John Joseph Staczek
Linguist, educator
Born Mar. 1, 1943, Toledo (OH), U.S.; son John and Mary (Kosnikowski); married Camille (Mikulak); children: Jason, Eric.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Ohio State University, Columbus, 1965; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1970, Ph.D. (in linguistics), 1973, Georgetown University, Washington (DC).
Career: analyst, National Security Agency, Ft. George G. Meade (MD), 1965-69; prof., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1973-76, Florida International University, Miami, 1976-83, Georgetown University, 1983 -; senior Fulbright researcher to Poland, 1994.
Author: editor, Perspectives on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education, 1985; On Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan Linguistics, 1988; numerous articles in proflessional journals.
Member of: Linguistic Society of America; Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages; American Dialect Society; board directors member, Georgetown University Press; editorial board member, Studia Anglica Posnaniensia (Poland), and Papers and Studies in Conrrastive Linguistics; Polish Institute of Arts and Science of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors: senior lecturer, Nicaragua, 1971-72, Colombia, 1975, U.S. Fulbright Commission.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Polish, German.
Hobbies: furniture restoration, woodworking, photography.
Home: 7504 Glennon Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.