Nadezhda Dancheva

Nadezhda Dancheva is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Language Education, Medical Pedagogy and Sports (DEOS) at the Medical University of Sofia. She also serves as a chief assistant professor at the Onomastics Section of the Institute of Bulgarian Language 'Prof. Lyubomir Andreychin' under the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences since 2013.

• Master's in Bulgarian Philology, Faculty of Slavic Philology, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski'
• Master's in Philosophy with a specialization in Intercultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski'
• PhD in Pedagogy and Onomastics (2010), dissertation: 'Dialectal Vocabulary in Bulgarian Microtoponymy from Western Bulgaria (with a focus on Orographic Lexis).'

Her research spans pedagogy, intercultural education, and onomastics, with a focus on dialectal vocabulary, microtoponymy, and hydronymy in Western Bulgaria. Her work analyzes structural patterns, word-formation, and geographical lexis in archaic and modern naming systems.

Publications highlight her expertise in Slavic dialects, historical geography, and sociolinguistic trends, particularly in lexical evolution within Western Bulgarian landscapes and cultural shifts in naming conventions.