What am I doing right now?
Teaching
π£ African American English (as LING 495R Senior Capstone)
Research
- π Working on revising and resubmitting a manuscript.
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‘ Getting ready to move!
π Listening to Timothy Zahnβs Thrawn. (This is my first foray into extra-canonical Star Wars books!)
πΆ Taking organ lessons and working on some foundational techniques. (This is my first time taking music lessons since 2011!)
π§Ά Knitting a red scarf with a pretty cool Japanese cable pattern.
𧩠Toying around with 3x3, 5x5, and 7x7 Rubikβs cubes.
πΊ Watching Abbott Elementary and the latest season of Taskmaster.