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I am currently an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, and the Director of the Spanish Basic Program at Florida State University. I have a PhD in Hispanic Linguistics from the University of Toronto. My research is at the intersection of applied linguistics, SLA, and the speech sciences.

I am working on two major projects at the moment:

1 -Examining the role of individual differences in underlying perceptual and articulatory skills when learning the pronunciation of a non-native language. This project consists of two parts:

• developing and testing the effectiveness of an asynchronous online Spanish pronunciation module
• determining to what extent auditory processing and speech motor skill predict L2 pronunciation ability over time.

2 – Investigating the interaction of languages in multilingual speakers.

My research interests include:

• Phonetics and phonology
• Second and subsequent language acquisition
• Indigenous language revitalization
• Applied linguistics
• Phonetic and phonological variation in Spanish