I cover the areas of Phonetics and Phonology.  My training is primarily in Theoretical Phonology.  I am also interested in the phonetic documentation and analysis of well-known languages as well as previously undocumented or under-documented languages and/or dialects.

My current research projects include strictly theoretical issues as well as the close analysis of the phonetic (articulatory and acoustic) and phonological properties of primary linguistic data and the implications of this for Phonological Theory.  I have recently become engaged in the exploration of the role that perception plays in the interpretation impoverished phonetic input.

LING 201 Introduction to Linguistics
LING 401 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
LING 402 Modern English Grammar
LING 420 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
LING 421 History of the English Language
LING 510 Historical and Comparative Linguistics
LING 533 Psycholinguistics
LING 534 Phonological Analysis
LING 501 Current Trends: Morphology
LING 501 Current Trends: Experimental Acoustic Phonetics

The Interaction of Epenthesis and Nasal Assimilation Cross-linguistically

Ponapean Phonology and Optimality Theory

“Auditory Distinctiveness and the Perception of Voiceless Stop Consonants in Continuous Speech”

“The Production and Perception of American English /p,t,k/”

“Vowel Reduction and Syncope in American English”

“Phonological Weight and Phonetic Duration”

“Phonetic Duration and the Tense/Lax Distinction in American English”

“Ponapean Weight and [+/-consonantal]

“Binary Features and Consonant-Vowel Interactions in Ponapean”