Prof. Hargus is currently involved in projects related to the documentation of four Native American (or First Nations) languages: Sahaptin (Yakima dialect) (spoken in Washington state), Deg Xinag (spoken in Alaska), Kwadacha (Ft. Ware) Sekani (Tsek'ene), and Witsuwit'en (spoken in British Columbia). She teaches classes in phonetics, phonology and morphology, as well as introductory linguistics, and serves as the department’s TA coordinator.