Research Experience
Original Research Lead | dscout, inc.
2021-2022
- Conducts original co-marketing research with UXRs from dscout partner organizations on understudied topics and populations
- Writes thought leadership content and original research report for industry-leading People Nerds blog
- Co-produces and co-hosts People Nerds Podcast
Research Project Manager + Author | Pitzer College
2015-2020
- Managed team of four in collecting, cleaning, and coding linguistic data.
- Analyzes with quantitative sociolinguistic methods and qualitative discourse analysis.
- Co-authored book with Cambridge press. Previously presented research at five national conferences (LSA, NWAV).
Qualitative Researcher | dscout, inc.
Contracting Researcher2020-2021
Research Studio Lead 2020
Research Analyst, 2017-2019
- Responsible for all aspects of project life cycle, including research design, client communication, recruiting & fieldwork, data analysis, and deliverable creation.
- Collaborated with engineering and data analysis departments to improve dscout’s user experience, innovate new platform features, and train models for NLP analysis.
Graduate Teaching Assistant| North Carolina State University
2015-2017
- Taught “Academic Writing and Research” as instructor of record; won award for excellence in student teaching.
- Co-authored two publications on online social justice discourse with Dr. Walt Wolfram.
- Managed NC State Linguistics’ social media and web presence; spearheaded new branding & content strategy; grew social media following by 200%.
Other Experience
Online Content Manager, Language and Life Project at NCSU
Raleigh, NC | 01/2016-present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC | 08/2015-05/2017
English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan | 08-2013-07/2014
Education
M.A. English, Linguistics Concentration
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC | 2017
GPA: 3.96
B.A. Honors Combined Linguistics and Sociocultural Anthropology
Pitzer College, Claremont, CA | 2013
GPA: 3.85
Awards and Honors
First Place in Humanities Research, North Carolina State University Graduate Research Symposium | 2017
Nomination for Excellence in Student Teaching, North Carolina State University Graduate Program | 2017
Fulbright Taiwan Outstanding ETA Performance Award, Fulbright Taiwan | 2014
Honors Graduation, Pitzer College | 2013
Academic Publications
Eisenhauer, K. (2017, March). The Ideological Significance of YouTube Commentary on Language Vignettes. In Charleston, South Carolina: Southeastern Conference on Linguistics presentation.
Fought, C., & Eisenhauer, K. (2016, January). A quantitative analysis of gendered compliments in Disney princess films. In Washington, DC: Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting presentation.
Fought, C., & Eisenhauer, K. (2016, November). Gendered Compliment Behavior in Disney and Pixar: A Quantitative Analysis. In Vancouver, BC: New Ways of Analyzing Variation presentation.
Fought, C., & Eisenhauer, K. (2022). Language and Gender in Children’s Animated Films. Cambridge University Press.
Wolfram, W., & Eisenhauer, K. (2019). Implicit sociolinguistic bias and social justice. In The Routledge Companion to the Work of John R. Rickford (pp. 269-280). Routledge.