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Whitney Gegg-HarrisonView profile

Associate Professor

• Cognitive Science
• Linguistics
• Writing Pedagogy
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Whitney Gegg-Harrison is an Associate Professor in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program at the University of Rochester. Her work bridges cognitive science, linguistics, and writing pedagogy, emphasizing how language reflects and shapes thought. She holds a PhD in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Rochester (2014), with earlier degrees from The Ohio State University (BS in Linguistics/Computer Science and MS in Computational Linguistics). Her teaching spans foundational first-year writing courses exploring language and cognition to advanced seminars on AI and writing. Notable courses include Language as a Window into the Mind (since 2010) and Writing about and with Artificial Intelligence (launched 2023). She designs curricula that integrate critical AI literacy and cognitive science principles. Research interests include cognitive processes in writing, AI's impact on communication, and inclusive pedagogy. She has published widely on reference resolution, discourse processing, and flow in writing. Her 2024 article A Multidisciplinary Exploration into Flow in Writing examines how cognitive states influence writing productivity. In 2023, she received the prestigious Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. She is a sought-after speaker, including a 2024 invited seminar at Smith College on generative AI and writing. Her work appears in venues like Taylor and Francis and TextGenEd’s open-access resources. Gegg-Harrison collaborates with faculty across disciplines, offering workshops on AI-informed writing pedagogy and feedback strategies. Her office is in Rush Rhees Library (G121-H), and she emphasizes accessibility and student-centered learning.

Seth CableView profile

Professor

• Semantics
• Syntax
• Fieldwork
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Seth Cable is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Department of Linguistics within the College of Humanities & Fine Arts. He holds a PhD from MIT (2007) and an MS in Formal Logic from the University of Amsterdam (2002). Prior to UMass, he was a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia. Cable’s research focuses on Semantics, Syntax, and fieldwork in Na-Dene languages, particularly Tlingit. His work explores topics like modality, distributivity, aspect, and grammatical structure in Tlingit and other languages. He serves as an associate editor for the International Journal of American Linguistics and Journal of Semantics , and contributes to editorial boards of Linguistic Inquiry and Semantics and Pragmatics . His research highlights include groundbreaking studies on Tlingit’s verbal morphology, tense systems, and the semantics of habituality. Publications span major journals like Natural Language and Linguistic Theory and Language , alongside monographs such as The Grammar of Q (2010). Awards include the 2012 Linguistic Society of America Early Career Award. Cable teaches advanced linguistics courses including Formal Semantics , Graduate Field Methods , and Semantics of Tense and Aspect . His fieldwork emphasizes documentation and theoretical analysis of under-studied languages. Recent work examines stative marking in Tlingit and habituality in cross-linguistic frameworks.

• Second Language Acquisition
• First Language Acquisition
• Psycholinguistics
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Bethany Stoddard is a PhD student and Researcher (“Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin”) at the University of Bonn, affiliated with the Department of English, American & Celtic Studies. She is supervised by Prof. Dr. Robert Fuchs on the project Young German Learner English: Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency . Her research focuses on psycholinguistics, first/second language acquisition, and the syntax-discourse interface, employing quantitative methods from psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, and computational linguistics. Her doctoral work examines dative and benefactive alternations in young German learners of English, exploring cross-linguistic influence from L1 German on L2 English structures. Key contributions include corpus-based studies on learner English (2024) and experimental work on child language processing (2021). Her presentations span developmental psycholinguistics, artificial language learning (2023), and learnability theory (2020). No scientific awards are listed. She advises no students but collaborates on the Corpus of Young German Learner English project and participates in interdisciplinary teams. Office hours are held weekly in Rabinstraße 8, Room 2.060.

Stephanie HarvesView profile

Clinical Professor

• Syntactic theory
• Russian syntax
• Comparative syntax
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Stephanie Harves is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Linguistics at New York University (NYU), affiliated with the College of Arts & Science. Her research focuses on syntactic theory, Russian syntax, comparative syntax, morphology, and language acquisition. She holds a Ph.D. in General and Slavic Linguistics from Princeton University (2002), an M.A. in Slavic Linguistics from the University of Michigan (1996), and a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature from Grinnell College (1994). Her work explores cross-linguistic syntactic phenomena, including negation structures, verb complementation, and case marking. Notable research themes include the genitive of negation in Russian, unaccusativity, and the syntax of Slavic languages. Articles published since 2002 reveal a consistent interest in Russian phonology, syntactic movement, and theoretical frameworks like the Minimalist Program. While no formal advisees or grants are listed, her contributions to formal approaches to Slavic linguistics and bilingual speech analysis highlight her role in advancing syntactic theory. Her research is anchored at NYU’s Department of Linguistics, with no additional lab affiliations explicitly mentioned.

Andrew HaltermanView profile

Assistant Professor

• Automated Text Analysis
• Computational Methods
• Civil Conflict
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Andrew Halterman is an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Michigan State University. He joined in 2022 after a Faculty Fellowship at NYU's Center for Data Science. He holds a PhD from MIT (2021). His research focuses on developing methodological innovations for political science, particularly automated text analysis and computational techniques. Haltermans's research interests include developing new techniques for event data extraction, geoparsing documents, and analyzing military operations. Substantively, he studies civil conflict, interstate war, and violence against civilians. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Fulbright Program, US Defense Department, Political Instability Task Force, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Felix SculptorView profile

Professor

• Corpus Linguistics
• Computational Linguistics
• Empirical Methods in Linguistics
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Felix Sculptor is a Professor and researcher at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS Mannheim), where he leads the Corpus Grammar project. He holds a Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics and Theoretical Linguistics from the University of Bremen (2008) and has held academic positions at the Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, and the University of Cologne. Affiliations: IDS Mannheim (since 2015), former roles at Free University of Berlin (2004–2015), and University of Cologne (2015). Research Focus: Corpus linguistics, computational methods for corpus analysis, statistical modeling, and information structure in German, Spanish, and French. His work emphasizes web corpus construction, topic modeling, and theoretical syntax. Recent projects include the Corpus Grammar initiative, focusing on empirical methods for linguistic analysis. Sculptor has published extensively on corpus design, statistical methods, and formal syntax models. Key Projects: "Constraint-Based Analysis of Information Structure in German, Spanish, and French" (DFG SFB 632) "Corpus Grammar" project at IDS Mannheim

Lamar GrahamView profile

Associate Professor

• Romance Linguistics
• Hispanic Linguistics
• Generative Syntax
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Lamar Graham is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics and Director of Graduate Studies in the Spanish department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His academic background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia (2015), an MA from American University (2009), and MAEd and BA degrees from Virginia Tech (2006, 2005). His research focuses on historical and comparative Romance linguistics, generative syntax (cliticization and left-peripheral effects), language change (especially grammaticalization), and sociolinguistic/sociopragmatic variation, including discourse markers as indicators of social identity. He is actively involved in graduate student advising and currently accepts new applicants. Dr. Graham has received the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity (2015-2017). In teaching, he offers courses such as Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics , Advanced Spanish Phonology , and History of the Spanish Language , alongside specialized courses in dialectology and variation. He also proposes new courses like Spanish Dialectology and Variation .

Guro BusterudView profile

Associate Professor

• Second Language Acquisition
• Third Language Acquisition
• Grammatical Structures
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Guro Busterud is an Associate Professor in Nordic Linguistics at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Humanities, specializing in Norwegian as a second language. She holds a PhD from NTNU and leads the research group 'Second and Third Languages: Acquisition, Learning and Use.' Her work focuses on multilingualism, grammatical structures, and language acquisition across ages and language stages. Her affiliations include the CLIMA project (NFR-funded), GenVAC project, and membership in AcqVA and FANT research groups. She teaches courses on language acquisition and multilingualism, including NOAS2101 and NOAS1100. Awards include membership in the Academy for Younger Researchers (2017-2021). Research highlights include studies on L3 French/German verb placement, Norwegian grammatical gender in child dialects, and corpus-based analyses of language textbooks. She contributes to the Store norske leksikon and collaborates with Bilingualism Matters.

Johan BoyeView profile

Associate Professor

• Natural Language Processing
• Spoken Dialogue Systems
• Multimodal Dialogue Systems
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Johan Boye is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, part of the Speech, Music, and Hearing department. He leads the SWE-QUEST project, developing automated question generation for Swedish language education, funded by Vinnova and Digital Futures. His research focuses on dialogue systems, natural language processing, and spatial language understanding, with applications in education, robotics, and human-computer interaction. Education background includes a docent title (Swedish associate professor) and extensive academic experience. He has supervised over 20 master’s and PhD theses in NLP and AI, with recent topics including large language models, coreference resolution, and multimodal retrieval systems. Teaching responsibilities include courses on language technology, search engines, and speech processing. His work spans cross-disciplinary collaborations with Stockholm University and RISE Research Institutes in the Digital Futures initiative, addressing societal challenges through digital innovation. Key projects include the SpaceBook EU project (2010–2014) exploring pedestrian navigation via dialogue systems and the NICE game (2005) for child-computer interaction. Research outputs include over 50 peer-reviewed publications in journals like the Journal of Natural Language Engineering and conferences such as ACL and SIGDIAL. He maintains active roles in academic service, including editorial work and program committees for NLP conferences. His lab develops tools like Textinator for NLP evaluation and UDon2 for dependency tree manipulation, emphasizing open-source contributions to the research community.

Christopher PetersView profile

Professor

• Socially Interactive Agents
• Embodied AI
• Human-Robot Interaction
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Christopher Peters is a Professor and Director of the Embodied Social Agents Lab (ESAL) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin (2004) and is affiliated with the Department of Computational Science and Technology (CST) within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). His work focuses on Socially Interactive Agents and Embodied AI, exploring computational models of visual attention, affect, memory, and theory of mind. Peters leads projects on human-agent interaction, urban spatial contexts, and multimodal systems involving humanoid agents and robots. Education: PhD in Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin, 2004. Research Interests: Peters investigates embodied AI through socially interactive agents, emphasizing real-time control systems for gaze, emotion, and group dynamics. His studies span virtual characters, physical robots, and VR applications. Key areas include politeness behaviors in human-robot interactions, crowd navigation algorithms, and urban spatial analysis. Recent work includes the CreativeBot project, leveraging LLMs to enhance child creativity through storytelling robots. Projects & Grants: Peters is Principal Investigator for EU Horizon 2020 projects CLIPE (€4M), ANIMATAS (€3.9M), and ProsocialLearn. He leads a Swedish Research Council grant (4 MSEK) on VR applications for human-robot collaboration. His projects address societal challenges in urban planning, digital transportation, and educational robotics. Labs & Teams: Directs ESAL, a lab developing embodied agents for social interaction. Collaborates with industry and academic partners in Europe and globally through projects like METROPOLIS and HUMAINE.

Michelle LiuView profile

Lecturer

• Philosophy of Mind
• Consciousness
• Philosophy of Language
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Michelle Liu is a Lecturer in Philosophy at Monash University, specializing in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, and aesthetics. Her research examines consciousness, polysemy in language, mental imagery in comprehension, musical expressiveness, and the aesthetics of poetry and abstract art. She serves as secretary of the Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology. Key research explores polysemy processing, revelation in consciousness, cross-domain descriptions, and the role of mental simulation in language comprehension. Her work connects empirical cognitive science with philosophical analysis of concepts. Liu has received recognition including the Annette Baier Prize (2024), Paul Bourke Award (2024), and Finnish Society for Aesthetics Article of the Year (2023). Current projects investigate emotion descriptions in music, zeugmatic phenomena, and intersensory artistic expressions. She completed her DPhil at Oxford (2019) and held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship.

Kari KinnView profile

Professor

• Linguistics
• Scandinavian Languages
• Syntax
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Kari Kinn is Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at the University of Bergen's Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, specializing in syntactic variation in heritage Scandinavian languages. Her research examines morphosyntactic phenomena in Norwegian heritage languages (particularly North American contexts), including possession structures, argument placement, pronominal systems, and language contact effects. Key methodologies include corpus analysis, experimental tasks, and comparative linguistics. Recent publications analyze determiner phrase structures in North American Norwegian, V2 word order in Latin American contexts, and historical aspects of Norn. Her work demonstrates consistent focus on language change in diasporic communities and syntactic interfaces between heritage and homeland varieties. No information is available regarding scientific awards, student advising, or laboratory affiliations.

Roberto DessìView profile

Researcher

• Artificial Intelligence
• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
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Roberto Dessì is a researcher in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing, affiliated with Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and Facebook AI Research (FAIR) Paris. He holds a PhD in Language Sciences (2023) and advanced degrees in Cognitive Science (University of Trento, 2019), Cognitive Neuroscience (SISSA, 2019), and Computer Science Engineering (La Sapienza University of Rome, 2017). His research focuses on emergent communication in multi-agent systems, cross-domain image captioning, language models, and compositional generalization in neural networks. Notable contributions include the EGG framework for studying language emergence and collaborative work on the Toolformer model. He actively reviews for top conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, and ACL, and organizes workshops on emergent communication. Dessì has supervised multiple students (BSc/MSc theses and industry projects) and delivered talks at institutions including Chalmers University, IST Lisbon, and UC Berkeley. His work bridges theoretical AI research with practical applications in speech translation, tool use by language models, and ethical multi-agent interactions.

Iryna AndrusiakView profile

Researcher

• Translation Studies
• Sociolinguistics
• ESL/EFL Teaching
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Iryna Andrusiak is a post-doctoral researcher at the Moore Institute of the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), affiliated with the Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice. She holds a PhD in Germanic Languages from Ukraine and previously served as a lecturer and researcher at Uzhhorod National University. Her research focuses on sociolinguistics, translation studies, and EFL/ESL teaching methodologies, particularly exploring language creativity, translation of Ukrainian cultural realia, and linguistic challenges faced by migrants and asylum seekers. Education Background: PhD in Germanic Languages (Ukraine), MSc in related fields (implied). She has extensive experience with British Council projects such as 'English for Universities' and 'New Generation School Teacher,' and is a certified ESP teacher trainer. Research Interests: Her work bridges applied linguistics and translation studies, emphasizing non-professional translation practices, ESOL teaching in multicultural contexts, and the role of language in migration. She has investigated new English vocabulary formation, social media discourse analysis, and pandemic-era remote teaching challenges in Ukraine. Grants & Advising: While no specific grants are detailed, her involvement in large-scale educational projects indicates institutional support. No advisees listed, though she contributes to mentorship through university-school partnerships. Labs/Teams: Active member of the Anderson Centre and Moore Institute research communities, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects related to language policy and digital education.

• Dependent Type Theory
• Formal Verification
• Programming Language Semantics
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Guillaume Allais is Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde, specializing in type-safe programming abstractions and formal verification. His research develops mathematically structured programming paradigms. Core research themes: Type-and-scope safe metaprogramming techniques Verified compiler pipelines for functional languages Dependently-typed algebraic simplification Recent publications advance staged compilation techniques and generic programming for serialized data. He contributes to the Idris 2 compiler and serves on ICFP program committees. Open-source projects include Agda libraries for syntax representation and verified core language implementations.