My main fields of interest are in the areas of syntax and morphology in Amazonian languages, especially Panará (Jê) and Mỹky (isolate), two indigenous languages of Brazil on which I periodically conduct fieldwork. I have also done fieldwork with Mẽbêngôkre (Jê), and more sporadically with Tapayuna/Kajkwakhratxi (Jê), Kaiabi/Kawaiwete (Tupian) and Rikbaktsa (Macro-Jê).
I have a broad interest in grammatical phenomena, and I am especially interested in the morphosyntax of participants: case marking of core arguments, the syntactic status of obliques, the features that participate in cross-reference morphology, and grammatical relations more generally. Language documentation and revitalization have also become a central focus of my research as a linguist. I am also interested in the role of linguistics and ethnomusicology in allowing us to obtain glimpses into the deeper history of Amazonian indigenous nations.
At Ghent University I am a member of the ΔiaLing research group. I am also a member (and co-founder) of the G4, FUG and GILIAB.