Born in Hawaii, Eric grew up and attended college in Philadelphia before studying French Linguistics at IU’s Bloomington campus. His main interests include Phonetics, Phonology, and Morphology with a focus on French, Picard, and other romance varieties. In the classroom, he continues to develop task-based approaches to foreign language pedagogy. He has taught in a number of post-secondary institutions including Indiana University, l’Université de Strasbourg, l’Ecole Nationale d’Administration, and Duke University.  In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, biking, camping, and kayaking.