I’m a linguist fascinated by languages in general, and by the role the body plays in communication. As a Deaf multilingual researcher, I work in British Sign Language (BSL), langue des signes québécoise (LSQ), American Sign Language (ASL), English, and French.
My research focuses on narrative perspectives as a form of multimodality in both signed and spoken languages — in particular, enactments, where speakers and signers use their bodies to represent others in discourse. My doctoral dissertation examined the morphological and pragmatic functions of mouth actions within and outside enactments in LSQ.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Manitoba, funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQSC). My postdoctoral project examines the use of narrative perspectives in signed interpretation by both deaf and hearing ASL/English interpreters.
At the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), I am an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer in the Département de linguistique, teaching in the LSQ–French Interpretation program and the LSQ Certificate program at the École de langues.
Alongside my research and teaching, I serve as Vice-President of SIVET and am engaged in research on AI accessibility in the context of signed languages.