I began conducting in-situ linguistic research in coastal Guyana in 2018, where I documented Warao (isolate) with a focus on imperatives and morphology, under the mentorship of Dr. Konrad Rybka. I also had the opportunity to consult with the newly implemented Warao language program, collaborating with native-speaking Warao teachers to improve the curriculum and pedagogical methods, as part of ongoing revitalization efforts.  

In 2022, I collaborated with Yanesha' (Arawak) communities at the intersection of the central Andean foothills and western Amazon basin in central Peru. My research focused on the phonetic, phonological, and morpho-phonological behavior of the Yanesha' vowel system, which involves glottalized and aspirated vowels, in addition to short and long vowels. In an effort to directly benefit native and heritage speakers, I also compiled an audio-visual corpus of traditional stories and songs, and expanded the Yanesha' Living Dictionary with the assistance of UC Berkeley undergraduate mentees. 

In 2023, I began a research collaboration with Barese and Maranese communities in Bari, Puglia and Marano Principato, Calabria, respectively. Barese is a dialect of the Upper Southern Italian Language Group (Italo-Romance) that features optional but robust pre-aspiration in voiceless geminate stops. Maranese, or "Calabrese", is a dialect of  the Extreme Southern Italian Language Group (Italo-Romance) that features post-aspiration in voiceless geminate stops. My phonetic research focused on these typologically usual and unpredicted traits, comparing aspiration in the local varieties to aspiration in local standard Italian. 

In an effort to create supportive resources for marginalized speaker communities, I also compiled an audio-visual corpus of conversations, memories, theater excerpts, and poetry in Barese and Maranese.

I am interested in the analytical advantages of non-linear phonology in capturing phenomena that must be deemed exceptional within traditional segmental frameworks. My research in phonetics and phonology focuses on gradience in phonation, length, and weight. I examine related phenomena in different contexts, particularly in Yanesha' (which features aspirated and glottalized vowels), in Barese and Bari Italian (which have pre-aspirated geminate stops), and Maranese and Marano Italian (which exhibit post-aspirated geminate stops).  My work investigates laryngeal phenomena from a variety of perspectives, including sociophonetic, historical, morpho-phonological studies.