Background
Lazar, Michelle Maria was born in Singapore.
Lazar, Michelle Maria was born in Singapore.
Bachelor with honors, National University Singapore, 1989. Master of Arts in English Language, National University Singapore, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, Lancaster University, England, 1998.
Assistant professor National University Singapore, Singapore, 1999—2007, associate professor, since 2007, assistant dean faculty arts & social science, since 2009, Journal Social Semiotic, London, since 2008. Member, international editorial board Journal Visual Communication, London, since 2000, Journal Discourse and Society, London, since 2000, Journal Linguistics and Human Science, London, since 2003, Journal Language and Capitalism, Loughborough, since 2006, Journal Register and Context, Bochum, Germany, since 2007, Revisita Linguistica y Lenguas Applicades, Valencia, Spain, since 2006. Colloquium convenor Sociolinguistic Symposium, Bristol, 2000.
External examiner University Macquarie, Sydney, 2001. Secretary, conference organizer International Language Mind Conference, Singapore, 2002. Judge British Association Applied Linguistics, 2004.
Invited peer reviewer Journal Critical Discourse Studies, London, since 2005, Journal Society and Animals, 2005, Southwest Journal Linguistics, Texas, since 2006, Journal Text and Talk, Berlin, since 2008, Journal Language and Politics, Amsterdam, Netherlands, since 2008, Journal Discourse Studies, London, since 2008, Feminist Media Studies, London, since 2007, European Journal International Relations, London, since 2007. Keynote speaker International Summer School Discourse Studies, Aalborg, Denmark, 2006. Founding editor, routledge critical studies discourse series Routledge Publishers, New York, since 2007.
Academic convenor, gender studies programme National University Singapore, Singapore, since 2008. Member, conference organizer International Conference Multimodality, Singapore, 2008, Gender Asia Conference, Singapore, since 2009. Keynote speaker International Language and Teaching Conference, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, since 2009.
Member, international advisory committee International Congress Women, Izmir, Turkey, since 2009.
Member Singapore Kindness Movement, 2004. Life member Association Women Action and Research, Singapore, 2004. Life member, benefactor and volunteer (fundraising, and dog minding) Action Singapore Dogs Charity, 2005.
Member and volunteer (shelter help and pet care counsellor) Prevention Cruelty against Animals, 2006. Member Animal Concerns Research and Education Society, Singapore, 2007. Donor Tzaung Myanmar Children's School Building Fund, Singapore, 2007.
Member of Organization Study Communication, Language and Gender, Sociologists Women Society, British Association Applied Linguistics, International Gender and Language Association (elected member advisory council since 2008).