About Me
Hello! I am a second-year PhD student at UCLA Linguistics, specializing in (Psycho-)phonology and phonetics. I study how the structure and fine details of language are produced, perceived, and changed with various methodologies, such as experimentation, computation, and fieldwork. In particular, I am interested in the relation between phonology and the phonetic and psycholinguistic reality of articulation, planning, and processing. For more details, see my CV.
My MA Thesis (i.e., qualifying paper), advised by Kie Zuraw, investigates how the timing of the retrieval of lexical entries and associated phonological units affects phonological variation, specifically external sandhi, during speech planning. Previously, I worked with Yao Yao, Keith Johnson, Alexandra Pfiffner, and Jonathan Havenhill.
My MA Thesis (i.e., qualifying paper), advised by Kie Zuraw, investigates how the timing of the retrieval of lexical entries and associated phonological units affects phonological variation, specifically external sandhi, during speech planning. Previously, I worked with Yao Yao, Keith Johnson, Alexandra Pfiffner, and Jonathan Havenhill.
News
09/03/2026 - I am currently on the second field trip to Tawau, Malaysia, led by Jian-Leat Siah, to document and investigate the nasalization of voiced stops in Kalabakan Murut.
08/15/2026 - Our paper, The co-variance of acoustic cues and lip gestures in the production of the Mandarin sibilant contrast, co-authored with Alexandra Pfiffner, to appear in Laboratory Phonology. DOI: doi.org/10.16995/labphon.20289.
08/15/2026 - Our paper, The co-variance of acoustic cues and lip gestures in the production of the Mandarin sibilant contrast, co-authored with Alexandra Pfiffner, to appear in Laboratory Phonology. DOI: doi.org/10.16995/labphon.20289.