Louward Allen Zubiri earned his Ph.D. in Linguistics and a Graduate Certificate in Multilingual Multicultural Professional Practice from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His research focuses on the description, documentation, revitalization, and acquisition of Austronesian languages and scripts. He has presented, published, and received awards in these areas of study, such as the 2024 UH Student Excellence in Research Award, the Teresita Ramos Endowment for Philippine Languages, Literature, and Culture, and the Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship from the Endangered Language Fund. He has taught at various institutions in the Philippines, Canada, and the USA.

lazubiri@hawaii.edu