Rebecca
(or Rivka or Becka as she is also
known) is a great fan of university, having attended seven institutions in ten years including Dalhousie University, McGill University, University of
St. Petersburg (in Russia, not Florida), and University of Ottawa. Along the way she has managed to
collect B.A.'s in Russian Studies and Linguistics, receiving the University
medal in Linguistics at Dalhousie in 2001.
She completed a Master's degree in Sociolinguistics at the University of Ottawa focussing on Optimality Theory, Phonology and Variationist Sociolinguistics. In addition to her studies, she was employed as a research assistant at the Sociolinguistics laboratory at the University of Ottawa.
After completing her Master's degree in Sociolinguistics she worked in Market research for Ipsos-Direct. She left there and is planning to move to Montréal and start a business there.
In her leisure time she enjoys writing fiction and surfing the internet.
She currently lives in Gatineau, Québec, with her wonderful cats, Noah and Frodo. The cats are helping her pack for the move to Montréal.