Academic Qualifications

PhD in Linguistics, Australian National University (Conferred July 2019)
Thesis title: An NSM-based Cultural Dictionary of Australian English: from Theory to Practice. Chair of Panel: Dr Zhengdao Ye. Advisors: Dr Amanda Laugesen and Emeritus Professor Anna Wierzbicka. Download exegesis

Masters of Applied Linguistics (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages – TESOL) with 1st class Honours, University of New England (Conferred March 2015)
Thesis title: Cultural Scripts in Practice: An investigation into applying cultural scripts as a pedagogical tool in ESL classrooms

Bachelor of Arts, Australian National University (Conferred July 2012)
Majors: French Language and Culture, and Linguistics