Background
Fox, Cynthia Austin was born on June 22, 1954 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Daughter of Austin McCracken and Jean McLean (Coatsworth) Fox.
linguist foreign language educator
Fox, Cynthia Austin was born on June 22, 1954 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Daughter of Austin McCracken and Jean McLean (Coatsworth) Fox.
Bachelor of Arts in French Studies, Brown University, 1976. Master of Arts in French Linguistics, Indiana University, 1982. Master of Arts in General Linguistics, Indiana University, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy in French Linguistics, Indiana University, 1989.
Chair French department, Gunston School, Centreville, Maryland., 1977-1980; lecturer English, U. Strasbourg, France, 1982-1983; teaching fellow, Bloomington (Indiana) Montessori School, 1984-1985; visiting lecturer French, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1986-1988; lecturer French studies, State University of New York, Albany, 1988-1990; assistant professor French studies, State University of New York, Albany, since 1990.
Member American Association Teachers French, American Association Supervisors and Coordinators Foreign Language Programs, American Council of Teaching of Foreign Languages (selection committee Paul Pimsleur award for research in foreign language education 1990), American Dialect Society, Linguistic Society of America (summer institute fellow 1985).
Married Russell David Youngman, July 23, 1988.