My research

I am currently a masters student at the University of Calgary,
working under the supervision of Dr. Darin Flynn.

Research interests

  • The prosody-syntax interface
  • Computational modeling of phonology
  • Structural parallels between language and music

Education

  • MA Linguistics, University of Calgary (in progress)
  • BA Linguistics, University of Calgary, 2025
  • BSc Computer Science, University of Calgary, 2025
Presenting at the Alberta Conference on Linguistics, Edmonton, Nov 22, 2025.

Journal articles

  • Enhanced Depression Phenotyping Using Machine Learning and Electronic Medical Records. Lin, N., Martin, E. A., Lee, S., Grothman, A., Li, N., Adhikari, K., Riazi, K., Eastwood, C. A., Southern, D. A. & Quan, H. Submitted to JAMA Psychiatry.
  • Case Identification of Depression in Inpatient Electronic Medical Records: Scoping Review. Grothman, A., Ma, W. J., Tickner, K. G., Martin, E. A., Southern, D. A. & Quan, H. (2024). JMIR Medical Informatics, 12, e49781.

Presentations

  • Contradiction as a window to noun meanings. Grothman, A., PaillĂ©, M., Ritter, E. & Skordos, D. Poster presented at the Alberta Conference on Linguistics (ACOL) at the University of Alberta. November 22, 2025.
  • Tardigrada.help, a Comprehensive Online Key to Tardigrade Genera. Grothman, G. T. & Grothman, A. Talk presented at the 16th International Symposium on Tardigrada. June 23, 2025.

Teaching

  • Fall 2025: Teaching assistant for LING 201 (Introduction to Linguistics), University of Calgary
  • Fall 2024: PASS leader for LING 301 (Syntax I), University of Calgary

Other experience

  • Fall 2025: RA for project on the syntax of pronouns, University of Calgary

    Supervisor: Elizabeth Ritter

  • Fall 2025: RA for project on contradiction in noun meanings, University of Calgary

    Supervisor: Elizabeth Ritter and Dimitrios Skordos

  • Summer 2023: Summer student, Centre for Health Informatics, University of Calgary

    Supervisor: Elliot Martin