curriculum vitae
education
- 2018 - 2022
- Ph.D. Student & Doctoral Researcher, Computational Linguistics, Informatics Minor, Indiana University (No degree awarded)
- 2016 - 2018
- M.A. Computational Linguistics, Indiana University
- 2013 - 2014
- B.A. Linguistics, University of Florida
- 2011 - 2012
- A.A. Modern Foreign Languages, Graduated with Honors, Daytona State College
- Fall 2010
- Math and Computer Science Major, Eckerd College
languages & skills
- Languages
- English - Native, Swedish - A2
- Programming
- Python 3, Unix, Java, C++, R
- Markup
- Operating Systems
experience
- June 2023 - Present: TELUS International AI Data Solutions
- Linguist Lead
- Works with client teams for an NDA-protected to improve feedback for TI Linguists.
- Leads and educates a team of linguists in project-related tasks.
- Liaises with fellow TI Linguists to train, coach, and mentor on specific client projects.
- Contributes to NLP research and collaborates with product teams for an NDA-protected client to annotate content and perform data quality control.
- Provides feedback to the analytical linguists on annotation guidelines.
- February 2022 - June 2023: TELUS International AI Data Solutions
- Linguistics Analyst II
- Contributed to NLP research and collaborated with product teams for an NDA-protected client to annotate content and perform data quality control.
- Provided feedback to the analytical linguists on annotation guidelines.
- Spring 2022: Research Assistant, Indiana University, Linguistics Department
- Research Assistant
- I investigated whether something new or different is being learned about the target language when optimizing on the target language rather than using the source optimization when performing dependency parsing on closely related languages. The evaluated languages were Swedish, Norwegian (Nynorsk), and Danish.
- Fall 2021: Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Linguistics Department
- Solo instructor on record
- Undergraduate Syntax (LING L-310)
- I was the solo instructor on record for undergraduate Syntax in the Linguistics Department at Indiana University. I was responsible for developing and presenting lessons, creating and grading assignments, and holding office hours.
- 2018 - 2021: The LINGUIST List
- Managing Editor, Careers Editor, Social Media Lead, Invoicing Officer
- Supervisor: Gosia Cavar
- Responsibilities:
- Managing Editor - Ensured emails get directed to the correct editor and that announcements get posted within 48 business hours.
- Careers Editor - Posted all job, support, and internship announcements.
- Social Media Lead - Posted all social media boosts to our Facebook and Instagram pages and monitoring those pages.
- Invoicing Officer - Created invoices for every job announcement, social media boost, individual book or TOC announcement, and supporting publisher invoices.
- 2015 - 2016: Geek Squad, Best Buy
- Consultation Agent
- Responsibilities: Troubleshooted and diagnosed computer problems, recommended solutions and services. Assisted clients with questions and provided solutions and instructions based on their needs.
research
- Spring 2020: Linköpings universitet, Study Abroad
- I studied Swedish A1 and A2 at LiU. I also took an NLP class with Dr. Marco Kuhlmann in the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA). I was also a member of the NLPLAB.
- 2018 - 2019: Indiana University, Annotation Research
- I worked on annotating some Hakha Chin (Laiholh) data using the Universal Dependencies annotation scheme.
- 2013 - 2014: University of Florida, Research Volunteer
- I assisted with the coding of corpus data consisting of utterances from Korean Learners of English for a research project supervised by Dr. Stefanie Wulff.
advisors
- Indiana University
- Sandra Kübler
- Francis Tyers
- University of Florida
teaching
- Indiana University
- Spring 2022
- Text Processing with Python Accelerator Crash Course for Faculty & Graduate Students
- I assisted my advisor and another student in an accelerated Python crash course geared towards text processing.
- Fall 2021
- LING L-310: Syntax
- Associate Instructor of Record for undergraduate Syntax.
- LING L-245: Language and Computers
- I shadowed my advisor Sandra Kübler. I also helped with syllabus development, lecturing, and was available for office hours.
- Spring 2021
- LaTeX Tutorial
- My advisor led a LaTeX Tutorial for the Center of Excellence for Women & Technology. I assisted in this tutorial along with another student.
- Fall 2019
- L55: Programming for Computational Linguists
- I filled in for my advisor and taught two lectures on Unix basics and Python. This is a mixed undergraduate and graduate course.
workshops & events
- Course Development Institute
- Indiana University, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL), Summer 2021
- I attended a Course Design Institute during the Summer of 2021. It was a six week course on how to design a course using backward course design. It also taught the basics of the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) method.
- Coffee and Conversation with Sandra Kübler
- Indiana University, Center of Excellence for Women & Technology (CEW&T), April 9, 2021
- I assisted my advisor, along with another student, and we answered questions about LaTeX and discussed the benefits of using it and using Overleaf.
- Machine Translation Marathon in the Americas (MTMA) 2017
- I was an attendee of the third MTMA workshop.
service & leadership
- 2021 - 2022
- Leader of Dependency Parsing Reading Group
- Admin for CLingDing Slack Channel
- Reviewing
- I was a solo reviewer for the following conference:
- I have been a secondary reviewer for the following conferences:
memberships
- 2016 - 2022: Indiana University
- Spring 2020: Linköpings universitet
- 2013 - 2014: University of Florida
- 2012: Daytona State College
- Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society Member
