Jared Michael Purcell
jaredpurcell11@gmail.com |+1 804.384.3000 | Portfolio: JaredPurcell.com | May 2025
Linguist and education professional with a profound appreciation and understanding of languages, multilingualism, and effective communication. Committed to integrating linguistic knowledge in the educational and professional atmospheres, inspiring students and co-workers.
Educational Career
Additional Post-Graduate Credits (15+)
- George Mason, UMW, Appalachia, and other Universities, Virginia. GPA 4/4 2022–
- VCCS, Course to Credits, College Composition II, Virginia. 2025–
- University of Polaris, Tech Certificate in Indian Motorcycle Maintenance. 2024
Master of Arts: English, Linguistics
- George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. GPA 3.6/4 Winter 2020
Program: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
Thesis: Estonian Language Contact with Russian in the 20th Century: a sociolinguistic approach to grammatical-semantic and paradigm change.
Graduate Certificate: TSOL, Russian and English Practica
- George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. GPA 4/4 Summer 2020
Program: Second Language Instruction (TESL)
Practicum: Russian Language Instruction as a Second Language
Practicum: English Language Instruction in Higher Education.
Thesis: A Reader: Selected Short Stories by N. Gogol.
Bachelor of Arts: Russian Studies & Linguistics
- George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. GPA 3.80/4 Summer 2019
Program: Russian Culture and Language & Linguistics, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
Capstone: Diachronic shift of Finnish-American Multilingualism in the United States.
Anovo, Moscow International University, Moscow, Russia. Summer 2018
+Fulbright-Hayes Funded Field Research, American Council of Teachers of Russian
Lomonosov, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. 2014 – 2015
+Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA GPA 3.5/4. Fall 2012 – Spring 2014
+Program: Political Science and International Relations, Pre-Law
+E&H Rugby team co-founder and Student Government Senator
Advanced High School Diploma
- Randolph-Macon Academy, Military College-Prep School, Front Royal, VA. 2008 – 2012
Secondary School Corps of Cadets Cadre, Executive Officer
+ Drill Team Commander, AFJROTC competitions, NYC Parades and NRA National Conv.
+ Flight Program, 100+ hours, ground school, and aviation certificate.
+ Studied Languages in Contact: Korean, Mandarin, Arabic, German, Spanish, Nigerian
Personal Works and Projects
College Composition Textbook publishing agreement, College Composition II, Lectures on the Consolation of Composition, Philosophy, Linguistics and Voice. To be Completed by Oct 15 2025, for use by 2026, Published by Kendall Hunt. >150p
Project designed as a Master’s capstone to include Russian linguistic pedagogy
Purcell, J. (2020). Selected Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol: A Reader for the Intermediate and Advanced Student of Russian. Graduate Project, George Mason University.
Conference proceedings from a project to expand on previous Phonologic studies into Estonian:
Purcell, J. (2020). OCP Presence in Finnic: Obligatory Contour Principle, a corpus analysis of Finnish and Estonian. ALC14: Arizona Linguistics Circle 14, University of Arizona, Conference Presentation. (2021) Coyote Papers: Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol. 23.
Proceedings from a personal interview on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict:
Purcell, J. (2022) Washington Spectator, Conditions on the Ground. Contributor.
Translation of Russian Linguistic study on Siberian Yupik:
Menovshchikov, G. A. (2021). A Grammar of Asiatic Eskimo language: Phonology, Morphology, Parts of Speech, (P. Haas, Trans.) George Mason University-University of Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center. (Original work published in 1962). English.
Translation of Creative Work from a Richmond Time Dispatch author:
Korsgaard, S. (2021). Ну вот! Шоу-бизнес. (J. Purcell, Trans.) Russian
Korsgaard, S. (2021). Из Самых Темных Глубин, (J. Purcell, Trans.) Russian
Wikipedia Article Contributions: Estonian Grammar, syntax; Russian Grammar; Sith Language; Final Fantasy X: AlBhed Phonology; Tuneful Teachers ; Pastafarianism, The Flying Spaghetti Monster
Conferences Presented and-or Attended
Presented at ALC14: Arizona Linguistics Circle 14, University of Arizona, October 16-18, 2020
Georgetown University, Department of Linguistics, talks and presentations, 2017 – 2022
University of Tartu, Lectures in Semiotics, Linguistics Series 2019 – 2022
BUCLD45: Boston University Conference on Language Development, November 5th-8th
ITL12: Innovations in Teaching & Learning 12, George Mason University, Sept 21-25, 2020
ELM: Experiments in Linguistic Meaning, September 16th-18th, 2020
SALT30: Semantics and Linguistics Committee 30, Cornell University, August 17th, 2020
Awards & Recognition
George Mason University
+ Donor Societies: President’s Circle & Boxwood Society
+ Phi Beta Kappa Society – Academic Honor in Liberal Arts and Sciences
+ Phi Sigma Iota – International Honor of Linguistics and Foreign Languages
+ Dobro Slovo – Slavic Studies Honor (Georgetown University)
+ Delta Alpha Pi – International Graduate Honors for students with disability
+ VA Commonwealth Scholarship
+ Laura Bassi Scholarship 20′ (Partial)
Emory & Henry College
+ Sigma Tau Delta – English Honor Society
+ Pi Gamma Mu – International Social Science Honor
+ Alpha Phi Omega Society – Honor of Service & Organization
+ Dean’s Scholarship
Randolph-Macon Academy: Alumni Profile
+ Board of Directors, Alumni Development Chair
+ NGHS National German Honor Society
+ NHS National Honor Society
+ The Academy’s Own, Veterans of Foreign Wars Award, Lettered Athlete, and others
Employment and Volunteering
Current Employment:
Secondary School English Instructor, Virginia 23′-26′
- Debate Club Coach, County Board Committee Member for legislation and policy
Adjunct Professor, Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Virginia 24′-26′
- ENG 111, ENG 112 Advanced English Composition
Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Master Mason, Patriot Lodge #1957, Fairfax, VA. 2023-Present
- Chair Officer: Senior Deacon
- Blood Donation Coordinator
- Square & Compass Club, Organization Officer
Additional Memberships-Affiliations - Kena Shriners, Manassas, VA. Highlanders Bagpipes, and other groups
- Spotsylvania Lodge #26, Spotsylvania, VA
- Royal Arch, Fredericksburg, VA
- Widow’s Sons Motorcycle Riders Association Life Member
Professional, Education and Academia
Chief of Staff, Fairly Even, New York- Virginia. August 2023 – April 2024
- Licensed Financial Professional, Personal Assistant, Life and Annuities writer
Executive Legal Assistant, The Edwards Law Firm, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Summer 2023
George Mason University, Modern & Classical Languages, Linguistics, Fairfax, VA. 2017 – 2022
- Russian Teacher Assistant, Tutor 2018-2022
+ Olympiada (ACTR) – Russian language judge for heritage speakers B2+ - Field Research 2018-2020
+ Collected data and collaborated with universities in Russia, Finland, and Estonia for the Mason Speech Accent Archive
- Linguist Associate: Language Documentation. 2017 – 2021
+ Document Editor, Translation of Russian academic articles into English on Siberian Yupik. Transcription of elicited native Yupik speech from St. Lawrence Island. Pedagogical materials digitized for educational purposes.
Tutoring in Fairfax Individual Instructor. Burke, VA. January 2020 – May 2021
+ Language Pedagogy: grammar, test prep, speech production for neurodivergent students
Georgetown Preparatory School ESL Instructor, Counselor, Bethesda, MD. Summer 2019
+ Specialized on English phonology, lexicon development, and syntax pedagogy
+ Program Dream No Borders :Class Description:
Professional Shakespeare Company, Fairfax, D.C. 2017 – 2019
+ Primary Actor, scripted and improvisational Shakespearean prose
+ Much Ado About Nothing, Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus(not-produced)
University of Richmond, Richmond, VA. Fall 2015
+ Russian and German Language Tutor, lexicon diversity and case grammar.
Lomonosov, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. Fall 2014 – Spring 2015
+ Philology and Culture Lectures- Faculty of Languages and Area Studies,
+ Journalism in Crimea, Donetsk, Murmansk, Irkutsk, Vladivostok, and other Siberian locations
Emory & Henry College, Campus Development Organizer, Emory, VA. 2013-2014
+ Rugby Club co-founder.
+ Student Government Senate, Chair Member, Housing and Grounds.
Randolph-Macon Academy, Board of Directors, Front Royal, VA. 2013 – 2017
+ Chair Member of Alumni Development Committee
Tailoring and Haberdashery
Brooks Brothers, Full Time Supervisor, Fine Clothing Consultation. Virginia. Spring-Summer 2021
+ Developed American Sign Language initiative for customer inclusivity
+ Personal Consultant for VA political actors and Fear The Walking Dead studios
+ Studied Brooks’ How-to. . .Gentleman literary collection by John Bridges
+ Responsible for custom suiting consultation and sales majority
JoS A. Bank, Full Time Logistics Manager, Fine Clothing Consultation. Virginia. 2021
+ Custom Tailoring Program
+ Studied Alan Flusser’s works: Dressing the Man, Style and the Man.
Misc: Volunteer, Retail, Bartending, and Design
Library of Virginia, From the Page, Archival text transcriber for digitization May 2022 – 2024
+ The Richmond Whig 1883, Enslaved Peoples of VA Documents, and others.
Language Support Development, MMOG gaming community, July 2022– Feb 2023
+ Targeted Estonian, Russian, Finnish Language development
Richmond Virginia Homeless Assistance, Organized food supply for people in need 2014-2022
ACX, Audiobook Narrator. January 2021 – 2022
Lion’s Clubs International, West Breakfast Richmond, Service Volunteer, 2018 – 2023
Bartending Experience, Various Full and Part Time Temporary Employment, Virginia. 2013-2023
Kendra Scott, Retail Associate, Reston Town Center, N. VA. Spring-Summer 2019
Gamestop Prestige, Retail Associate, Franklin Farms, N. VA. Spring-Summer 2019
VA Alcohol Beverage Control, Associate, Richmond, VA. Summer 2014
+ VA RSVP & MART “Bartender Certification.”
Best Value Supermarket, (Closed) Retail, Mathews, VA. Summer 2013
Unique Design Florist, Designer-Delivery-Retail, Mathews, VA. 2007 – 2009
Mathews Memorial Library, Library Assistant, Mathews, VA. 2005 – 2006
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