Sarah Moeller

Sarah Moeller is an Assistant Professor in Computational Language Science at the University of Florida. Her research bridges computer science and linguistics to advance minority language documentation and revitalization through NLP innovations. She focuses on creating accessible computational tools for linguists and language communities, particularly in low-resource settings. Her work addresses challenges in endangered languages documentation, leveraging modern AI while maintaining traditional field methods.

Education includes a PhD in Linguistics and Cognitive Science from the University of Colorado Boulder, an MA in Applied Linguistics from Dallas International University, and a B.A. in History from Thomas Edison State College. Prior to academia, she taught English, worked as a Russian-English interpreter, and contributed to the NLP industry.

Key projects include 'Breaking Bottlenecks in Documentation and Description' and 'Reanimating African American Histories.' She actively develops tools like the FLExMorphSegmenter and IMDI2UNTL converter. Her research emphasizes ethical AI applications and training non-technical linguists in computational methods.