Research
My work explores language and cognition across the world's cultures. It relies on varied methods, from field research in Amazonia, to quantitative analyses of data from many distinct populations, to experimental tests of the aerosol particles people produce while speaking. This research, some of it involving collaborations with other scholars and awesome students, has appeared in three books and diverse journals including PNAS, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Language and Cognitive Neuropsychology. For more info check out my publications page. While my PhD is in Linguistics (Rice University), my work addresses varied topics with cross-disciplinary approaches.
I'm a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Miami and a Professor in the Anthropology Department, with a secondary appointment in Psychology. I'm a member of the inaugural class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.
Teaching
I teach a variety of courses at UM, which has so many incredible students, and have previously taught on Semester at Sea.
My work explores language and cognition across the world's cultures. It relies on varied methods, from field research in Amazonia, to quantitative analyses of data from many distinct populations, to experimental tests of the aerosol particles people produce while speaking. This research, some of it involving collaborations with other scholars and awesome students, has appeared in three books and diverse journals including PNAS, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Language and Cognitive Neuropsychology. For more info check out my publications page. While my PhD is in Linguistics (Rice University), my work addresses varied topics with cross-disciplinary approaches.
I'm a Senior Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Miami and a Professor in the Anthropology Department, with a secondary appointment in Psychology. I'm a member of the inaugural class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.
Teaching
I teach a variety of courses at UM, which has so many incredible students, and have previously taught on Semester at Sea.
