Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
bhendrsn@ufl.edu
Reseach Interest
  • Theoretical syntax and morphology with a strong empirical basis. Most of this work centers around Bantu (and to a lesser extent Semitic) languages and is couched within the ‘minimalist program’ approach to generative grammar.
  • Documenting endangered languages, in particular the Chimiini Language, an endangered language of the southern Somali coast.
  • Research at the intersection of language and health care, chiefly in Guatemala in association with Wuqu’Kawoq: Maya Health Alliance.
Area of Research
Cross-Disciplinary Methodologies, Cultural and Social Factors
Region of Practice
Africa, South America
Guatemala, Kenya, Somalia