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Lona Päll is a Research Fellow at the University of Tartu’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics (0.50 FTE from 2025-2026) and concurrently holds a 0.70 FTE position as a Research Fellow at the Estonian Literary Museum. She earned her Doctor’s Degree (2025) and Master’s Degree (2016) in semiotics and cultural studies from the University of Tartu. Her research focuses on ecosemiotics, environmental conflict communication, and folklore studies, particularly examining how place-lore mediates environmental disputes and ecological restoration efforts.
Her work bridges folkloristics, semiotics, and environmental science, with projects funded by institutions like the Estonian Research Council and the European Commission. Awards include the 2024 AABS Student Travel Grant and a 2016 national prize for her MA thesis on ecosemiotic analysis of Estonian place-lore. She actively participates in organizations like the International Environmental Communication Association and the Estonian Semiotics Association.
Key research projects include ‘Meanings of Endangered Species in Culture’ (2022–2026) and ‘Coevolutionary Approach to Nature-Based Solutions’ (2022–2026). Her teaching contributions span courses in ecosemiotics, conflict semiotics, and material culture studies at the University of Tartu. Recent publications emphasize applying folkloristic methodologies to ecological challenges and analyzing environmental discourse in conflicts like Paluküla Hill and Haabersti wind farm debates.