ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:
01.2011-now
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Language and Communication, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
03.2005-12.2010
Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Language and Communication, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
03.2008-03.2009
Visiting PhD Student, Dept. of Linguistics and English Language, University of Lancaster, UK
EDUCATION:
03.2005-12.2010
- PhD Thesis, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, on the pragmatics of manipulative communication.
09.1998-07.2004
- Licence in Linguistics, Spanish language & literature, and Philosophy at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
04.1998-08.1998
- Certificate of Proficiency in English, London, UK.
01.1997-12.1997
- Freshman at Lincoln University College, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
10.1990-12.1996
- French Baccalauréat in Science at the Lycée Franco-Argentin Jean Mermoz, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elementary and Primary Schools:
- 1987-1990: Ecole Française de Bâle, Switzerland.
- 1985-1987: Lycée Franco-Mexicain, Mexico City, Mexico.
- 1983-1985: Colegio Helvetia, Bogotá, Colombia.
DOCTORAL TRAINING:
2010
- CUSO Soft Skills Workshop, 'La méthode expérimentale en Sciences du Langage', University of Neuchâtel, 23-24 April. [programme]
- Doctoral Programme Argupolis, profs. A-N. Perret-Clermont, F. Clément, 'Towards a social psychology of argumentative situations and knowledge practices (First module)', University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 27-29 January. [programme]
- Doctoral Programme Argupolis, prof. F. Snoeck-Henkemans, “Argumentation and verbal communication”, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, May 31 – June 3. [programme]
- Doctoral Programme Argupolis, profs. P. Chilton, L. de Saussure, A. Rocci. “Methodological issues: semantic and pragmatic instruments for argument analysis”, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, June 3-7. [programme]
2009
- Doctoral Program Argupolis, prof. E.C.W. Krabbe, 'Logic and Formal Dialectic', University of Lugano, Switzerland, 27-30 April. [programme]
- Doctoral Program Argupolis, profs. N. Grossen, N. Müller-Mirza, F. van Eemeren, B. Garssen, E. Rigotti, University of Lugano, Switzerland, January 8-22.
[programme]
2008
- FASS Research Training Programme, 'Discourse Analysis', prof. R. Wodak, University of Lancaster, May.
2007
- Doctoral School 'Types and Properties of Dialogues', prof. Douglas Walton, University of Lugano, Switzerland, April 23-25
- Modules of the CUSO Doctoral Programme, Switzerland:
- M1-M2: 'Approches formelles et cognitives du langage', resp. Jacques Moeschler, Leysin, March 19-22.
- M4: 'Polyphonie et représentation du discours', resp. Antoine Auchlin, Jean-Michel Adam, University of Geneva, May 3-4.
2006
- Modules of the CUSO Doctoral Programme, Switzerland:
- M4: 'Analyse du discours médiatique', resp. Marcel Burger, University of Lausanne, May 5-6.
- M1-M2: 'Approches formelles et cognitives du langage', resp. Jacques Moeschler, Leysin, June 19-22.
- M7: 'Bilingual Pragmatics', resp. Jacques Moeschler, University of Geneva, November 8 & 15.
- [www]European Summer School in Language, Logic & Information (ESSLLI) 2006, July 31 - August 11, Málaga, Spain.
- Doctoral School BeNeFri (Switzerland).