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Education

Ph.D., Applied Linguistics, Boston University, 1998
B.A., History and Political Science, University of Delhi

Regional and Thematic Interests

South Asia
Language

Profile

I spent much of my life as a "global nomad" since my father was in the diplomatic service, and shuttled between India and various places abroad (Laos, Norway, Hungary, Malaysia, Switzerland, Panama). Although I initially thought I would study either literature or physics, the early exposure to different cultures and languages would not be denied, leading to my current interests in linguistics and cognitive science (as well as continued travel to such exotic locations as Nijmegen, The Netherlands and , New Jersey). I received my Ph.D. from , continued as a postdoctoral fellow at , and went on to become a scientific staff member at the  before taking up my current position in the at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.