Graduate Division welcomes new 2022-2023 Graduate Programming Assistant

HER STORY

Adrienne is a doctoral candidate in the Linguistics department. Before starting the PhD program at UCSB, she worked as an academic advisor for Student Support Services, a TRiO program, at the University of New Mexico-Gallup. She has also worked in the Adult Basic Education field for several years helping adults earn their high school equivalency diploma.

Adrienne earned a BA in Spanish literature from Colorado College and an MA from the University of Arizona in their Native American Language and Linguistics program (NAMA).

HER RESEARCH

Adrienne's research focuses on Native American and Indigenous languages and communities' efforts to revitalize, reclaim or stabilize their language situation. She is particularly interested in language ideologies, or beliefs and attitudes, that individuals and communities' have about their respective languages. Her dissertation research focuses on family language practices in a bilingual community.

FUN FACTS

Adrienne loves to travel and tries to visit a new place every year. This past year included many new places, such as Berlin, Philadelphia, and Glacier National Park. In addition to traveling, she enjoys hiking, baking, indulging in hot springs and watching sports. She also really enjoys spending time with her niblings (nieces and nephews) whenever she can.

HER ROLE

As the new Graduate Programming Assistant, she will assist in supporting the logistical planning and implementation of professional development programming through the Graduate Student Resource Center and also assist with communications, marketing, and graphics creation for events sponsored by the Graduate Division and other campus units.