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Jana Holsanova is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Science at Lund University's Department of Philosophy. She holds multiple roles, including project leader, supervisor, and senior researcher within the Linnaeus environment 'Cognition, Communication, and Learning'. Her research focuses on multimodality, cognition, and communication, with emphasis on eye-tracking studies, visual communication, and accessibility through audio description. She coordinates the 'Audio Description and Image Description for Accessible Communication' initiative and chairs the Swedish Braille Authority (Punktskriftsnämnden).
Her research explores image perception, language-image interaction, and accessibility for visually impaired individuals. She has authored books on discourse, vision, and cognition, and serves on editorial boards for journals like Frontiers in Communication. Awards include the Inga and John Hains Foundation Prize (2013, 2014) and the Humboldt Prize (1986).
Jana has led projects on media accessibility, including studies on audio description efficacy for blind audiences. Her work bridges cognitive science, technology, and societal inclusion, with contributions to educational design and policy-making in accessible media.
