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Pierre MalgoubriView profile

Professor

• Descriptive linguistics
• Dialectology
• Dialectometry
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Pierre Malgoubri is a Full Professor of Linguistics at the University Joseph Ki-Zerbo of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He holds academic leadership roles including former Director of the School of Letters, Arts and Communication (2015-2019), Director of Professional Education (2012-2015), and Head of the Linguistics Department (2008-2010). His academic journey includes a Master's in Linguistics from the University of Nice (1985) and dual PhDs from the University of Nice (1988) and Leiden University (2011). Research interests focus on descriptive linguistics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics with emphasis on African languages. His work explores dialectometric analysis, language variation in Burkina Faso, and language planning initiatives. Notable contributions include studies on Bwamu, Bisa, Saan, and Nuni dialects. Prof. Malgoubri has served on editorial boards including Rss-PASRES since 2015 and contributed to trilingual Moore-French-English dictionary projects. His administrative roles reflect strong commitment to university professionalization and community engagement.

Gabor BELLAView profile

Associate Professor

• Multilingual Computational Systems
• Healthcare Data Interoperability
• Linguistic Diversity Modeling
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Gabor BELLA is an Associate Professor (maître de conférences) in Data Science at IMT Atlantique's Data Science department in Brest, France. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and focuses on computational systems addressing linguistic diversity and interlingual communication challenges. His research emphasizes healthcare data interoperability and bias mitigation in AI language technologies. Key research areas include multilingual lexical databases, cross-lingual semantic alignment, and ethical considerations in AI. He leads the Universal Knowledge Core (UKC), a large multilingual lexicon emphasizing linguistic diversity, and coordinates the SCROLL NLP platform for semantic text analysis in structured data. Academic roles include Programme Chair at CONTEXT 2019 conference and serving as Associate Editor for Springer Nature Computer Science. Awards include a 2025 LoResLM Best Reviewer Award and 2024 ECAI Outstanding PC Member Award. Notable projects: InteropEHRate (health data interoperability), Diversicon Framework (pluggable lexical resources), and collaborations with organizations like NHS Scotland. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with applied NLP, particularly in minority language preservation and healthcare data integration. Recent publications address linguistic bias in AI, metonymy universality, and cross-lingual medical data standards. Supervises PhD students like Hadi Khalilia and collaborates widely across Europe and the Global South to advance equitable language technologies.

Yi Ting HuangView profile

Professor

• Language and Society
• Real-Time Processing and Learning
• Semantics-Pragmatics Interface
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Yi Ting Huang is a Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland. She holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Harvard University and completed postdoctoral training in cognitive psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on language processing in adults and children, with applications to populations affected by poverty, cochlear implants, and pandemic-related isolation. Ph.D. Psychology, Harvard University, 2009 M.A. Psychology, Harvard University, 2005 B.A. Psychology and Economics, Northwestern University, 2003 Her work investigates the intersection of language, cognition, and social development, particularly how past experiences shape language comprehension and strategies in children from diverse backgrounds. She employs eye-tracking while listening to study real-time language processing in both literate and illiterate populations, emphasizing computational demands and learner resources like language experience and cognitive capacity. Recent publications explore dialect differences in African American English-speaking children, auditory signal degradation effects on syntactic parsing, semantic prediction in cochlear-implant users, socioeconomic disparities in language development, and statistical learning in grammatical category acquisition. Her studies also address scalar implicatures, discourse-pragmatic interactions, and neurocognitive mechanisms in lexical processing. Principal Investigator, UMD Grand Challenges team project on “Fostering Inclusivity through Technology” Director, Maryland Language Science Center Co-Principal Investigator, NSF-funded Language Science Station at Planet Word Museum Associate Editor, Language Acquisition Editorial Board, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition She advises current and former graduate students, including Alix Kowalski, Rachel Adler, Zoe Ovans, and Michelle Erskine, and has taught courses such as Introduction to Psycholinguistics and Speech and Language Development in Children.

Alexander WerthView profile

Professor

• German Linguistics
• Dialectology
• Historical Linguistics (Early Modern period)
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Prof. Alexander Werth is a Professor of German Linguistics and Chair holder (W3) at the University of Passau since 2021. He previously held acting professorships at the Universities of Augsburg, Bonn, and Erlangen-Nuremberg (2017–2021). His academic career includes a Dr. phil. (2009) and extensive research roles at the German Language Atlas Research Center (2007–2021) and the Institute for the German Language in Mannheim (2006). His research focuses on German dialectology, historical linguistics (especially the Early Modern period), syntax-morphology interactions, phonology, and psycholinguistics. Key projects include the Fränkisches Wörterbuch , the PhonD2 database, and the DFG-funded Freie und gebundene Variation in der Grammatik (2023–2026). He also leads the DFG-funded Graduiertenkolleg Dynamik und Stabilität sprachlicher Repräsentationen (2022–2025) and collaborates on international double-degree programs in German Studies, such as with the University of South Bohemia and the Turkish-German University Istanbul. Werth serves as Founding Dean of Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies (since 2023), chairs and holds deputy roles in multiple examination committees, and is Managing Director of the Department of Linguistic Research at the Institute for Cultural Research of Eastern Bavaria and Neighbouring Regions (since 2024). He contributes to editorial roles for journals like Journal of Language Variation and Sociolinguistics and has authored/co-authored monographs on topics like intra-individual variation and phonological word structure. His academic involvement extends to professional associations, including the Society for the History of Germanic Language (Board member), the Franconian Dictionary Project Committee, and the Association for University German Studies in Bavaria (Deputy Chairman since 2024).

Chanaz GargouriView profile

Assistant Professor

• Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• Organizational Behavior
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Chanaz Gargouri serves as an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Saint Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ, teaching courses including Principles of Marketing, International Business, and Business Strategy. She co-founded two innovative university programs: Town & Gown (providing consultancy experience for senior students) and The Shark Tank@ Saint Peter’s (enabling student entrepreneurs to pitch business ideas to industry professionals). Her academic credentials include: Ph.D. in Human Services, Human Services Administration from Walden University MBA in International Business from Saint Peter's University Bachelor’s degree in International Business from ESC Tunis, Tunisia Dr. Gargouri's research focuses on entrepreneurship education, organizational behavior, and millennial workplace dynamics. She investigates social entrepreneurship, workplace conflict resolution, and community development through an experiential learning lens, having developed specialized MBA courses in Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior. Her multilingual capabilities (English, Arabic dialects, French) inform her cross-cultural business perspective. Publication analysis reveals consistent emphasis on entrepreneurial education methodologies and generational workplace challenges, particularly addressing millennial-specific issues through empirical studies on discrimination, loyalty metrics, and pedagogical tools like mind-mapping. Her 2019-2017 works demonstrate applied research directly connecting classroom innovation with real business environments. As an active mentor, Dr. Gargouri guides student ventures through structured programs where she serves as both coach and program architect. The Town & Gown initiative connects students with local businesses for practical consultancy experience, while The Shark Tank@ Saint Peter’s provides professional pitch opportunities with industry experts, creating a comprehensive entrepreneurship development ecosystem.

Elisabeth PaquetteView profile

Associate Professor

• Continental Philosophy
• Feminist Theory
• Decolonial Theory
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Elisabeth Paquette is an Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University at Buffalo (State University of New York). Her work bridges Continental Philosophy, Feminist Theory, and Decolonial Theory, with a focus on French Marxism, race, and political emancipation. She holds a PhD from York University (2017), an MA from the University of Guelph (2010), and a BA from Trent University (2006). She has also been an International Scholar at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2005). Her research critiques Alain Badiou’s political philosophy while centering decolonial thinkers like Sylvia Wynter. Her first book, Universal Emancipation: Race beyond Badiou (2020), rethinks emancipatory frameworks through the Haitian Revolution and Négritude. Current projects include a monograph on Sylvia Wynter’s writings and an edited collection on Badiou’s views on sexual difference. She translates essays by figures like Julia Kristeva and co-organizes the Feminist Decolonial Politics Workshop annually. Her publications span topics such as gender, postcolonial theory, and solidarity movements. Awards or grants are not explicitly listed, but her academic contributions emphasize interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy, feminism, and decolonial studies. She advises students in comparative literature and critical theory, though specific advisee names are not provided in sources.

• Complexity Science
• Network Science
• Computational Social Science
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Sune Lehmann Jørgensen is a Professor of Complexity and Network Science at the Technical University of Denmark and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Copenhagen Center for Social Data Science (SODAS). His interdisciplinary work bridges physics, computer science, and sociology, focusing on understanding human behavior through large-scale digital data. His research interests include: Complexity and Network Science Computational Social Science Statistical Physics of Human Systems Temporal and Mobile Network Analysis Machine Learning Applications in Social Data Digital Footprints and Behavioral Modeling The analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on extracting social patterns from digital traces—such as smartphone usage, vaccination decisions, and life-event sequences—using advanced computational and network-based methods. His work often involves nation-scale datasets and aims to uncover universal principles of human dynamics. Notable scientific contributions include studies on behavioral changes after terror attacks, methodological reflections on social media research, and predictive models of life trajectories using sequence data. His work has been widely disseminated and discussed across academic and public platforms. He has received significant attention in the media and scholarly networks, with his research picked up by over 268 news outlets and referenced in Wikipedia and social media platforms. Although no formal students are listed in the provided text, his professorial roles imply active mentorship and supervision in research projects. Sune Lehmann leads or contributes to collaborative research initiatives centered on social data science, particularly through SODAS and DTU. His ongoing work emphasizes ethical, methodological, and technical innovation in analyzing human-generated data at scale.

Morten BlekesauneView profile

Professor

• Sociology
• Social Policy
• Welfare State Analysis
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Morten Blekesaune is a Professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, University of Agder. His research spans sociology, social policy, and demography with particular focus on Welfare state dynamics Family and fertility patterns Immigration integration Aging and retirement behavior Employment health linkages Recent research explores personality traits' influence on fertility trends in Norway (with Skirbekk & Sunde, 2025), nuclear family effects on religiosity (2022), and multidimensional well-being paradoxes in aging populations (2022). His work combines longitudinal data with cross-national comparisons across 15+ publications since 2000. Key methodological strengths in British Household Panel Survey analysis Norwegian register data integration European Social Survey utilization Longitudinal modeling Quantitative policy evaluation Publications demonstrate consistent engagement with social policy evaluation through empirical sociology.

Maria del Mar Bassa VanrellView profile

Visiting Professor

• semantics
• pragmatics
• syntax-semantics interfaces
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Maria del Mar Bassa Vanrell holds dual academic appointments as a Visiting Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and as a Junior Researcher at the Center of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon (CLUL), Portugal. Her position at CLUL is funded by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia). At UIB, she teaches courses including English for Science for Biology, Biochemistry, Physics, Geography and Chemistry degrees, as well as Understanding and Interpreting Academic Texts in English and Understanding English Grammar I . Her research focuses on the intersection of theoretical and empirical linguistics, with primary interests in semantics, pragmatics, and syntax-semantics interfaces. She employs both formal linguistic theory and quantitative methodologies, incorporating corpus data to examine linguistic variation across contexts. Her work spans comparative English and Romance linguistics, with special attention to indigenous languages of Brazil, dialectal and typological variation patterns, and sociolinguistic aspects of bilingualism and language contact. Dr. Bassa Vanrell is actively involved in multiple research communities: Member of Bilingüismo y Adquisición del Español (BASLA) research group Member of Sociolingüística de las Islas Baleares (GRESIB) research group Member of Dialectology and Diachrony Research Group at CLUL Her methodological approach combines theoretical formal linguistics with empirical data analysis, particularly through corpus linguistics, to examine how contextual factors influence linguistic structures and usage patterns across different language communities.

• Language Acquisition
• Multilingualism
• Dialectology
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Aleksandra Dyderska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Language Acquisition and Teaching, Institute of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Her academic work focuses on multilingualism, dialectology, and second language acquisition. Current affiliation: John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Academic rank: Assistant Professor Research areas: Language acquisition, dialect preservation, and cross-linguistic influence Dyderska's research examines multilingual identity , dialect dynamics , and individual learning styles . Her publications analyze Polish-Italian-Neapolitan trilingualism, dialects as territorial identity markers, and the impact of dominant senses on language learning. Recent publications explore topics like: humor in Italian discourse , myth of native speaker ideal , and multilingual education frameworks . She has presented at international conferences including the Scientific Conference of Young Linguists ATENA and the 2nd International Congress of Polish Language and Culture.

• Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Croatian Language Standardization
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Prof. Blaženka Martinović is a Professor at the Department of Croatian Language 'Ivan Zoričić' at the Faculty of Humanities in Pula, University of Primorska. She specializes in linguistics with a focus on sociolinguistics, accentology, and Croatian language standardization. Her work emphasizes language variation, phonetics, and the intersection of language norms with socio-cultural factors. Her research includes sociofonetic studies of Croatian accents, urban dialect variation, and editorial language policies in academic journals. Notable publications analyze post-tonic lengths in Osijek dialects and the evolution of Croatian standard accent norms in the 21st century. She also develops pedagogical resources for teaching Croatian accents, such as the textbook 'Kiša, sunce, trava, rosa.' Martinović teaches courses on Croatian standard language, accentology, linguistic editing, and the theoretical foundations of standard language. She actively participates in academic discourse on contemporary linguistic practices and the role of language communities in shaping orthographic norms.

Masako HirotaniView profile

Associate Professor

• Psycholinguistics
• Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
• Syntax-Phonology and Semantics-Phonology Interfaces
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Dr. Masako Hirotani is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Carleton University, cross-appointed with the Department of Cognitive Science. She directs the Language and Brain Laboratory and is an adjunct associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on psycholinguistics, cognitive neuroscience of language, and syntax-phonology interfaces. Key interests include adult sentence processing, auditory information use in language comprehension, and neural correlates of language processing, with recent work on dialectal impacts on education and conversational dynamics. Education: B.A. (Sophia University), M.A. (University of Tokyo), Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). Former postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Leipzig, Germany). Research highlights include studies on dialectal disparities in academic achievement, neural synchronization in conversation, and acoustic properties of speech sounds. She actively contributes to Carleton’s Accessibility Institute and Visualization and Simulation (VSIM) Centre. Awards include the 2018 Favourite Faculty Member nomination and JSPS Invitation Fellowship (2017-2018). Teaching includes courses on psycholinguistics, child language, and cognitive neuroscience methods. Over 10 grants funded her work, including CUELF (2023-2024) and SSHRC grants. Her lab integrates EEG, fMRI, and behavioral methods to study language-brain interactions.

• Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
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Dr. Daniel Waschbusch is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Pennsylvania State University. He holds affiliations with the Division of Child Outpatient Services and the Penn State Neuroscience Institute. His primary focus is advancing treatments for children/adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders (ADHD, ODD, CD), particularly examining how callous-unemotional traits influence treatment outcomes. He has led NIH-funded projects including a 2010-2014 study developing novel behavioral protocols for conduct problems. Education: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990) PhD in Clinical/Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh (1998) Internship in Clinical Child/Adolescent Psychology, University of Mississippi Medical Center (1998) Research Interests: Evidence-based treatment adaptation for ADHD/ODD/CD Neurobehavioral mechanisms of callous-unemotional traits Multi-informant assessment methodologies Cross-diagnostic symptom overlap (e.g., CDS vs autism) Grants & Projects: Ongoing Rural Housing Service award (PI since 1999) NIMH-funded treatment protocol development (Co-PI 2010-2014) Professional Credentials: ABPP Certified Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist (2016) Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist (2013) Key Research Areas: His 215+ publications span behavioral assessment methods, treatment efficacy studies, and longitudinal analyses of developmental psychopathology. Recent work emphasizes neurocognitive correlates of disruptive behaviors and measurement tool validation.

Halina PelcView profile

Professor

• Dialectology
• Language History
• Regional Issues
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Prof. Dr. Halina Pelc is a distinguished faculty member at the Institute of Polish Philology , Faculty of Philology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin. With a career spanning over five decades, she holds a PhD (1982) and habilitation (1995) in linguistics, earned her professor title in 2002, and has shaped academic programs and research agendas through roles such as Deputy Director of the Institute of Polish Philology (2000-2004) , Vice-Dean for Student Affairs (2005-2012) , and Head of the Department of Polish Language History and Dialectology (2010-2017) . Education: MA in Polish Philology (1974) PhD in Linguistics (1982, supervised by Prof. Teresa Skubalanka) Habilitation in Linguistics (1995) Professor of Humanities (2002) Research Focus : Her work bridges dialectology , sociolinguistics , and ethnolinguistics , examining the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Lublin region. Key themes include Polish-East Slavic linguistic relationships , axiological aspects of rural language , lexical interference , and oral history documentation. She emphasizes geographical and cultural perspectives in dialect analysis, addressing how civilizational changes reshape rural linguistic behavior. Academic Contributions : Her 16 monographs and over 200 articles focus on Lublin dialects , including the monumental Dictionary of Lublin Region Dialects (12 volumes, 2012–2023). As a supervisor , she has guided 3 PhD candidates and trained 260 MA and 42 BA students. She led major grants like the National Program for the Humanities (2018–2023) for Regional Linguistic Heritage and contributed to Euroregion Bug projects. Scientific Awards : Silver Cross of Merit (2000) Gold Cross of Merit (2012) Medal of the 700th Anniversary of Lublin (2017) Diploma of Recognition from Lublin Voivodeship Marshal (2019) Organizational Leadership : She chaired committees for Doctoral Theses (2001–2017), served on the Senate Committee for Didactics and Education , and co-founded the Dictionary of Lublin Region Dialects project. Her affiliations include the Polish Language Institute (2023), International Slavists Congress , and Polish-Ukrainian Cultural Relations Commission .

Thomas TalhelmView profile

Associate Professor

• Cultural Psychology
• Rice Theory of Culture
• Social Ecology
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Thomas Talhelm is an Associate Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he conducts groundbreaking research on cultural psychology. His work explores how historical agricultural practices have shaped modern cultural differences across regions and nations, with particular focus on East Asia. Dr. Talhelm earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Virginia and a B.A. with Highest Honors in psychology and Spanish from the University of Michigan. Before his academic career, he lived in China for five years as a Princeton in Asia fellow teaching high school in Guangzhou, a freelance journalist in Beijing, and later as a Fulbright scholar and NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Talhelm is renowned for developing the "rice theory of culture," which posits that historical rice farming fostered more interdependent cultures compared to wheat farming. His research demonstrates how these agricultural legacies continue to influence modern psychological differences, affecting thought styles, social norms, emotion perception, and responses to public health crises. He employs innovative methodologies including large-scale observational studies in public spaces across China, natural language processing of social media data, and controlled experiments comparing regions along China's rice-wheat border. His work challenges simplistic East-West cultural dichotomies by revealing substantial psychological variation within China itself. Analysis of Talhelm's recent publications shows a consistent expansion of his theoretical framework into new domains including water scarcity effects on cultural values, bicultural identity among young Chinese, and nuanced examinations of how collectivistic cultures compete. His research increasingly combines traditional psychological methods with computational approaches to analyze massive datasets, while maintaining his signature focus on ecological determinants of cultural variation. Princeton in Asia fellow Fulbright scholar NSF Graduate Research Fellow Professor Talhelm actively mentors graduate students, reviewing PhD applications annually for students interested in culture, politics, or social ecology. He teaches the course "Culture (And Why It Matters)" at Chicago Booth. Beyond academia, Talhelm founded Smart Air, a social enterprise providing affordable air purifiers to improve air quality, reflecting his commitment to applying psychological insights to real-world problems.