Kurzvita
Current position
since Feb 2012
Assistant Professor (postdoc wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin) of Slavic Linguistics at the University of Potsdam, Institute of Slavic Languages, Germany
Jun 2013-Apr 2014 Parental leave
Additional academic duties
Co-editor Potsdam Linguistic Investigations, Peter Lang
Deputy member of the Academic Senate of the University of Potsdam
Member of the Committee for Research and Scientific Development, University of Potsdam / Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK)
Member of the examination board of the graduate course "Linguistics: Communication-Variation-Multilingualism", University of Potsdam / Mitglied des Prüfungsausschusses für den Masterstudiengang "Linguistik: Kommunikation-Variation-Mehrsprachigkeit"
Reviewing work
Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2020
Zeitschrift für Slawistik (Journal for Slavic Studies), de Gruyter
Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics (FASL 26)
Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS 54, CLS 55)
Formal Description of Slavic Languages (FDSL 13)
Monograph reviewing for Peter Lang
Education
Mar 2008-Jan 2012
Ph.D. in linguistics - summa cum laude, promotion: 24.05.2012 University of Vienna, Department of Linguistics
Dissertation: "Single and Double Cliticization in Bulgarian: Perspectives from Adult and Child Grammar"
Supervisors: Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Chris Schaner-Wolles, Prof. Dr. Peter Kosta
2008-2009 Parental leave
Sep 2003-Jun 2004
Visiting student at the University of Edinburgh, Department of Linguistics
Mar 2001-Oct 2006
Mag degree (MA) in English linguistics, University of Vienna, Department of English, Austria
Thesis (with distinction): "The Syntax and Acquisition of Expletive Subjects in English and German"; Supervisor: Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Ritt
Fellowships and awards
Oct 2019-Feb 2020
Funding "Innovative Teaching Projects", University of Potsdam
"Spracherwerb und -diversität aus linguistischer und bildungspolitischer Sicht", Information
Jan 2012
Dissemination: Unterstützung von Konferenzteilnahmen für den wissenschaftlichen
Nachwuchs Universität Wien (Travel grant, University of Vienna)
Mar 2008-Mar 2011
Doctoral fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (DOC-Stipendium ÖAW) for the dissertation project "Single and Double Cliticization in Bulgarian: Perspectives from Adult and Child Grammar"
Oct 2010
Dissemination: Unterstützung von Konferenzteilnahmen für den wissenschaftlichen
Nachwuchs Universität Wien (Travel grant, University of Vienna)
Sep 2010
Graduiertenförderung GSK – Internationale Mobilität und wissenschaftlicher Austausch des
Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft und Forschung Österreich (Research grant, Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research)
Jan 2010
Dissemination: Unterstützung von Konferenzteilnahmen für den wissenschaftlichen
Nachwuchs Universität Wien (Travel grant, University of Vienna)
April 2007
Student Award: a distinction for an excellent academic performance for the master thesis "The Syntax and Acquisition of Expletive Subjects in English and German", University of Vienna
Publications and presentations
see under Publikationen
Organization of workshops and conferences
Sep 2019
14th Annual Meeting of the Slavic Linguistics Society (SLS-14)
Feb 2018
International Research School "Language Contact within Systems and Speakers" at the University of Potsdam, 21-23 February 2018. Information
Sep 2015
Workshop "The Study of Slavic Grammar from Multiple Perspectives" during the tenth annual meeting of the Slavic Linguistic Society (SLS) at the Heidelberg University, 4-6 September 2015. Information
Dec 2015
Workshop "L-1 Acquisition of Syntax in the Slavic Languages" during the eleventh Formal Description of Slavic Languages (FDSL 11) at the University of Potsdam, 2-4 Dec 2015. Information
Dec 2015
Conference Formal Description of Slavic Languages 11 (FDSL 11) at the University of Potsdam. Homepage
Public lectures
Jun 2012 "Das Sprach-Gehirn und Biolinguistik" / "The Language Brain and Biolinguistics" at the Long Night of Sciences 2012, University of Potsdam
Jun 2013, University Potsdam
Previous research projects
Feb 2003-Jun 2003 Research assistant in a historical research project at the Department of English (Univ.Prof.Dr. Herbert Schendl), University of Vienna
Research interests
Language acquisition, Syntax, Multilingualism and Heritage Languages (also in teaching contexts), Language typology