Curriculum Vitae

University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, (expected) 2027

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Major: German, Distributed Minor

University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, 2023

Degree: Master of Arts

Major: German

GPA: 4.00

Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, 2019

Degree: Bachelor of Arts with Honors

Major: Psychology and German Studies

GPA: 3.88 / Major GPA: 3.96

University of Wisconsin – Madison, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic, Madison, WI

• Instructor for German as a Foreign Language; Courses taught: GER 101 (Fall 2021, Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023) & GER 203 (Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

• Instructor for Dutch as a Foreign Language; Courses taught: GER 112 (Spring 2024)

• Teaching Assistant for Literature in Translation/Folklore 327: Vampires (Summer 2024)

German School of Madison, Madison, WI

• Instructor for A1. Adult German -- Beginner (2024-2025)

• Instructor for A2. Adult German -- Intermediate (2024-2025)

• Instructor for A3. Adult German -- Advanced (2024-2025)

Guilford College, Department of Foreign Languages, Greensboro, NC

• Teaching Assistant for GERM 102: Communicating in German II (Spring 2019)

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship; Summer 2023: Fellowship awarded by the Center for European Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and the US Department of Education, for the study of Dutch

Peer Course Facilitator; Fall 2022 and Spring 2023: Served as a PCF for German 101, which involved providing support to other instructors of the course and coordinating course tasks; was awarded a stipend as part of this role

Graduate School Fellowship; Spring 2022: One-semester fellowship provided by the Graduate School, part of the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with funding from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and UW-Madison

Hege Library Research Award Scholar; 2019: Awarded for honorable mention for senior thesis work

Delta Phi Alpha Honor Society Member; 2019: National German Honor Society that recognizes excellence in German Studies

Member of the Guilford College Honors Program; 2017 – 2019: Must retain a 3.5 GPA, as well as complete an Honors thesis

Placement on the Guilford College Dean’s List; Fall, 2015 – Spring, 2019: Placement on this list requires a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher

Shepherd, F. "'Ich bin zupa als ein Markt': Language mixing and language play in the songs of Outerspass." Unpublished paper for Orality and Literacy. 

Shepherd, F. (2019). Das unbestimmte Geschlecht: Eine Untersuchung von nonbinären und intersexuellen Identitäten in Deutschland. [Honors Program and Departmental Honors]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/24791160

Shepherd, F. (2019). Parental Acceptance of LGBTQ Individuals: Influences on Psychological Well-Being and Substance Abuse. 2019 NCUR.

Shepherd, N. F., Young, H. X., & Chmelko, R. M. “Cheekbones and jaw structure as gendered facial features: Perceptions of masculinity, femininity, and gender ambiguity.” Unpublished paper for Research Methods and Analysis.

Shepherd, F. (2024). Egosurfen, fidgetspinner, and dab: Analyzing the spread of English influence through youth word of the year lists in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Presented at the 30th Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Shepherd, F. (2024). “Bist du ein Smombie? Heb je tinderellasyndroom?”: English Influence in Youth Word of the Year Lists for Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Presented at the 18th Workshop in General Linguistics (WIGL 18) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI.

Shepherd, F. (2024). “Ich bin zupa als ein Markt”: Code-switching and language play in the songs of Outerspass. Presented at the 37th GAFIS Symposium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI.

Shepherd, F. (2023). Cité Duits: (Socio)Linguistic Aspects of a German-Dutch-Limburgish Contact Variety. Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the German and Dutch Graduate Student Association at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI.

Shepherd, N. F. (2019). The Undefined Gender: An Examination of Nonbinary and Intersex Identities in Germany. Presented at the 12th Annual Guilford Undergraduate Symposium at Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.

Shepherd, N. F. (2019). Der deutsche Wald. Presented at the 12th Annual Guilford Undergraduate Symposium at Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.

Shepherd, N. F. (2019). Das unbestimmte Geschlecht: Eine Untersuchung von nonbinären und intersexuellen Identitäten in Deutschland. Presented for the senior honors thesis defense at Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.

Shepherd, N. F (2019). Parental acceptance of LGBTQ populations & health outcomes. Presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research at Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA.

Shepherd, F. (2019) LGBTQ parental acceptance & negative health outcomes. Presented at the 116th Annual North Carolina Academy of Science Meeting at UNCW, Wilmington, NC.

Shepherd, N. F., Young, H. X., & Chmelko, R. M. (2018). The implications of gendered perceptions of facial features. Presented at the 11th Annual Guilford Undergraduate Symposium at Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.

Shepherd, N. F., Young, H. X., & Chmelko R. M. (2018). Facial features: Masculine, feminine, and ambiguous. Presented at the 18th Annual Undergraduate Honors Symposium at UNCG, Greensboro, NC.