HELLO!

I am a Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.

I specialize in Syntax, with primary interests in theoretical and

comparative syntax and the syntax of Semitic languages.

I defended my Ph.D in January 2026.

My dissertation investigates clausal prefixes in Tigrinya,

a Semitic language spoken in Eritrea & Ethiopia.

My name is pronounced [ˈdʒɔ.ja ka.ˈkiɔ:.li ].