My research spans a wide variety of topics concerning language, the environment, ethics and morality, and health and well-being. As part of efforts at intellectual decolonization I have advanced the concept of linguistic natures and language ontologies, challenging Western understandings of language from Indigenous epistemological perspectives. Bridging linguistic and psychological anthropology I have explored the role of narrative in the construction and transformation of self. I have published on Indigenous narratives about the experience of colonial violence as well as political apology in the US. My work also includes research on bilingualism and language planning in Paraguay in the context of regional integration, language ideologies, language mixing and grammaticalization, human–nonhuman interaction, as well as the cross-cultural semantics of philosophical concepts. I have furthermore conducted health services research at the Veterans Health Administration, focusing on Electronic Health Record transitions, training, and women’s health.

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