- Selected visiting speakers to invite for the Linguistics Department's colloquium series, with guidance solicited from the rest of the department- Arranged 1-on-1 meetings with the visiting speaker for the fall quarter colloquium- Created a Career Explorations Series featuring Q&As with 3 recent alumni outside the traditional academic path- Hosted weekly colloquia for graduate students

Designed, implemented, and analyzed data from several experiments examining...- how adults learn to pronounce words and syllables of new languages fluently, given their experience in their native language- how adults learn other, non-linguistic motor sequence patterns- how consolidation during sleep can influence statistical pattern learningThis work was funded by two competitive grants: the NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant and a Graduate Research… Show more Designed, implemented, and analyzed data from several experiments examining...- how adults learn to pronounce words and syllables of new languages fluently, given their experience in their native language- how adults learn other, non-linguistic motor sequence patterns- how consolidation during sleep can influence statistical pattern learningThis work was funded by two competitive grants: the NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant and a Graduate Research Grant from Northwestern University. During this time, I was supported by a fellowship from Northwestern University, as well an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (funding rate: 15%). Show less

Worked with a cross-functional team to identify learning trajectories and strategies employed by users

Teaching assistant for Formal Analysis of Words and Sentences (Ling 270) and Sound Patterns in Human Language (Ling 250), large intro classes with 70-100 students. Hosted weekly office hours, graded homework and exams, and presented a guest lecture on phonetics.

Helped implement the Perch content management system throughout the Institute's website, occasionally adding functionality to the CMS through custom PHP snippets. Collaborated closely with the Web Producer to achieve this goal, along with other web editors.

Many hats. Implemented a total website redesign using HTML5 and CSS3. Replaced 100+ completely static pages with the Perch content management system, which prioritized structured content above all else. Also produced most of the new content that appeared on the website during this time, and assisted in moving towards a sustainable content strategy.