Lynn Yong-Shi Hou
Education:
B.A., Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., Linguistics, The University of Texas at Austin
Dissertation:“Making hands”: Family sign languages in the San Juan Quiahije community
Thesis Advisor:Richard P. Meier, Professor of Linguistics and Angela M. Nonaka, Professor of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin
Research Topic:The emergence of words in new sign languages
Mentor:Carol A. Padden, Professor of Communication and Center for Research in Language, University of California, San Diego
Current Position:Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara