John Beavers (PI) is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin. His research interests are in formal syntax and semantics, with a particular focus on the nature of word meanings and the role that word meaning plays in shaping the grammar of a language.
Andrew Koontz-Garboden (Co-PI) is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Manchester in Manchester, UK. His theoretical interests are in the morphosyntax/semantics interface and the implications of crosslinguistic variation for its nature. He is also a field linguist with interests in language documentation and description.
Kyle Jerro is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex. They are interested in semantics, syntax, and lexical semantics, especially the question of possible verb meanings and how the meaning of a verb derives argument realization. Their dissertation (completed in May 2016) investigated the interface between verb meaning and morphosyntax in Bantu languages, looking at the syntax and semantics of applicative and causative morphology.
Michael Everdell is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin. He is interested in how lexical semantics drives syntactic processes, with a focus on argumenthood and argument realization in O’dam (Southeastern Tepehuan). He is also involved in the revitalization effort of the Ópatan languages (Ópata, Eudeve, Jova) driven by the community (https://opatanation.org/).
Stephen Nichols earned his PhD in linguistics from the University of Manchester, working on the phonology and typology of height harmony in the Bantu languages.
Elise LeBovidge received her B.A. in Linguistics and her B.S.A. in Chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin in 2018. Currently, she is a PhD student in Speech & Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington, where her research focuses on stuttering and sensorimotor control.