Summer 2004. China. Collecting data on an endangered language, Tsat, spoken on the island of Hainan. (Sanya, Hainan)

Summer 2002. Poland. Collecting data on English spoken by native speakers of Polish.    

Summer 2000. Poland. Collecting data on Polish geminate affricates and fricatives.

Winter 1995. Malaysia. Collecting data on Baba Malay.

1992-93. Malaysia (10 months). Collecting spoken and written data on Papia Kristang (a Portuguese based creole). This work included the development of  an orthography and the subsequent  publication of a book in Kristang containing stories and descriptions of the lives of the Kristang. [Joan Marbeck. 1995. Ungua Adanza.  An Inheritance. Loh Printing Press (M) Sdn. Bhd.]