If you’re interested in working with me:

• You need to have taken at least one course with me for me to consider serving as your major professor or as a committee member.
• Your topics of interest should fit within my areas of expertise.
  • Topics:
    • • Major: phonology, phonetics, laboratory phonology, Romance languages
      • More specific: coarticulation and gestural overlap, phonetic variability, speech perception, languages in contact (phonetic/phonological level)
      • I do not work with: tone, applied L2 acquisition, qualitative analysis of speech (attitudes, identity work). If your topic is somewhat, but not entirely, within my areas of expertise, we can consider other advisors or find a co-advisor.
    • Methodology: I am most familiar with quantitative, experimental work (acoustic and perception) conducted in a laboratory or collected from interview data. I value careful experimental work driven by clearly articulated questions.  I do not have experience with qualitative methodologies or intonation/tone.
• Choosing a major professor is a two-way conversation.  You should evaluate whether I am the best fit for you academically, professionally and personally, and I will consider whether I can be a helpful advisor to you.

Letters of recommendation

All requests must be received a minimum of two weeks before the deadline.

• Consider whether I can write you a positive, evidence-based letter.  This means I need to have worked with you in some substantial capacity—e.g., in a class or research.
• In your email request for a letter, please send me the following:
  • Which class you took with me (especially if it was a while ago!)
  • An updated copy of your CV/resume
  • Information about the job/program you need the letter for
  • Due date and link to submission portal
  • Any requirements about topics to be discussed or length of letter
  • If it’s not already obvious, why you’re applying to this opportunity
  • Anything else that’s relevant for me to know (e.g., if you have two other recommenders speaking to your teaching ability, then I will focus elsewhere)