Active with the TGDP: 2002-2004
BA in Germanic Studies (UT Austin)
Cheryl was double majoring in German and Linguistics at UT Austin, and her BA honors thesis was titled “Phonological Developments in New Braunfels German.” Her areas of interest included phonetics, phonology and language acquisition. As a native Texan whose family immigrated to Texas from Germany and spoke fluent German until two generations ago, she feels strongly about the importance of studying and preserving Texas German. Her outside interests include piano performance, painting, and drawing. She currently lives in Austin, works in software as a User Interface Designer and most recently as a Lead Project Designer, and she’s a mom.
