University of California, Santa Cruz
2007-Present
Santa Cruz, CA
Ph.D. Program in Linguistics
University of California, Santa Cruz
2009
Santa Cruz, CA
M.A., Linguistics
Thesis: The Root-and-Prosody Approach to Arabic Verbs
- Chair: Junko Ito
- Reader: Armin Mester
- Reader: Jaye Padgett
Cornell University
2003-2007
Ithaca, NY
Magna Cum Laude
Distinction in all Subjects
B.A., Linguistics
B.A., Class Analysis and Historical Materialism
Thesis: Arabic Clauses and Subject Positions: Evidence for a Higher Ground
- Chair: John Whitman
- Reader: Julie Legate
- Reader: Wayne Harbert
- Faculty Advisor: Draga Zec
University of Wisconsin - Madison
2001-2003
Madison, WI
Concurrently enrolled courses with high school education, mainly in linguistics