Brian Buccola
Associate Professor
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolBrian Buccola is an associate professor of linguistics at Michigan State University with 13 years of academic experience studying semantics, pragmatics, and experimental linguistics. He brings a strong interdisciplinary grounding—PhD from McGill and dual BAs in Classics and Mathematics—that informs work at the intersection of syntax, cognitive science, and philosophy of language. His trajectory includes postdoctoral research at CNRS and The Hebrew University, and a five-year assistant professorship at MSU before promotion to his current role. Brian combines experimental methods with formal theorizing, routinely designing studies that test abstract semantic hypotheses against empirical data. He is based in East Lansing and known for translating complex theoretical questions into testable experimental paradigms. Colleagues value his ability to bridge rigorous formal analysis with hands-on experimental work and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Classics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Classics at Loyola University ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Linguistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Linguistics at McGill University
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Github contributions (5)
brianbuccola/references
Jan 2015 - Sep 2024
Contributions:214 pushes, 2 branches in 9 years 10 months
brianbuccola/scripts
Jan 2013 - Nov 2021
Contributions:148 commits, 73 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 11 months
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