I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics. I direct the M.A. Program in Native American Languages Linguistics also known as NAMA) I'm a field linguist with formal training in theoretical linguistics and language documentation revitalization. I conduct research in the Desano and Siriano; two endangered Eastern Tukanoan languages spoken in the Vaupés Region of Brazil and Colombia. More recently, I began to collaborate with Dr. Scott AnderBois) in the documentation and maintenance of A'ingae also known as Cofán) an isolate language spoken in Ecuador.