Curriculum Vitae
Michelle Kamigaki-Baron
Education
2020 - current
Doctor of Philosophy
Linguistics, University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Molly Babel
2018 - 2020
Master of Arts
Linguistics, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Advisor: Katie Drager
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences (Genetics), University of Southern California
Thesis: Investigating the function of ovarian cancer risk associated SNPs located in the 3’ 5’ UTRs of protein-coding genes.
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science, University of Southern California
Relevant Coursework
- Field Methods I & II (Secwepemctsín)
- Psycholinguistics Methods in Eye tracking
- Computational Morphology
- Topics in Phonetics - Fuzzy Representations
- Advanced Acoustic Phonetics
- Quantitative Methods
- Advanced Phonetics and Biomechanics
- Advanced Corpus Phonetics
- Advanced Sociophonetics
- Advanced Phonology
- Topics in Phonology
- Syntactic Theory and Analysis
- Advanced Syntactic Theory and Analysis
- Bayesian Statistics
- Advanced Statistics
- Exploratory Data Analysis
- Theoretical Statistics
- Python Programming
- Applied Regression and Analysis of Variance
Relevant Employment
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Research Assistant to Dr. Molly Babel in the Speech in Context Lab
Primary Investigator in Secwepemctsín Structure and Sound group (The Jacobs Research Funds)
Previous Employment
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC Canada)
Teaching Assistant - LING209 Clinical Topics Dr. Molly Babel (Spring 2024)
Teaching Assistant - LING313 Introduction to Phonetics & Speech Science Dr. Molly Babel (Fall 2023)
Teaching Assistant - LING313 Introduction to Phonetics & Speech Science Dr. Amanda Cardoso (Fall 2022)
Teaching Assistant - LING313 Introduction to Phonetics & Speech Science Dr. Jahurul Islam (Spring 2022)
Teaching Assistant - LING200 Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology Dr. Anne-Michelle Tessier (Fall 2021)
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Honolulu, Hawaii USA)
Teaching Assistant - LING102 Intro to the Study of Language Dr. Kamil Deen (Spring 2020)
Teaching Assistant - LING150 Language in Hawaii Asia-Pacific Dr. Grant Muagututia (Fall 2019)
Teaching Assistant - LING105 Language Endangerment, Globalization, Indigenous Peoples Dr. Grant Muagututia (Fall 2019)
Teaching Assistant - LING102 Intro to the Study of Language Dr. Grant Muagututia (Fall 2019)
Volunteer Work
The Green College Members’ Series - Moderator 2022-2024
Published Works
Grama, J., Kamigaki-Baron, M., Drager, K. (in press). Pidgin and English in Hawai’i. In R. Hickey and K. Burridge. New Cambridge History of the English Language Volume VI: English in Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Babel, M., Kamigaki-Baron, M., Soo, R. (in press). Bilingual speech and exemplar theory. In M. Amengual The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kamigaki-Baron, M. (2021). Acoustic Description of Secwepemctsín Vowels. The 56th Annual International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages (ICSNL56)
Nastevski, A.L, Yu, B., Liu, S., Kamigaki-Baron, M., De Boer, G., Gick, B. (2021). How do masks affect the way we speak? Canadian Linguistic Association (CLA).
Lo, R., Wang, M., Kamigaki-Baron, M., Luntzlara, N., Sóskuthy, M. Vowels are "stretchier" than consonants: A cross-linguistic corpus study of the segmental implementation of articulation rate (LabPhon18).
Relevant Honors & Grants
Public Scholars Initiative (2023-present)
Dean of Arts Graduate Student Research Award (2023)
Ian McMillian/Māhealani Dudoit Arts Residency (2020)
Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (2020-2024)
International Tuition Award (2020-present)
Presidents Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award (2020-present)
Jacobs Research Funds Group Grant (2023-present)
Public Engagement
UBC Linguistics Colloquium Talk: Understanding the Psycholinguistic Connections between Pidgin and ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi April 12, 2023
Hawaiʻi Public Radio: Linguist explores if Pidgin speaker have an advantage in learning Hawaiian March 28, 2024
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-03-28/linguist-explores-if-pidgin-speakers-advantage-in-learning-hawaiian
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo: Community Presentation Understanding the Psycholinguistic Connections between Pidgin and ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi February 22, 2023
Moana Nui Podcast: The Value of Pidgin February 1, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0jZWaXQzNw
Moana Nui Podcast: Let's talk about "Paradise" December 5, 2023
https://moananui.podbean.com/e/let-s-talk-about-paradise/
Green College UBC: Learning a new language by utilizing your first language November 20, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX_4XuGPyq4
Green College UBC: Language as Colonialism October 1, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGzn14gaUGA
Fieldnotes Podcast: On Pidgin and Secwepemctsin Research Janurary 31, 2023
https://fieldnotespod.com/2023/01/31/episode-42-michelle-kamigaki-baron-on-pidgin-secwepemctsin-language-research/
Bilingualism and Multilingualism Conference: Understanding Stress and Schwa in Secwepemctsín May 14, 2023
Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc: Community Presentation: Understanding Stress and Schwa in Secwepemctsín September 11, 2022
Do local associated primes affect vowel perception of local listeners? The Charlene Junko Sato Center for Pidgin, Creole, and Dialect Studies. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. September 11, 2019
Conference Talks
Pacific (Re)Orientations 2023-4 Conference. University of British Columbia Vancouver. April 15-16 2024.
Understanding stress and schwa in Secwepemctsín. Bilingualism and Multilingualism Conference. University of British Columbia Okanagan. May 14, 2023.
Acoustic Description of Secwepemctsín Vowels. The 56th Annual International Conference on Salish and Neighbouring Languages. Virtual. Aug 21, 2021.
How do masks affect the way we speak? Canadian Linguistic Association (CLA). Virtual. June 4, 2021.
Invited Talks
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Investigating the psycholinguistic connections between Pidgin and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi University of Hawaiʻi at HiloLING 233 Intermediate Indigenous Languages Spring 2024 (Instructor: Yumiko Ohara)
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Investigating the psycholinguistic connections between Pidgin and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi University of Victoria PSYC/LING370A Psycholinguistics Spring 2024 (Instructor: Rachel Soo)
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Language as colonialism in Hawai'i, British Columbia and abroad University of British Columbia Vancouver LING546 - Sociophonetics of Understudied languages and varieties Fall, 2022 (Instructor: Amanda Cardoso)
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Language Context in Hawaiʻi - Language Diglossia, Colonialism and Indigenous Language, Pidgin/Creole Formation LING 445 Sociolinguistics Spring 2021 (Instructor: Gloria Mellesmoen)
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Hawaiʻi Creole LING 150 Introduction to Linguistics Summer 2020 (Instructor: Leah Pappas)
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Moving your experiment online JsPsych workshop. Language Analysis and Experimentation Labs. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Spring 2020
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Language and Brain. Guest talk in LING102 Intro to Languages University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Spring2020
Kamigaki-Baron, M. PsychoPy workshop Language Analysis and Experimentation Labs. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Fall 2020
Kamigaki-Baron, M. R workshop Language Analysis and Experimentation Labs. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Fall 2019
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Praat workshop Language Analysis and Experimentation Labs. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Fall 2019
Kamigaki-Baron, M. E-Prime workshop Language Analysis and Experimentation Labs. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Spring 2019
Kamigaki-Baron, M. Elan workshop Language Analysis and Experimentation Labs. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Spring 2019
Kamigaki-Baron, M. (In Farsi) Presentation of the Haft Sin Ceremony University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Spring 2018
Language and Technical Skills
Pidgin (heritage)
Farsi (advanced speaking/reading)
Mandarin (advanced speaking/reading)
ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (beginner speaking/reading)
Secwepemctsín (basic speaking/reading, field work language competence)