I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. My research focuses on phonological typology and particularly the sound change dynamics associated with the emergence and maintenance of complex and rare patterns, including highly complex syllable structure and ejective consonants. Recently I have begun approaching these issues using historical reconstruction data on a large scale in addition to synchronic typological data.

At the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, I primarily teach core courses in phonology. Within the Department of Linguistics, I also serve as the Undergraduate Advisor, the Tuesday Seminar Series coordinator, and the faculty advisor for the Studies in Phonology (SIP) reading group. I am also a co-editor of the Topics in Phonological Diversity book series through Language Science Press, and I have been an organizer for the International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation.

Education

PhD in Linguistics, 2017, University of New Mexico

MA in Linguistics, 2010, University of New Mexico

BS in Physics, 2004, University of Notre Dame