I am an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University.
My primary research interests lie in language variation and change stemming from situations of ethnic contact in the US. I study the variation related to
social identities, institutional ideologies, and the hegemonic structure of race.
I have conducted research on a number of topics including historical
variation in African American Language morphosyntax, English prosodic rhythm comparisons between South Florida ethnicities, and the relationship between the language, ethnicity, and social identity
of pre-teens.
Dissertation: Race, ethnicity, interests, and linguistic variation at a primarily Black Miami middle school (link)
10/27/2023
New Publication
An advanced copy of my new publication "The English Prosodic Rhythm of African- and Haitian-Americans in South Florida" is now out in American Speech
(link)!
5/25/2023
I'm bad at remembering to post updates.
Turns out I don't consider my website until someone emails me to tell me something is broken on my website. Whoops.
8/24/2022
I'm happy to announce my book series "Words in My World!"
These educational texts provide early elementary students with a basic introduction to linguistics through the lens of variation in the US.
Available for pre-order anywhere books are sold with a 9/27 release date!
