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Asgerd GudiksenView profile

Associate Professor

• Danish Dialects
• Word Formation
• Language Change
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Asgerd Gudiksen serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. Her research focuses on Danish dialectology, word formation, language change, and lexicography, with continuous contributions since her 1998 Ph.D. on -et derivations in Danish dialects and subsequent appointments at the Institute for Danish Dialect Research. Dr. Gudiksen earned her Ph.D. in 1998 after which she was appointed lecturer ( adjunkt ) at the Institute for Danish Dialect Research (now Department of Dialect Research), later promoted to senior lecturer ( lektor ) in 2001. Her academic trajectory remains centered at the University of Copenhagen within Nordic linguistic studies. Her research explores Danish dialect variation—particularly insular dialects—through rigorous analysis of word formation processes and historical language change. She specializes in cultural lexicography, documenting vocabulary related to food traditions (e.g., julekage ), beverages, and daily routines across dialect regions. Her methodological approach combines traditional dialectology with digital corpus linguistics, as evidenced by her work on the Ømålsordbogen dictionary project and CorDiale corpus. Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal concentrated efforts in preserving endangered dialect vocabulary through bibliographic projects, dictionary reviews, and cultural semantic studies. Her editorial leadership of Danske Talesprog and LEDA-nyt journals demonstrates commitment to advancing dialectological scholarship while analyzing how everyday lexicons reflect regional identity and sociolinguistic evolution. Scientific awards: No specific honors or fellowships were documented in the provided materials. Regarding academic mentorship and funding, the available records indicate extensive editorial and peer-review activities but do not specify Ph.D. students or grant-supported research projects. Her leadership in journal editorship and conference organization suggests active engagement in scholarly community development. Dr. Gudiksen contributes significantly to major linguistic infrastructure including the Ømålsordbogen (Dictionary of Danish Insular Dialects) and CorDiale corpus project, which digitizes historical dialect recordings and textual resources. These initiatives form critical research infrastructure for ongoing studies in Danish dialectology, supporting both academic research and public access to linguistic heritage through digital humanities approaches.

Simon PoulsenView profile

Research Fellow

• Comparative Indo-European linguistics
• Reconstruction of the Indo-European proto-language
• Linguistic phylogenetics
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Simon Poulsen is a PhD student and Research Fellow at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen. He has been working on his PhD project "The relationship between Indo-Iranian and Greek" since September 2020 under the supervision of Thomas Olander. He also serves as a teaching assistant for the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics (2024-2025) and previously worked as a research assistant on the "Connecting the Dots" project (2023-2024). MA in Indo-European Linguistics, University of Copenhagen (2019) BA in Indo-European Linguistics, University of Copenhagen (2016) Graduation from Odense Katedralskole (2013) Simon Poulsen's research focuses on comparative Indo-European linguistics, particularly the relationship between Indo-Iranian and Greek language branches. He works on reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European language, linguistic phylogenetics, and examining significant innovations shared by Greek and Indo-Iranian in phonology and inflectional morphology. His work also connects linguistic findings to archaeological material cultures and prehistoric migrations. He has additional interests in language history of other language families, language variation, epigraphy, and runology. His publications demonstrate expertise in linguistic phylogenetics, etymology, and the historical relationships between language families. His work spans from Proto-Norse studies to broader Indo-European linguistic questions, with particular focus on Greek and Indo-Iranian connections. He has also published on entomological etymology and runological topics. 3rd place for best MA thesis of the Society for Indo-European Studies (2019) Simon Poulsen has taught part of the BA-course "Greek and Latin language history" and supervised BA theses. He is available to supervise exam papers or projects on Indo-European linguistics, phylogenetics, Greek or Indo-Iranian language history. His PhD project is funded by The Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics as one of the free scholarships of the Faculty of Humanities. He has been active in academic collaborations, including visiting researcher positions at Leiden University (2022) and the University of Pennsylvania (2022), and has presented at numerous conferences and workshops on Indo-European linguistics topics.

• Population Genetics
• Evolutionary Biology
• Statistical Genetics
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Jonas Meisner serves as an Assistant Professor in the Rasmussen Group at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. His research program bridges population genetics, evolutionary biology, and statistical methodology development, with significant contributions to understanding genetic variation in both human and wildlife populations. Meisner's research interests center on population structure analysis , ancestry estimation methods , polygenic prediction techniques , and evolutionary history reconstruction . His work applies sophisticated statistical approaches to genomic datasets from diverse populations including Greenlandic Inuit communities and wildlife species such as giraffes and wildebeest. This research has important implications for understanding human adaptation, disease susceptibility patterns, and conservation strategies for endangered species. His publication record demonstrates a clear trajectory toward interdisciplinary research that integrates population genetics with evolutionary biology and medical genomics. Meisner frequently employs large-scale genomic analyses of both contemporary and ancient DNA samples, with particular emphasis on Arctic-adapted populations and wildlife conservation genetics. His methodological innovations in ancestry estimation and haplotype-based analysis have been featured in premier scientific journals including Nature, Cell, and Nature Genetics. Meisner is affiliated with the Rasmussen Group, a research team focused on advancing population genetics methodologies and applying them to significant biological and medical questions. The group's collaborative work spans human medical genetics, wildlife conservation genetics, and computational method development in statistical genetics.