About me:

I'm currently a data analyst at Kaiser Permanente where I've been working on integrating predictive modeling into large-scale data processing pipelines.

I sometimes provide consulting on data analysis and experimental design for linguists and other social and behavioral researchers

I'm also interested in the application of machine learning techniques in understanding human behavior

I finished a Ph.D. in Linguistics at the NYU Department of Linguistics in September 2015. My dissertation focused on phonetic category learning in (simulated) second language acquisition.

Interests

• Machine Learning
• Time-series methods (including approaches for dealing with non-stationary data)
• Unsupervised clustering methods
• Feature learning
• Bayesian methods
• Phonetics
• Phonetic category learning
• Speech perception and production
• Phonetic variation
• Quantitative research methods

Education

• 2015: Ph.D. in Linguistics, New York University
• 2008: B.A. in Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles