Florian Hafner | CV

Florian Hafner The University of Arizona

Department of Linguistics
PO BOX 210025
Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
florianhafner@email.arizona.edu
(909) 553 9228
Updated Apr 16th, 2020

Education
2021 Ph.D. Linguistics; minor Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
(exp. May ’21) The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2018 M.A. Linguistics
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2016 M.A. English (Linguistics); minor TEFL
Universität Augsburg, Augsburg
2014 B.A. English (Linguistics); minor in geography; electives pedagogy & psychology
Universität Augsburg, Augsburg

2014/2015 Year abroad as graduate student at the Department of Linguistics

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2012 Quarter aboard as undergraduate student at the Department of English

California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA

Teaching Experience
The University of Arizona (Sole Instructor)
LING/PSY201 – Introduction to Linguistics (Spring 2018; 50 students + grader)
Taught the introductory course for linguistics as sole instructor. Created the syllabus, teaching
materials and homework assignments, administered tests and held office hours. Taught
phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

LING314 – Phonetics (Fall 2017; 25 students)

Taught phonetics as the sole instructor. Created the syllabus, exams, homework assignments,
and other materials for in-class demonstrations. Graded all assignments and assisted students
whenever they needed help.

The University of Arizona (Teaching Associate)

SBS200 – Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (Fall 2018 – Spring 2020, 3x 30 students)
Teaching several in-person sections for an introductory class to statistics. Creating exam
questions, lab assignments, grading all assignments, reviewing and teaching the contents of the
main lectures; create exercises and practice for the exams; being a contact person for students.

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SBS200 – Guest Lecture (Fall 2018 – Spring 2020; 300-400 students)

• taught a guest lecture on Type I and Type II error (2x)
• taught a guest lecture as exam review
• taught a guest lecture on z-scores

LING150A – Language (Spring 2017; 25 students)

Taught an in-person section for the general education class Language. Taught phonetics,
morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and animal language to freshmen from various fields.
Graded all assignments and papers as well as the final project of constructing a language.

Universität Augsburg (Teaching Assistant)

Phonetics & Phonology (WS12/13; SS13 2x; WS13/14; SS14)
Taught an accompanying class to the main lecture; created teaching materials in form of
worksheets, PowerPoints, and supplemental materials; assisted students with transcription
practices, taught the IPA and the fundamental basics in articulatory phonetics and phonology,
i.e. articulation of vowels and consonants, minimal pairs and allophony, syllable structure,
prosodic features such as stress and intonation, features of connected speech, and differences
between RP & GA.

Study Group Phonetics & Phonology (SS15; WS15/16)

Same as Phonetics and Phonology above; voluntary class offering with no pay.

Introduction to Linguistics (SS14; SS15; WS15/16)

Taught an accompanying class to the main lecture; created teaching materials in form of
worksheets, PowerPoints, and supplemental materials; assisted students with a general
introduction to linguists; this included the linguistic subfields phonetics, phonology, morphology,
syntax, semantics, pragmatics, semiotics as well as practical applications thereof.

Effective Pronunciation (WS11/12)

Supervised students in their tasks: recorded themselves and find their pronunciation mistakes
in English; used IPA to transcribe these mistakes and offered assistance to detect
mispronunciations and other mistakes; corrected their pronunciation for their final and graded
task.

Papagei.com
Language Instructor (02/2016 - 07/2017)
Taught engineers in one-to-one sessions (25min to 80min) in online classrooms; topics were
presentations, negotiations, small talk, traveling, etc.; teaching ranged from beginners to
advanced speakers and included pronunciation, grammar, speaking and vocabulary.

Maria Theresia Gymnasium Augsburg

Internship “Blockpraktikum” (09/2012 – 10/2012)
Developed and taught fifteen lessons in grade six, seven, eight, and ten; reviewed own lessons
with teachers for improvement; observed a total of 150 lessons from grade five through twelve;

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discussed with teachers their approaches and strategies to successfully teach and handle difficult
classroom situations.

Internship “Orientierungspraktikum” (09/2011)

Developed and taught one lesson; reviewed own lessons with teachers for improvement; observed
a total of 150 lessons from grade five through twelve; discussed with teachers their approaches
and strategies to successfully teach and handle difficult classroom situations.

Tutor (2006-2008)
Tutored middle and high school students in mathematics, in one-to-one hour-long sessions.

Qualifications
The University of Arizona
Certificate in College Teaching (Spring 2020)
The Certificate is a 10-unit graduate program focusing on learner-centered theories as well as
instructional strategies. It provides foundational information, assisting in developing and honing
one’s competencies to become an effective collegiate professor. The Certificate includes both
theoretical background and practical application when observed while teaching. Topics include
writing a student-centered syllabus, rubrics and creating rubrics, applying learner-center
strategies, reflection, and many possibilities to observe and being observed (even video-taped).

Member: Faculty Learning Communities (Fall 2019 - present)

In biweekly meetings, faculty comes together to discuss various topics related to teaching, e.g.
how to begin the semester, how to learn names, how to create active lectures, how to implement
learner-centered activities. Faculty share past experiences, discusses readings, and potential
benefits and shortfalls of certain teaching strategies.

Bootcamp: Online Course Development (Spring 2019)

The Bootcamp is a month-long online course in which Graduate Teaching Assistants learn how
develop an effective, learner-centered online class based of a syllabus for one of their classes;
this includes designing engaging activities, developing content, and using technology.

Workshop: Teaching Distracted Minds (Fall 2019)

Workshop by James Lang about the background and theories about attention as well as
suggestions on how to drive curiosity, create patterns and structure, and include ways to restore
attention for both in-person and online classes.

Workshop: VoiceThread Basics (Spring 2020)

A synchronous online workshop that taught participants, step-by-step with hands-on activities,
how to upload media, comment, annotate, and share that media.

Workshop: VoiceThread in D2L (Spring 2020)

A synchronous online workshop that taught participants, step-by-step with hands-on activities,
how to incorporate VoiceThread into D2L.

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Webinar: PlayPosit in a Pinch (Spring 2020)

A synchronous webinar that giving an overview about PlayPosit, its integrations in various
Learning Management Systems, its possible interactions, as well as assessment and grading
functions.

Webinar: PlayPosit Advanced (Spring 2020)

A synchronous webinar giving a summary of PlayPosit, learning how to create a bulb, the type
of interactions available, how to include auto-graded interactions, jumping back and forth, assess
analytics and grades.

Mini-Course: Introduction to Online Teaching (Fall 2019)

A two-week online mini-course teaching about methods, tools, and best practices for hybrid and
online courses. The course covered topics such as VoiceThread, Zoom, Panopto, course
organization, module creation, assessment, academic integrity, and using available resources.

Mini Course: Collaborative Learning by Design (Fall 2019)

An online asynchronous mini course with synchronous components about designing evidence-
based collaborative learning activities, discuss actual examples, plan and revise activities and
receive feedback.

Mini-Course: Effective Online Discussions (Summer 2019)

An online asynchronous mini course about how to design and facilitate effective online
discussions to deepen students’ learning and increase student engagement.

Mini-Course: Teaching a Large Online Class (Summer 2019)

An online asynchronous mini course about strategies and techniques on how to teach a large
online class. The course covered motivation and engagement, teaching strategies, and reducing
the administrative load.

Mini-Course: Course-Level Assessment (Summer 2019)

An online asynchronous mini course about assessment strategies and techniques that can be
implemented at the course level. The goal is to measure student learning, course design, and
teaching practices.

Tutorial: Teaching Laboratory and Studio Classes (Summer 2019)

This self-paced online tutorial explores ideas about teaching laboratory and studio courses in a
variety of disciplines; the tutorial teaches about best practices when preparing but also teaching
labs or studio classes.

2020 Safe Zone Training

2019 NIH Responsible Conduct of Research Certification
2019 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Training
2017 Preventing Sexual Misconduct Certificate
2016 Tribal Consultation and UA Research/Engagement with Native Communities

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2016 The Ethics of Collaborative Research and Working with the Industry
2016 Introduction to Data Acquisition, Ownership, and Management
2016 Preventing Discrimination and Harassment for Nonsupervisory Employees Certificate
2016 NSF Responsible Conduct of Research Certification

Universität Augsburg
Profilehre Augsburg (10/2015; 02/2016)
Profilehre is a further training program at Bavarian universities to foster good collegiate
teaching. Participation in two two-day courses about humor in teaching and good presentations
and presentation skills. Learned theoretical background about humor; how to include humor in
teaching; roles plays; learned how different types of presentations are structured, prepared, and
held; several video-taped practice sessions including feedback.

Certificate for Intercultural Key Skills (June 2016, with honors)

The Certificate includes studying abroad, learning a new language, attending cultural events,
representing the study opportunities of different countries, and tutoring international students.

2013 Advanced Microsoft Excel Class

2013 Beginning Microsoft Excel Class

Research Experience
The University of Arizona
Bilingual Phonology Lab (Spring 2019 – present)
Working on data analysis, in particular on percent consonant correct, early-middle-late sounds,
phonological processes, and phonetic inventory.
(Supervisor: Professor Leah Fabiano-Smith)

Hiaki (Fall 2016 - Spring 2018)

Worked on the pitch accent of morphologically complex verb forms; measuring pitch and
evaluation of the pitch accent location with regards to the morphological structure.
(Supervisor: Professor Heidi Harley)

Psycholinguistics (Fall 2016)

Learned Psychopy; coded experimental data; set up a new lab website.
(Supervisor: Professor Masha Fedzechkina)

Publications
Hafner, Florian, & Warner, Natasha. (in prep). The acoustic and perceptual correlates of the Hiaki pitch
accent. Language Documentation & Conservation.

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Conference Presentations
2019 Hiaki Vowel Length and Pitch Accent: A Phonetic Analysis. Workshop on Hiaki Linguistics.
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. October 19th, 2019

2019 Acoustic and Perceptual Correlates of the Hiaki Pitch Accent. 25th Annual Graduate Linguistics,
Applied Linguistics, and TESOL Symposium. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. February
23rd, 2019

2017 Pitch Correlates of Pitch Accent in Hiaki. Friends of Uto-Aztecan Conference, Boise State
University, Boise, ID. October 20th – 22nd, 2017. (Co-Presentation with Heidi Harley)

2017 The Diachronic Development of Quotative Be Like in American English. Dynamics – Variations
– Systems, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany. June 2nd – 4th, 2017.

2017 Pitch Accent in Hiaki. Workshop on American Indigenous Languages, University of California,
Santa Barbara, CA. May 12th – 13th, 2017.

2013 Well and Its Effect on Negation. 54th Student Conference for Linguistics, Heinrich Heine
Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany. November 13th – 17th, 2013.

Scholarships & Grants

2020 Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) Research and Project Grant
USD 1,000

2020 Social & Behavioral Sciences Research Institute (SBSRI) Dissertation Research Grant
USD 1,000

2014 “Teilstipendium” Universität Augsburg

EUR 2,200

2014 European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies

USD 34,760

Service
Coyote Papers Reviewer (Fall 2019 – present)
Reviewing paper submissions for the Coyote Papers Conference Proceedings.

Speech, Language, and Hearing Cats of Color (Fall 2019 – present)

Active member in the newly founded club, promoting equity and diversity in the field of Speech,
Language, and Hearing Sciences through club meetings, bake sales, volunteering, and
philanthropy.

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GPSC Travel Grant Judge (Fall 2016 - present)

Reviewing applications for the travel grants of the Graduate Professional and Student Council.
Applicants apply to receive funding for conferences, workshops, research, etc.

Tucson Festival of Books (Spring 2019)

Volunteered at the linguistics booth during the Tucson Festival of Books and presented
linguistics to the Tucson community.

Meet Your Major Fair (Fall 2016, Fall 2019)

Volunteered for the linguistics department, introducing undecided majors to linguistics, the
major, and fun activities such as waveform nametags and ultrasound.

Student Alumni Ambassador Association (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

Attended events about job search, application & resumes, and mixers.

English Student Association (October 2012 – June 2016; head October 2015 – June 2016)
Member and leader of the English Student Association at Augsburg University; helped current
students with schedules, classes, and all other academic problems; organized events throughout
the semester; led meetings and coordinated between professors, students, and members as well
as between events and other organizational issues.

Look Who’s Speaking (April 2014 – July 2015)

YouTube-Channel to provide short introductions to phonetics and phonology, breaking down all
fundamental concepts to a very easy and accessible way.

5D Project (April 2015 – July 2015)

Film production with high school students in the context of an international research network
with California, Spain, and Colombia; assisted high school students in developing creative ideas
and their realization in the movie; acquired important soft skills while managing the group of
students.

Tutor for International Students (April 2013 – July 2014)

Assisted new students from abroad to get acquainted with the city, the school, their classes,
student life, etc.; helped in case of problems or the unexpected.

Languages
German native
English near-native
Swedish intermediate (4 years at college)
Spanish beginner (1 year at college)
Latin Intermediate Latin Certificate