Intro 🌷

I’m a first-year PhD student at UBC Linguistics. With a computer science background, I work primarily on projects involving technological developments to support language revitalization.

I recently completed my MA in Linguistics, also at UBC. Under the supervision of Miikka Silfverberg, I wrote my thesis on cross-lingual enhancements to automatic glossing. The languages of focus are the Nothern Interior members of the Salish family (nɬeʔkepmxcín, Secwepemctsín, and St’át’imcets), spoken in the Pacific Northwest. The goal is to use machine learning to automate part of the language documentation process.

I have also been working with Chris Hammerly on projects for Ojibwe, as a member of the ELF Lab. Most recently, we developed a finite-state transducer (FST) to provide tools for speakers and learners, like a conjugator and text parser. Previously, I wrote some tools for eye-tracking psycholinguistics research.

I’m involved in linguistic fieldwork with the nɬeʔkepmxcín Lab, working with speakers to record and understand their language to support the next generation of learners.

Before my graduate studies, I got my BSc in Computer Science (Co-op) and Linguistics at UManitoba (‘22). My undergraduate research was in sociolinguistics.

Outside of research, I spend my time enjoying the outdoors (learning to identify birds and flowers, tearing out invasive plants, etc.), trying out different soup recipes, and listening to 70s music.

Papers 🪷

Full CV 🌿

…can be found here!