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UC San Diego, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2024
Dissertation title:The Semantics and Pragmatics of Echo Questions in Korean
Currently, Linguistic Engineer, Tenarai
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UC San Diego, Linguistics, undergraduate student, Honors Program, advisor, 2020-2021
Currently, Currently, graduate student, Fordham University School of Law
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UC San Diego, Linguistics, graduate student, advisor, 2017-19

UC San Diego, Linguistics, graduate student, advisor, 2016-19

UC San Diego, Linguistics, M.A. 2015, co-advisor
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UC San Diego, Linguistics, Honors Program, B.A. 2013, advisor
Honors Thesis title:That’s not art: Backhanded sentences and distant worlds
University of Chicago, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2019.

UC San Diego, Linguistics, graduate student, co-advisor, 2007-2013

UC San Diego, Linguistics, M.A. 2012, advisor

UC San Diego, Linguistics, Honors Program, B.A. 2012, advisor
Honors Thesis title: Free relative clauses in Nieves Mixtec
University of Chicago, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2020
Currently, Instructor in Linguistics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

UC San Diego, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2011, co-chair (with Rachel Mayberry)
Dissertation title:The Nature of the Semantic Scale: Evidence from Sign Language Research
Currently, Professor, Linguistics Department, Harvard University
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UC San Diego, Linguistics, graduate student, co-advisor, 2007-2011
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UC San Diego, Linguistics, Ph.D. 2009, co-chair (with John Moore)
Dissertation title:From words to structure: How syntax can affect the distribution and interpretation of verbs and their arguments. Three case studies from Japanese
Currently, Professor, Linguistics Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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