Olga Anatoli

Dr. Olga Anatoli is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Linköping University, affiliated with Theme Children (TEMAB) and the Department of Theme (TEMA). She teaches and coordinates courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, supervises theses, and conducts groundbreaking research on multilingual preschoolers' social participation.

• Education: PhD (2025, Linköping University), PhD (2015, UCLA), MA (2009, University of Hamburg), BA (2006, St. Petersburg State University)

Research Focus: Investigates children's linguistic and bodily participation in institutional and family contexts through video-ethnographic methods. Key themes include:

• Multilingualism as communicative resource
• Co-operative action theory for social interaction
• Bodily integrity in Swedish preschools
• Emotional and moral socialization processes
• Transitional spaces in bilingual education

Publication Trends: Recent work examines enskilment practices in Swedish-English preschools, child-initiated informings, and outdoor interactional affordances across Sweden-Japan comparisons. Her research challenges deficit perspectives on multilingual children.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2018 Mellon Fellowship
• 2025 Royal Swedish Academy grant
• Multiple Erasmus+ mobility awards

Academic Engagement: Active in international conferences (IPRA, NERA), child interaction research networks, and public space-child relationships studies. Regular media contributor to Skolporten (2025).