Paul Kidhardt

PROFILE

I currently research how statistical methods are conceptualized, used, and interpreted in quantitative Hispanic (socio)linguistics. I hope to contribute to our discipline by underscoring the limits of statistical testing in our field, and demonstrating the best path to navigate the new statistics (effect sizes, confidence intervals, meta-analysis), as well as Bayesian methods, ensuring that we maintain a broad and evolving awareness of the trends in statistical best practices. Only in this way will we build the highest integrity academic record in quantitative linguistics in general, and in Hispanic variationist sociolinguistics in particular. At UCD, I intend to use these quantitative skills to help my fellow researchers, and in my own empirical studies in identity construction, as well as academic and literary Spanish.
 

EDUCATION AND DEGREE(S)

• MA, Spanish Sociolinguistics, Summa cum laude, Arizona State University
• BA, Anthropology & Sociology, Summa cum laude, Florida International University
• BA, Spanish Literature, Summa cum laude, Florida International University
   

RESEARCH INTEREST(S)

• Quantitative Hispanic Linguistics (Research Methods & Statistics)
• Sociolinguistics
• Academic Spanish
• Identity Construction
   

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Arizona State University: Elementary SPA 101 & 102 (classroom & online), Fundamentals SPA 111, Intermediate SPA 201 & 202 (classroom & online)
   

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Kidhardt P. (2015). New Directions in Quantitative Hispanic Sociolinguistics (Master’s Thesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona).
• Kidhardt P. (2014). Fall of the p paradigm: Modern methods for reporting linguistic research. Spanish Academic Network. At http://www.spanishacademic.com/2014/01Stat01.html
• Kidhardt P. (2014). Lezama Lima y su interpretación de la americanidad. Spanish Academic Network. At http://www.spanishacademic.com/2014/01Lit16.html
• Kidhardt P. (2014). Leopoldo Alas “Clarín”: Una aproximación a su pensamiento filosófico-jurídico. Spanish Academic Network. At http://www.spanishacademic.com/2014/01Lit11.html
• Kidhardt P. (2013). En torno a la tradición picaresca: Lazarillo de Tormes y Periquillo Sarniento. Spanish Academic Network. At http://www.spanishacademic.com/2013/01Lit07.html
   

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Departmental Award for Excellence in Anthropology & Sociology (Florida International University)
• Phi Beta Kappa, Dean’s List for 5 years (Florida International University)