Academic Appointments
Main Appointments:
Oct 2020 – Present Graduate Faculty, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Sep 2020 – Present Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Linguistics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Sep 2011 – Jun 2020 Doctoral Researcher, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Netherlands
Supervisor: Prof. Willem Adelaar
Visiting and Guest Appointments:
Aug 2025 – Present Guest Researcher, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Netherlands
Sponsor: Dr. Jesse Wichers Schreur
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Patience Epps
Jan 2018 – Dec 2018 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Patience Epps
Apr 2016 – Dec 2016 Visiting Researcher, Language & Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Overall
Sep 2015 – Feb 2016 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Marianne Mithun
Sep 2014 – Dec 2014 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Marianne Mithun
Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Visiting Researcher, Language & Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Overall
Nov 2012 – Dec 2012 Visiting Researcher, Centre for Research on Language Diversity, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Overall
Research Assistantships:
Sep 2010 – Oct 2010 Research Assistant, Linguistics and English Language, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Supervisor: Dr. Thom Scott-Phillips
Oct 2020 – Present Graduate Faculty, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Sep 2020 – Present Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Linguistics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Sep 2011 – Jun 2020 Doctoral Researcher, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Netherlands
Supervisor: Prof. Willem Adelaar
Visiting and Guest Appointments:
Aug 2025 – Present Guest Researcher, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, Netherlands
Sponsor: Dr. Jesse Wichers Schreur
Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Patience Epps
Jan 2018 – Dec 2018 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Patience Epps
Apr 2016 – Dec 2016 Visiting Researcher, Language & Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Overall
Sep 2015 – Feb 2016 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Marianne Mithun
Sep 2014 – Dec 2014 Visiting Researcher, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
Sponsor: Prof. Marianne Mithun
Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Visiting Researcher, Language & Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Overall
Nov 2012 – Dec 2012 Visiting Researcher, Centre for Research on Language Diversity, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Supervisor: Dr. Simon Overall
Research Assistantships:
Sep 2010 – Oct 2010 Research Assistant, Linguistics and English Language, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Supervisor: Dr. Thom Scott-Phillips
Academic Degrees
Jun 2020 PhD in Linguistics, Leiden University, Netherlands
Dissertation: A Grammatical Description of Shiwiar
Supervisors: Prof. Willem Adelaar, Dr. Simon Overall
Committee: Prof. Patience Epps, Prof. Maarten Mous, Prof. Leo Wetzels, Dr. Martine Bruil, Dr. Rik van Gijn
Jun 2010 MA (with First Class Honours) in Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dissertation: Cotopaxi Quichua: A Phonological Description and an Analysis of Stops and Affricates in Central Highland Ecuadorian Quichua
Supervisors: Prof Alice Turk, Dr Bert Remijsen
Dissertation: A Grammatical Description of Shiwiar
Supervisors: Prof. Willem Adelaar, Dr. Simon Overall
Committee: Prof. Patience Epps, Prof. Maarten Mous, Prof. Leo Wetzels, Dr. Martine Bruil, Dr. Rik van Gijn
Jun 2010 MA (with First Class Honours) in Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Dissertation: Cotopaxi Quichua: A Phonological Description and an Analysis of Stops and Affricates in Central Highland Ecuadorian Quichua
Supervisors: Prof Alice Turk, Dr Bert Remijsen
Further Qualifications
Sep 2016 Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs [University Level Teaching Qualification], Leiden University, Netherlands
Further Education
Jun 2013 LOT Summer School 2013, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Jan 2013 LOT Winter School 2013, Leiden University, Netherlands
Jan 2012 LOT Winter School 2012, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Jul 2011 – Aug 2011 LSA Institute 2011: Language in the World, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Aug 2010 – Sep 2010 DGfS-CNRS Summer School on Linguistic Typology, University of Leipzig, Germany
Jul 2010 3L International Summer School on Language Documentation and Description, Leiden University, Netherlands
Jan 2013 LOT Winter School 2013, Leiden University, Netherlands
Jan 2012 LOT Winter School 2012, Tilburg University, Netherlands
Jul 2011 – Aug 2011 LSA Institute 2011: Language in the World, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Aug 2010 – Sep 2010 DGfS-CNRS Summer School on Linguistic Typology, University of Leipzig, Germany
Jul 2010 3L International Summer School on Language Documentation and Description, Leiden University, Netherlands