What I’m looking for in student collaborators

I’m looking for students with skills and experience in (1) natural language processing, (2) programming and software engineering, and (3) academic research. My work is interdisciplinary, and I appreciate when students have strong interests in the humanities, social sciences, and/or healthcare, and I also value time spent in industry and/or pursuing other interests outside of academia. Students with non-traditional backgrounds are very welcome to apply.


My research interests

I use and evaluate methods from natural language processing to investigate questions about human culture. I often work with interdisciplinary teams, and my research intersects with fields like the digital humanities, computer-supported cooperative work, narrative medicine, and text-as-data.

I’m currently excited about:


If you’re interested in joining me as a PhD student at CU Boulder…

…you must apply to the CS PhD program at CU Boulder (instructions and resources for applying can be found at the department page) and list me as a potential advisor in the application form. You can also send me a brief email; I won’t be able to respond to most emails, but I do see them all, and it’s helpful to flag your interest.

Some resources:


If you’re currently a student at CU Boulder and interested in working on research with me…

…send me an email describing your background and interests, but please understand that I receive too many emails to respond to everyone. I currently don’t have any paid positions for undergrad or master’s students.


If you’re currently a student at another university and interested in working on research with me…

…please send me an email describing your background and interests, but please understand that I receive too many emails to respond to everyone. I currently don’t have any paid positions for visiting students.


If you have questions about PhD applications…

…please read my blog post. I’ve tried to make this a comprehensive guide to the PhD application process and what it’s like to study at Cornell Information Science. I’m not able to answer individual questions about the application process.


How to email me

Here are some tips for emailing me if you’re interested in working with me as a student/mentee.


Previous student collaborators