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Lyhyt kuvaus itsestäsi

I am Associate Professor (tenure track) in German language, culture and translation at the Languages Unit of the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences of Tampere University. I lead BA, MA and PhD studies in German linguistics and translation. I chair the steering board for Plural (the multidisciplinary research centre for languages and cultures). I co-lead Tampere Accessibility Unit and the Multimodality in Translation and Interpreting research group.

In research, I specialise in 

• accessibility (esp. audio-description)
• multimodal and intermodal translation and interpreting
• blind-sighted interaction
• teamwork
• distributed/interactive intelligence and the interface of cognition and interaction
• human-centered machine learning (esp. machine perception, automatic video description, audio captioning)

I teach advanced- or intermediate-level courses in German language, translation studies, and accessibility. I supervise MA and PhD theses.

Työtehtävät

Head of German studies in the Languages BA and MA programs and in the MA program of multilingual communication

Chair of Plural (Multidisciplinary Research Centre for Languages and Cultures)

Co-leader of TACCU (Tampere Accessibility Unit)

Co-leader of MULTI (Multimodality in Translation and Interpreting research group)

Founding member of NIICTE (international Network of Inclusion and Inclusive Communication in Tertiary Education)

Tutkimuskohteet

accessibility (esp. audio-description), multimodal and intermodal translation and interpreting, blind-sighted interaction, teamwork, distributed cognition and the interface of cognition and interaction, human-centered machine learning (esp. machine perception, automatic video description, audio captioning)

Tieteenalat

linguistics, translation studies

Lyhyt kuvaus itsestäsi

I'm Professor of Nordic languages. My main main research areas are interaction in institutional settings and linguistically asymmetric interaction. My methodological approaches are conversation analysis and interactional linguistics, and I take an interest in applying my research findings and creating a dialogue with society.

Tutkimuskohteet

Interaction, dementia, mental health, conversation analysis, easy language, linguistic accessibility

Tutkimusyksikkö

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences; TACCU (Tampere Accessibility Unit)

Tieteenalat

interaction, language, linguistics

Tutkimusura

Post-doctoral researcher, Academy of Finland, 2005-2008

Academy research fellow, Academy of Finland, 2013-2018

Acting professor, 2016-2017, 2018-2019

Professor (full), 2019-