2022 Post Graduate Diploma in Research Methods, University of Bristol, U.K.
2021 PhD, Education, University of Bristol, U.K.
2003 Masters of Applied Linguistics & Exegesis, Trinity Western University - ACTS Seminary
2002 Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Certificate, Trinity Western University
1992 Bachelor of Theology, Master's College and Seminary
2014-present. President, Canada Institute of Linguistics
2012-2021. Doctoral Researcher at University of Bristol. Researching issues of social exclusion among minority-language communities, and policy issues related to minority-language development.
2010-2012. Director of Training and Development, Uganda - Tanzania Branch at SIL International. Focused on capacity-building and professional development in cross-cultural teamwork.
2004-2009. Training Coordinator, Uganda- Tanzania Branch at SIL International. Involved in implementing linguistic training for the purpose of language development for 19 Eastern Bantu language communities.
2001-2003. Instructor in Linguistics at Canada Institute of Linguistics. Taught and assisted in the teaching of phonetics, phonology, grammar, field methods, lexicography, and philosophy of language.
policy issues related to minoritized language communities, educational development, capability approach, critical discourse studies, language of instruction, mother tongue-based multilingual education
2023. (Socio)linguistic Citizenship in Rural Tanzania: A Perspective from the Capability Approach. In J. Gspandl, C. Korb, A. Heiling, & E. Erling (Eds.), The Power of Voice in Transforming Multilingual Societies (No. 29; pp. 123–145). Multilingual Matters.
2024. Language of instruction attitudes in rural Tanzania. In C. Reilly, F. Chimbutane, J. Clegg, C. Rubagumya, & E. J. Erling (Eds.), Multilingual Learning Assessment, Ideologies and Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (pp. 123–145). Routledge.