What am I doing right now?
Teaching
Nothing!
Research
π Working on a textbook about American English varieties with Betsy Evans.
π Working on a paper about Utah English with a student.
π¬π§ Starting some preliminary plans for co-directing a study abroad in the UK next summer.
π Developing some pretty awesome new tools for sociophonetic data analysis. Stay tuned!
Advising
βͺοΈ An MA thesis on how religiosity correlates with language attitudes towards Spanish-accented English.
οΈπ€ An MA thesis on the acoustic correlates of βheroβ and βvillainβ in voice actors.
π£οΈ An MA project that produces materials for Swahili speakers to learn English.
οΈπ§βπ§βπ§βπ§ An MA thesis on address forms for in-laws and other non-core family members.
π€ A HumGrant on the social perception of affricate closure duration in Utah English.
π©πΌβπ€βπ©π» A HumGrant on the effect of pitch on the perceptions of female voices.
Personal
- π‘ Enjoying my new house!
πΆ Taking organ lessons. (This is my first time taking music lessons since 2011!)
π§Ά Knitting a red scarf with a pretty cool Japanese cable pattern.
- πΊ Watching Silo and Ghosts.