Educational Background

• PhD in Linguistics (2013)
  The University of British Columbia
  Dissertation: The Blackfoot Configurationality Conspiracy: Parallels and Differences in Clausal and Nominal Structures
  Supervisor: Dr. Martina Wiltschko
  (A synopsis of my dissertation, as presented in my defense can be found here.)

• MA in Linguistics (2005)
  University of Calgary
  Thesis: Formalizing Point-of-View: The Role of Sentience in Blackfoot's Direct/Inverse System
  Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Ritter

• BA (Honours) in Linguistics (2003)
  University of Calgary
  Thesis: The Semantics of the Bare Noun in Turkish
  Supervisor: Dr. Hotze Rullmann

Celebrating my PhD convocation with my two lovely daughters