School of Humanities and Sciences
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Samuel Page
Ph.D. Student in Slavic Languages and Literatures, admitted Autumn 2021
Research Assistant, Slavic DepartmentCurrent Research and Scholarly InterestsEastern European literature; Eastern European religions; literary theory.
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Matthew Palmer
Lecturer in Civic, Liberal, and Global Education
Ph.D. Student in Chinese, admitted Autumn 2018
Ph.D. Minor, LinguisticsBioMatthew Palmer (he/him/his) is a Lecturer in Civic, Liberal, and Global Education (COLLEGE).
Fluent in Modern Standard Chinese ("Mandarin") and Japanese, Matthew focuses his research at the intersection of corpus linguistics and computer-assisted language learning. His recent doctoral dissertation reveals previously-unattested language learner comprehension gaps pertaining to the perfective δΊ† "le": a ubiquitous yet frequently misunderstood Chinese grammatical marker. During his time as a Ph.D. candidate in Stanford's Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Matthew taught Chinese linguistics and advanced Chinese language courses.
Matthew holds professional experience in East Asia product localization, automated language assessment, and pedagogical inclusivity training. He is a recipient of the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), the U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Scholarship, the U.S. Department of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Fellowship, and the Stanford University Pigott Scholars Award.
In his spare time, Matthew is passionate about mindfulness, video games, and group fitness. -
Jackson Smith Parell
Master of Arts Student in Public Policy, admitted Winter 2020
BioJackson Parell is a senior majoring in Economics and pursuing a master's degree in Public Policy. During his undergraduate, Jackson focused on measuring and quantifying the effects of climate change and implementing policy and entrepreneurial solutions to address those effects. He has industry experience in strategic consulting, computational research, engineering and VC, which have equipped him with a deep understanding of both teams and technology. Jackson is an avid outdoorsman, holding the world record for the youngest hiker to complete the calendar year triple crown (read more below), and spends his free time climbing, surfing, and volunteering for local governments in the Bay Area.
