CV

PhD in Linguistics: University of Edinburgh

• 2022-

• Advisors:

  • Patrick Honeybone

  • Ben Molineaux

  • Pavel Iosad

MA in Linguistics: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

• 2019-2021

• "Glide Clusters in Kinyarwanda: An Optimality Theoretic Analysis"

• Advisors:

  • Claire Halpert

  • Anna Łubowicz

BA: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

• 2014-2018

• Linguistics

• Global Studies

Kieffer, B. (in prep). A Critique of Areal-only Approaches to Bantu Spirantization. Proceeding Papers from the  54th Annual Conference on African Linguistics.

Kieffer, B. (2024). Parallel Evolution of A Unique Spirantization Reflex in Lacustrine and Kilimanjaro Bantu [Conference presentation]. 11th World Congress of African Linguistics, Nairobi, Kenya.

Kieffer, B. (2023). A Life Cycle of BS [Poster Presentation]. 6th Edinburgh Symposium on Historical Phonology, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Kieffer, B. (2023). Bantu Phonology [Poster Presentation]. Royal Society of Edinburgh Workshop: Scotland - Africa: Enhancing Academic Partnerships, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Kieffer, B. (2023). Areal Models of Bantu Spirantization Predict Unattested Phonologies [Conference presentation].  54th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, Storrs, CT, United States.

Kieffer, B. (2021). Variant Glide Repair Strategies in Kinyarwanda. [Conference presentation].  52nd Annual Conference on African Linguistics, Gainesville, FL, United States.

Kieffer, B. (2017). An OT Analysis of Voicing Rules in Ket.  [Conference presentation].  12th Annual Cornell Undergraduate Linguistics Conference, Ithaca, NY, United States.

March 2024. Bantu Spirantization in Great Lakes Bantu. University of Edinburgh Phonetics/Phonology Workshop.

April 2023. Was Bantu Spirantization spread on a Wave, or down the Tree?. Angus McIntosh Centre Catch-up Session.

April 2021. Glide Clusters in Kinyarwanda: An Optimality Theoretic Analysis. University of Minnesota Linguistics Colloquium Series

November 2019. Hmoob Dawb Phonology. University of Minnesota Hmong Research Group.

Amazon Web Services

• Machine Learning Data Linguist (May 2022-August 2022)

• Contract Linguistic Annotator (July 2021-February 2022)

AmeriCorps

• ReadingCorps Tutor, Chanhassen Elementary (August 2018-June 2019)