Research and Interests

I am predominantly interested in morphophonology. My dissertation work includes collecting a broad typological survey of the behavior of tone in reduplication.

If you have any data to share or suggestions for languages to look at, please contact me. A full list of languages currently included in the project can be found at the link below.

Tone in Reduplication

As my work primarily focuses on underrepresented languages, fieldwork is an important aspect in my research. Most of my work has focused on Tz'utujil, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

My work on Tz'utujil has included topics such as the phonetics and phonology of glottalic stops, vowel syncope, and morphological vowel length.

I have collaborated with Lydia Quevedo on a project investigating child language acquisition of absolutive agreement morphology in Mayan languages.

I am currently working on an NSF funded project with researchers at Georgetown University documenting and analyzing Awutu (Kwa), spoken in Ghana.