I am an Associate Professor in the Program in Linguistics at Princeton University, which I joined in 2017. I received my Ph.D. in linguistics from UC Berkeley in 2016.

I am a field linguist specializing in the description and documentation of African, Oceanic, and more recently Papuan languages. My documentary work is guided by and contributes to linguistic theory, specifically in the domain of phonology. Most of my recent research in this domain has focused on tone. I also venture into typological, areal, and historical & comparative linguistics.

My research focuses on the languages of southern Chad, in particular Laal (isolate) and Fanya (Bua, Niger-Congo), as well as the 'Khoisan' languages of the Kalahari Basin (!Xun, Juǀ’hoan), the Kanak languages of New Caledonia (Paicî, Cèmuhî, Drubea, Numèè, Nemi, Xârâcùù), and the Lakes Plain languages of West Papua (in particular Waritai).

Most of my documentary work involves collaborations with other fields of research, specifically anthropology, ethnomusicology, ethnobotany, and archaeology.