Sandra Ellena

Dr. Sandra Ellena is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Romance Studies at the University of Würzburg, specializing in Romance Linguistics. She is affiliated with the Institute of Modern Languages/Romance Studies and has held roles such as Qualitätsbeauftragte der Studienfachkommission Romanistik and Fachstudienberatung Romanistik.

Research Interests:

• Language and Norm Theories, including the Questione della lingua
• History of Linguistics
• Variety and Dialectology (Northern Italian Varieties)
• Romance Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody
• Scalar Models in Linguistic Theory

Scientific Awards:

• Elise-Richter-Preis des Deutschen Romanistenverbandes
• Preis der Unterfränkischen Gedenkjahrstiftung für Wissenschaft
• Druckkostenstipendium der Geschwister Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung
• Preis für gute Lehre (Bavarian Ministerial Award for Excellence in Teaching)

Teaching and Academic Leadership: Ellena leads the Sprachpraxis Romanistik unit and oversees examination boards for Romance Studies programs. She also contributes to ProfiLehre didactic training initiatives.