Curricula


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.
  • European Summer School in Language, Logic & Information (ESSLLI) 2006, July 31 - August 11, Málaga, Spain. 
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2005
  • Doctoral School BeNeFri (Switzerland).