On the professional side of my life, I am a Conversation Analyst who uses audio and video recordings to study social interaction. I have written about the ways people agree and disagree, respond to compliments and self-criticisms, negotiate responsibility for blameworthy and praiseworthy deeds, and seek information. In addition, I have analyzed discursive practices used in health and medical settings, legal contexts, and organizational contexts. My book, Asking and Telling in Social Interaction, was published in 2021. My chapter, Evidence for Claims about Interactants’ Sense-Making Processes, will appear in the Handbook of Research Methods in Conversation Analysis (in press).
On the personal side of my life, I live with my wonderful husband, Roger, a cat and two dogs. In our garden we have perennials and grow vegetables. We constructed two bird feeders for our backyard, and we set up a couple of bird-cams near the feeders.
Recently Roger and I have been serving as web consultants for The White Ribbon Project.
