Research

Research Interests

  • Linguistic Phylogenetics
  • Diachronic Phonology and Prosody
  • Computational Modeling of Sound Change
  • Grammaticalization theory
  • Indo-Iranian and Greek Linguistics

Research Experience

  • Summer 2023-present: Research Assistant to Prof. David Goldstein, Department of Linguistics, UCLA

Publications

Articles

  • 2023: “Gendered Language in Aristophanes’ ‘Birds.’” in Persephone: The Harvard Undergraduate Classics Journal Vol. 8.1 (Spring 2023): 12-29.
  • 2023: “Between Need, Want, Material and Innate Beauty: Tracing Shades of Erōs.” in Corvus Vol. 13 (Spring 2023): 27-35.
  • 2023: “Mind your Language Mister! A Case Study in Aristophanic Humor.“ in Animus: University of Chicago Classical Journal Vol. 3.1 (Winter 2023): 36-51.

Presentations

 

  • October, 2024: Accepted, “Re-mixing a piss-poor etymology: on Gk. μοιχός and OE (ge)māh” WeCIEC 35: Annual UCLA Indo-European Conference
  • July 11, 2024: “Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend: Sanskrit loanwords into English” Classics 185: Origins and Nature of English Vocabulary, UCLA
  • June 28, 2024: “Towards an integrative approach to the investigation of linguistic phylogenies” 5th Munich-UCLA Historical Linguistics Colloquium (Presentation Materials available here)
  • May 29, 2024: “FSAs, FSTs and sequence alignment in phylogenetic studies: The case of Tocharian B” UCLA Program in Indo-European Studies Graduate Seminar

Courses

  • Fall 2024: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Historical Linguistics (LING-110), UCLA— Faculty Supervisor: Professor David Goldstein
  • Summer 2024: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to the Study of Language (LING-1), UCLA— Faculty Supervisor: Corrina Fuller
  • Fall 2021: Instructor of Record for Urdu (ALS-100), Grinnell College

Awards

 

  • 2024: UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship
  • 2023: Institute for the Study of Global Antiquity Graduate Fellowship
  • 2022: Joan Palevsky Chair Post-Baccalaureate Scholarship in Classics
  • 2022: CAMWS Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Classical Studies
  • 2022: Gus and Elfie Kalfass Prize for Excellence in German Studies
  • 2021: Gerald W. LaLonde Fellowship in Classical Studies
  • 2021: UC Berkeley Intensive Greek Workshop Tuition Rebate
  • 2019: Institute for Global Engagement Summer Language Study Scholarship