Research Interests
My research interests primarily center on the role of (1) psycholinguistic realities of processing, planning, and cognitive loads, (2) phonetic biases in articulation, perception and psychoacoustics, in (3) phonological behaviors (e.g., variation, sound change). Currently, I am working on multiple projects with Kie Zuraw, Jesse Harris, Megha Sundara, Jonah Katz, Yao Yao (PolyU HK), and Alexandra Pfiffner (UGA).
Current Projects
- Variation in phonological rule application: The role of production planning
- Speech planning induced lengthening and strengthening: Comparison to prosodic boundaries
- Feature retrieval as repair of ungrammaticality: Decaying agreement attraction in English
Research Experience
Prior to joining UCLA, I worked as a full-time research assistant at the Speech and Language Science lab at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, the Psychology Department at University of Manitoba, and as an intern at the Language Development Lab at the University of Hong Kong. I went to UC Berkely as an undergraduate visiting student in 2023. Aside from experimentation, I also employ data analytics and machine learning techniques to automate linguistic research.