Hello and thank you for visiting my website! My name is Sovoya (she/her/๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ) and I am a Linguistics PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I have a bachelor's in English Linguistics with a minor in African American Studies from Eastern Michigan University. I also have an associate's degree in American Sign Language Interpreting from Oakland Community College. I am pursuing a graduate certificate from UM's Afro-American and African Studies Department alongside doctoral studies.