He received his Ph.D. degree from Georgetown University. Chip is a former lecturer at the District of Columbia Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; former research assistant and consultant at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C.; and has taught in middle school in Ecuador. Chip has published several articles in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science and Journal of Child Language. Chip is also a language advisor on Scholastics new PBS childrens television show Maya and Miguel, currently in development.