Hedvig Skirgård

Hedvig Skirgård is a Postdoctoral Researcher specializing in language diversification and computational methods at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. As project coordinator for the Grambank database (2,000+ languages), her work examines macro-scale linguistic variation using ancestral state reconstruction and statistical modeling. Educational credentials include:

• PhD in Linguistics (2021) - Australian National University
• MA in Linguistics (2013) - Stockholm University
• BA in General Linguistics (2011) - Stockholm University

Research focuses on Remote Oceanic languages, with methodological contributions to phylogenetic reconstruction and typological database design. Public engagement includes co-hosting the 'Because Language' podcast and developing educational resources for linguistic typology.