CV

Research experience

Graduate Student Researcher, 2024 - Present
- UC Davis Computational Linguistics Lab
- Introducing phonological information in the tokenization step of LLM training
- Advisor: Dr. Kenji Sagae
Undergradaute/ Graduate Research Assistant, 2022 - Present
- UC Davis Neurolinguistics Lab
- Designing haptic stimulation hardware and software for EEG studies investigating accessibility technologies for cochlear implant users
- Advisor: Dr. David Corina
Honors Thesis in Cognitive Science (From Bass to Bass: Phonological Priming as a Route to Heteronyms), 2024
- Designed and conducted a psycholoinguistic experiment examining reaction times to audially presented heteronyms
- Advisors Dr. Kenji Sagae, Dr. David Corina

PhD in Linguistics at UC Davis, Present
BS in Computational Cogntive Science (Minor in Computer Science), 2024
- Summa Cum Laude
- GPA: 3.891

Provost’s Fellowship in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Fellowship
Awarded to one member of incoming cohort on merit
Glushko Prize, 2024
- Award in Cognitive Science at UC Davis for students demonstrating excellence in research and coursework
- One of three recipients in 2024
UC Davis Departmental Citation in Cognitive Science, 2024
Departmental Award for outstanding performance in research and coursework

T Liu, S Wood, and J. Schank (2024). Calling it Quits: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Collaborative Group Work. ACT 2024 (Poster)

eng-syl, 2022 - Present
- Developing a Python package for accurate syllabification of English orthography Github PyPi