2013
Invited Talk
Al Akhawayn University,
Morocco
Arabic Linguistics and Interdisciplinarity
· May 2013
Invited Talk
American University of Beirut,
Arabic as Heritage Language
· May 2013
Invited Talk
American University of Beirut,
Arabic LIguistic Symposium Keynote
· February 2013
Keynote/Named Lecture
Indiana University,
Sentential Negation in Heritage Arabic
- 6th International Arabic Linguistics Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
· 2013
Lecture
Al-Akhawayn University,
Ifrane, Morocco
With Abdulkafi Albirini
Linguistic transfer in learning English as a second language in typically developing Arabic hertiage school-age speakers
- 27th Arabic Linguistics Symposium (ALS 27)
· 2013
Lecture
Indiana University,
With Reem Khamis-Dakwar
A Hybrid Approach for Prepositional Phrase Attachment in MSA and EA
- WACL Workshop on Arabic Corpus Linguistics
· 2013
Lecture
Lancaster University,
With Rania Al-Sabbagh
Computational measures of linguistic variation
- 27th Arabic Linguistics Symposium (ALS 27)
· 2013
Lecture
Indiana University,
With Mahmoud Abunasser
How Different are Arabic Dialects from Each Other and from Classical Arabic?
- 6th International Arabic Linguistics Symposium on Arabic Linguistics
· 2013
Lecture
Al-Akhawayn University,
Ifrane, Morocco
With Mark-Hasegawa Johnson
Institute Faculty at the Heritage Language Institute
· June 2012
Invited Talk
UCLA,
Conference on Arabic Language and Identity Keynote
· April 2012
Keynote/Named Lecture
Qatar University,
The Future in Arabic Varieties: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study
· April 2012
Invited Talk
Qatar University,
Arabic Sociolinguistics Workshop Keynote
· February 2012
Keynote/Named Lecture
Georgetown University,
Root and Pattern Morphology in the Speech of Heritage Speakers Arabic
- 6th International Conference on Linguisticss, Literature, and Translation
· April 2011
Invited Talk
Irbid National University,
With Abdulkafi Albirini, Silvina Montrul, and Eman Saadah
Variation on the Same Theme: Comparative Syntax of Negation in Arabic Varieties
- Linguistics in the Gulf
· March 2011
Invited Talk
Qatar University,
Hertigage Language Institute Discussant
· June 2010
Invited Talk
University of Hawaii at Mano,
Arabic as a Heritage Language in the USA
· March 2010
Invited Talk
American University of Beirut,
Interpretability and Modes of Spell-Out
· May 2009
Invited Talk
University of Southern California,
The Syntax and Morpho-phonoloy of Close Conjunct Agreement
· February 2009
Invited Talk
University of Nantes,
France
Agreement and Plural Features in Heritage Arabic Speakers
· June 2008
Invited Talk
Heritage Language Institute, Harvard University,
The Syntax of Arabic Varieties: Issues and Challenges
- Annual Symposium of Arabic Languages Keynote
· March 2008
Lecture
University of Maryland,
Service to the Profession
Course Director
- Faculty Short Course on Improving Departmental Climate
·
August 2, 2021
- August 5, 2021
Professional Development
Duke Office of Faculty Advancement & Duke Office of Institutional Equity,
Editorial Board
- Brill Annuals of Afroasiatic Languages and Linguistics
·
2008
Editorial Activities
Brill,
Ongoing
Editorial Board
- Al-Arabiyya
·
2004
Editorial Activities
Ongoing
Editorial Board
- Lingua
·
1999
Editorial Activities
Ongoing
Editorial Board
- Language and Linguistics
·
1998
Editorial Activities
Morocco
Ongoing