7.1302, Sum: Forensic Linguistics Programs

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Subject: 7.1302, Sum: Forensic Linguistics Programs

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Date:  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 21:10:25 CDT
From:  thibalt at cc.UManitoba.CA (Sylvie Thibault)
Subject:  Sum. Forensic Linguistics Programs

As promised, here are the results of my search for programs in Forensic
Linguistics and/or Linguistics and the Law. Thanks a bundle to all who
replied...

Younes Mourchid <mourchid at mizar.usc.edu>
Charlie Rowe <rowe at email.unc.edu>
Christen Marie Pearson <cpearson at indiana.edu>
Paul newman <pnxxpn at indiana.edu>
Diana Eades <deades at metz.une.edu.au>
Bernard.S. Jackson" <bsj at liverpool.ac.uk>
Gregory Ward <ward at pg-13.ling.nwu.edu>
Malcolm Coulthard <r.m.coulthard at bham.ac.uk>
Sue Blackwell <blackwellsa at vms1.bham.ac.uk>

1-Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) does not have a Ph.D. program in
  forensic linguistics as such, although there are people with an interest
  in the topic. (Professor Newman, for one, is teaching a brand new
  lower-level undergraduate course in Language and Law this semester.) There
  would be nothing, however, to prevent a student whose area of
  specialization was sociolinguists to write a thesis or a forensic
  linguistics topic. Contact Professor Paul Newman pnxxpn at indiana.edu>

2-The Department of Linguistics at the University of New England (Armidale,
  New South Wales, Australia) welcomes applications from students wishing to
  do a PhD  in Forensic Linguistics and/or Linguistics and the Law.  Special
  interests of staff members include forensic phonetics, semantics and the
  law, sociolinguistics and the law, cross-cultural communication in legal
  contexts (particularly with indigenous groups), translating/interpreting,
  allegedly fabricated confessions.

  One of the department's special interests is in the development of the
  field of forensic linguistics and in 1995 it hosted the second conference
  of the International Association of Forensic Linguists.

  The university offers all its courses, including the PhD, by
  distance/external mode and well as on-campus/internal mode. For further
  information about the department, the PhD or scholarships please contact
  Dr.Diana Eades <deades at metz.une.edu.au>.

3-Professor Bernard S. Jackson at the University of Liverpool is available
  to supervise PhDs in linguistics and the law. His approach may be seen
  from his recent book: Making Sense in Law. Linguistic, Psychological
  and Semiotic Perspectives (Deborah Charles Publications, 1995).
  He has colleagues in both linguistics (Michael Hoey) and psychology
  (David Canter) with whom supervision in forensic linguistics can be
  arranged. Contact Professor B.S. Jackson <bsj at liverpool.ac.uk>

4-There is no PhD programme in Birmingham because they do not have PhD
  programmes - the British system assumes a firm grounding in Linguistics
  and therefore expects only a thesis. However, Professor Malcolm
  Coulthard is curently supervising theses in the general areas of
  language and the law. Birmingham has a forensic linguistics
  staff/postgraduate research group and they also edit the journal
  Forensic Linguistics from there.
  Contact Professor Coulthard <r.m.coulthard at bham.ac.uk>

5-Northwestern offers a joint jd/phd program that encompasses language and
  the law.
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The Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University participates in
an interdisciplinary J.D./Ph.D. Program, which is open to a small number
of students who intend to pursue an academic career and whose teaching
and research will be enriched by both the J.D. and the Ph.D. degrees.
Dual, parallel admission to the School of Law and The Graduate School is
required.  To participate in this program, students should contact the
Director of the Law and Social Science Program (see address below).
Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both the School of
Law and the Linguistics Department of The Graduate School, and must have
written approval of the School of Law, the Graduate School, and the
Linguistics Department for participation in the program.

The program allows students to complete both degrees in approximately
six years.  Requirements for the J.D. and Ph.D. degrees are determined
by the School of Law, The Graduate School, and the Linguistics
Department for participation in the program.  Financial aid is decided
independently by each school.  J.D./Ph.D. students who receive financial
aid in the form of loans from the School of Law may be eligible for
forgiveness of all or part of their repayment obligations if they
complete both degrees and accept teaching or research appointments after
completion of their training.

For further information, visit the JD/PhD web page, located at
http://www.ling.nwu.edu/jd-phd.html, or contact the Director of the Law
and Social Science Program, Northwestern University, Department of
Sociology, 1810 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60208-1330; phone (847)
491-5415; fax (847) 491-9907.

Other contact: Gregory Ward <gw at nwu.edu>, Department of Linguistics,
Northwestern University 2016 Sheridan Road, Evanston IL  60208-4090
tel: 847-491-8055, fax: 847-491-3770
www: http://www.ling.nwu.edu/~ward/home.html

7-Electronic information about Forensic Linguistics and Linguistics and
  the Law is available through "Language in the Judicial
  Process" (LJP) http://ljp.la.utk.edu

  Updates of the IAFL (International Association of Forensic Linguists)
  can be obtained from this site.

8-General electronic information about universities and journals can be
  obtained through http://www.sil.org/linguistics/journals.html as well as
  http://www.sil.org/linguistics/univ.html

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