About Me
I am a fieldlinguist interested in how the human capacity to conceptualise our (social) environment shapes linguistic conventions and practices, and how these, in turn, influence the ways in which we engage with the world. My approach draws on Functionalism, Indigenous Studies, Ecolinguistics and Mikhail Bakhtin's philosophy of dialogue.
Education
- BA Slavic languages and literatures (University of Amsterdam)
- BA Linguistics (University of Amsterdam)
- Research Master in Linguistics (University of Amsterdam)
- PhD in Linguistics (Australian National University, 2016)
- Habilitation (dosentti) in General Linguistics (University of Helsinki, 2021)
Academic employment
- Postdoctoral researcher KU Leuven
- Postdoctoral researcher University of Helsinki
- Lecturer in Language and communication Utrecht University
Affiliations and research networks
- Research group FUNC KU Leuven
- Indigenous Studies and HELSUS University of Helsinki
- IOS Utrecht University