Assistant Professor
Computational Language Science

	University of Florida Turlington 4129 Gainesville, FL
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I am an interdisciplinary researcher bridging the technological and knowledge gaps between NLP and "pen-and-paper" linguistics. My research builds a virtuous cycle of mutual benefit where natural language processing (NLP) contributes to scientific study of minority languages and that study expands NLP/AI to new languages. My special interest has been languages of the former Soviet Union, where I first encountered language endangerment and did fieldwork with Nakh-Daghestanian languages. I love how my work opens fascinating questions like how might best practices in linguistics change as it integrates AI assistance and how does computational linguistics open doors for academic and community linguists to leverage AI in a positive way.

Before entering academia, I taught English as a Foreign Language for many years, operated as a freelance Russian-English interpreter, and worked several years in the NLP industry. You can read one version of my journey here. I love helping linguists or others from humanities backgrounds to get started with computational methods. Check out my FAQs!

Education

• Ph.D. Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  University of Colorado Boulder
• M.A. Applied Linguistics
  Dallas International University
• B.A. History
  Thomas Edison State College