About

I am a third year Ph.D. student in Computational Linguistics at the University of Washington, where I am advised by Shane Steinert-Threlkeld in the CLMBR Lab.

My research uses computational models and empirical methods to investigate language and cognition in humans and machines. I am particularly interested in using language models to study language acquisition and processing, and in developing methods to understand the linguistic representations that support model behaviour. More broadly, I am interested in linguistic generalization, inference and pragmatic reasoning, and how patterns in language structure emerge through learning and language use.

Before coming to UW, I earned an M.Sc. in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, where I was advised by Dan Lassiter and Hannah Rohde. My master’s thesis investigated pragmatic reasoning in referring expression choice using computational models of Rational Speech Acts. Before that, I earned a B.A. in Linguistics and Anthropology from McGill University.