Helen Smith Cairns

Background

Cairns, Helen Smith was born on December 5, 1938 in Longview, Texas, United States. Daughter of Jack Ike and Ozelle (Haltom) Smith.

Education

Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1970.

Career

From assistant professor to professor communication arts and science, Queens College, CUNY, since 1971; dean graduate studies and research, Queens College, CUNY, 1980-1989; chairperson department communication arts and science, Queens College, CUNY, 1977-1980, 89-.

Achievements

• Helen Smith Cairns has been listed as a noteworthy psycholinguist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Psycholinguistics: A Cognitive View of Language

Membership

Member Linguistics Society of America, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Charles E. Cairns, February 29, 1968. Children: Rick, Helene, Stewart.

Father:

Jack Ike Smith

Mother:

Ozelle (Haltom) Smith

Spouse:

Charles E. Cairns

child:

Rick Cairns

child:

Helene Cairns

child:

Stewart Cairns