In 2012, I delivered a presentation at a linguistics conference in order to showcase data from my dissertation. I explained that Y-chromosome variation in Europe may provide an important research tool for exploring the evolution of Germanic languages. Afterwards a member of the audience suggested that my argument would be more persuasive if I could demonstrate the usefulness of Y-chromosome data for non-Germanic languages. I agreed. In 2013 the focus became global language variation from the perspective of the Y-chromosome. A database was constructed to manage the large volume of information uncovered by the research. In 2016 an initial assessment of the data was conducted. That same year, I posted a resource guide for linguists on my website. A second substantially revised edition of the resource guide was posted in February of 2020. I aim to publish a third resource guide in 2021. I also intend to publish several papers that expand upon the data that is contained in the guide.
To access a PDF version of my CV, please click on the following link: About Dr St Clair