Associate Professor of Linguistics (2017-present) / Assistant Professor (2012-2017)

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Graduate Courses: Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, Semantics & Pragmatics, Corpus Analysis, Introduction to Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Professional Development Seminar, Thesis Seminar, Research Internship, Capstone Project, Foundations in Forensic Linguistics

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Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, Honors Thesis, Introduction to Corpus Linguistics

Assistant Professor of English and Linguistics (2010-2012)

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI

Graduate Courses: Seminar in Forensic Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Introduction to Linguistics

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Undergraduate Courses: Sociolinguistics, Introduction to Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Survey in American Literature: 1865-1965, Censorship and the Arts

Washington Program Teaching/Research Fellow (2008-2010)

University of California, Washington DC

Undergraduate Course: Social Science Research Seminar

Teaching Assistant (spring 2006 & 2007, fall 2007, spring 2008)

University of California, Davis

Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Linguistics, Survey of Religious Fundamentalism, Anthropological Linguistics

Instructor/Lecturer

University of California, Davis (fall 2005 & 2006, winter 2006 & 2007, summer 2007)

Undergraduate Courses: Intermediate & Advanced English as a Second Language Composition, Introduction to Linguistics

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Northern Arizona University, Lukachukai & Rock Point: Navajo Nation (spring 2001)

Graduate Course: English Language Literacy Skills Training for Navajo Teachers

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Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (1997-1998, fall 2000)

Undergraduate Courses: Program in Intensive English Core Skills, Reading Comprehension, and Intermediate Writing; Freshman Composition

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Northern Arizona University/W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff (2000)

Adult Education Courses: English for Special Purposes, Business English

English & German as a Foreign Language Teacher (1999-2000)

Frontisteria Hatzinikolaou, Kos, Greece

Primary and Secondary Education Courses: English, German

Reserve/Student Teacher 

Public School District #271, Bloomington, Minnesota (1995-1996)

Secondary Ed. Courses: English, German, Spanish, English as a Second Language

MacArthur High School, Houston, Texas (spring 1995)

Secondary Ed. Courses: Ninth Grade English, German

Language Mentor/Supervisor

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff (1996-1998)

Undergraduate Mentoring: Intensive Writing and Conversation

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Iowa State University, Ames (1991-1993, 1993-1994)

Undergraduate Mentoring: Language Laboratory Supervisor and Tutor, English as a Second Language Mentor and Activity Group Leader

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING SEMINARS

Gales, Tammy (2020).

"Forensic Linguistics: An Examination of Linguistic Evidence in Threat Cases." Afternoon workshop for the Statement Analysis Group of the FBI (taught remotely).

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Leonard, Robert and Gales, Tammy (2016).

“Forensic Linguistics: Language Analysis for Threat Assessors and Investigators.” Three-day workshop hosted by the Behavioral Sciences Unit: Calgary Police Service, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Leonard, Robert and Gales, Tammy (2012).

“Forensic Linguistics.” Three-day workshop hosted by the Ontario Provincial Police, Threat Assessment, and Criminal Profiling Unit, Orillia, Ontario, Canada.

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Gales, Tammy (2009).

“Forensic Linguistics.” Intensive Session as part of the two-week Violent Crime Behavior I training session, hosted by the Academy Group, Inc., Manassas, VA.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Director of Research (2012-present)

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Institute for Forensic Linguistics, Threat Assessment, and Strategic Analysis

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Perform and supervise ongoing research on current topics relevant to forensic linguistics, including analyses of criminal activities committed through language (e.g., bribery, extortion, and perjury); analyses of the meaning of trademarks; analyses of courtroom language; and analyses and evaluations of confessions

Washington Program Research Fellow: Dissertation Fieldwork (2008-2010)

The Academy Group, Inc., Manassas, VA

Created a threatening communications corpus of over 152,000 words and developed a text encoding, cataloging, and assessment software application for use in both public and private sectors. Worked with James Fitzgerald, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent; project funded by U.C. Washington Program Graduate Fellowship & private sponsorship from the Academy Group, Inc.

Washington Program Teaching/Research Fellow (2008-2010)

University of California, Davis

Linguistics

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Phonetically coded /w/ and /v/ in Indian English. Worked for Dr. Vineeta Chand; project funded by the National Science Foundation and Wenner-Gren Foundation

Research Assistant: J.P. Harrington Project—Athabaskan Languages of CA & OR (2007)

University of California, Davis

Native American Studies

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Documented and transcribed 800 pages of J.P. Harrington’s original 1920-1940 notes for an anthropological database of American Indian Languages. Worked with Dr. Martha Macri; project funded by the National Science Foundation

Research Assistant: Navajo Corpus Project (2006)

University of California, Davis

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Developed a 50,000-word parallel Navajo/English corpus; worked with Dr. Raúl Aranovich

Project Coordinator: American Spoken Corpus (2004-2005)

Cambridge North American Corpus Project

Cambridge, England

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Coordinated the collection of approximately one million words of American English from four sites across the U.S.; worked with Dr. Randi Reppen

Managing Editor (2001-2005)

Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona

Selected Books: 

• The Four Corners: Timeless Lands of the Southwest

• Napa Valley & Sonoma: Heart of the California Wine Country

• Sedona: Treasure of the Southwest

• Route 66: Spirit of the Mother Road

• Flagstaff: Past & Present

• The New Southwest Home

• Outdoor Style

• The Desert Home

• Southwest Lite

• Seasonal Southwest Cooking

Corpus-based Lexicographer and Editor (2000-2002)

Bloomsbury Publishing, London, England

Dictionary: 

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Macmillan English Dictionary: For Advanced Learners of American English (2002)

Corpus-based Lexicographer (1998-1999)

Addison Wesley Longman, Harlow, England 

Dictionaries:

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• Longman Advanced American Dictionary (2000)

• Longman Business English Dictionary (2000)

• Longman American Idioms Dictionary (1999)

Consulting Forensic Linguist

Independent Consultant (2016-present)

The Academy Group, Inc., Manassas, VA (2008-2010)

Senior Analyst & Researcher

Robert Leonard Associates, NY (2009-present)

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• Assessing genericity in trademark disputes

• Analyzing criminal activities committed through language (e.g., bribery, extortion, and perjury)

• Analyzing the meaning of contracts

• Examining plagiarism

• Evaluating confessions