Tertiary education
07/2012 – 01/2022
03/2011 – 07/2011
01/2007 – 07/2007
04/2005 – 06/2012
PhD in English linguistics
University of Potsdam Germany
Thesis: Cultural conceptualisations of GENDER and HOMOSEXUALITY in Indian and Nigerian English
Study internship
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina
Erasmus study stay
University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
MA in English and American Studies and Romance Studies
University of Potsdam, Germany
Thesis: English in the linguistic landscape of Hong Kong: A case study of shop signs and linguistic competence
Professional experience
10/2024 – present
04/2024 – 09/2024
05/2023 – 02/2024
04/2020 – 03/2024
04/2020 – present
10/2014 – 09/2016
2012 – present
10/2011 – 03/2020
Research associate and lecturer
Department of English and American Studies
University of Potsdam, Germany
Research associate / Principal investigator
Researching Digital Interculturality Co-operatively
BMBF project
Maternal and parental leave
Research associate and lecturer
Department of English and American Studies
University of Potsdam, Germany
Lecturer
MA programme Intercultural Business Communication
University of Potsdam, Germany
Lecturer
Department of English and American Studies
University of Potsdam, Germany
Translator and proofreader
Languages: English, German
Research assistant / Secretary
Department of Romance Studies
University of Potsdam, Germany
Further training
09/2024 – present
09/2023 – 07/2024
06/2019 – 07/2020
06/2019 – 07/2020
Science communication
Potsdam Graduate School
Club management
German Olympic Sports Confederation
Science management
Potsdam Graduate School
International teaching professional
Potsdam Graduate School
Research stays
10/2018
11/2017 – 12/2017
10/2017
10/2010
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Delhi University, India
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Achievements and awards
2019
07/2019 – 03/2020
2018
2015
2012
Potsdam Congress Award (nomination)
Scholarship by the Equal Opportunity Coordination Office
University of Potsdam, Germany
Young Scholars Award
Best talk at the 2nd Cultural Linguistics International Conference
Potsdam Congress Award
Potsdam Congress Award
Conferences organised
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2011
Learning from Africa: Equal opportunities for women in academia
3rd Workshop on Metaphor Variation in Englishes around the World
Multimodality in Linguistic Research
2nd Workshop on Metaphor Variation in Englishes around the World
Verschwörungstheorien in der aktuellen europäischen Krise. Argumentationsstrategien, kognitive Konzepte, Stereotypen- bildung und Bildrhetorik
Repräsentation – Virtualität – Praxis: 13. Internationaler Semiotik- Kongress