Position
- University lecturer (yliopistonlehtori), Department of English, University of Turku, permanent appointment August 2009
Education and qualifications
- Title of Docent in English Language, Åbo Akademi University, 2022
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Turku, 2009
- Licentiate of Philosophy, University of Turku, 2000
- Master of Arts, University of Turku, 1995
Career
- Senior researcher (yliopistotutkija), Academy of Finland/University of Tampere, 2015-2016
- Postdoctoral research fellow (tutkijatohtori), Academy of Finland/Department of English, University of Turku, 2012-2015
- Lecturer (acting), Department of English, University of Turku, 2004-2009
- Researcher, Academy of Finland/Department of English, University of Turku, 1999-2004
- Assistant (acting), Department of English, University of Turku, 1997-1998
- Instructor (part-time), Department of English, University of Turku/Department of Teacher Education in Rauma, 1996-1997
- Research assistant, Department of English, University of Turku, 1995-1996
- Intern, University of Turku, 1994, 1995
Grants and research funding
- Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham University, library fellowship, 2019
- Academy of Finland, postdoctoral research project, 2012-15
- Faculty of Humanities, University of Turku, postgraduate scholarship, 1998
- Travel grants and other funding from various foundations, etc., from 1996
Publications
- Books and special issues (authored or co-edited), 2003-2018: 8
- Journal articles and book chapters published abroad, 2002-2021: 20
- Journal articles and book chapters published in Finland, 1998-2024: 9
- Book reviews and notices, 1999-2020: 15
- Also blog posts and other short pieces
Activities
- Founding member and co-convenor of the Network for Multilingualism and Language Contact Research, School of Languages and Translation Studies, University of Turku, since 2023
- Member of the Early Modern Graphic Literacies research project, University of Turku, since 2022; funded by the Academy of Finland
- Member of the Humanities Library Services Advisory Board, University of Turku, since 2020
- Member of the organizing team of the Multilingual Turku (MTurku) Network, University of Turku, since 2018
- Deputy member of the University Collegiate Council, University of Turku, 2018-2021
- Member of the organizing committee of the SPCL Summer Conference 2017, Universities of Tampere and Turku
- University Pedagogics studies, University of Turku, 2016-2017
- Member of the Multilingual Practices in the History of Written English project, University of Tampere, 2015-2016; funded by the Academy of Finland
- Board member of the Helsinki Society for Historical Lexicography (Suomen historiallisen leksikografian seura ry), 2014-2018
- Member of the Framing Text research team, University of Turku, 2014-c2017
- Member of the organizing committee of the Linguistics Meets Book History: Seeking New Approaches symposium, University of Turku, 2014
- Member of the organizing committee of the Historical Codeswitching: the Next Step symposium, Universities of Tampere and Turku, 2014
- Founding member and convenor of the Network for Code-switching and Language Contact Research (formerly the code-switching researchers’ group), School of Languages and Translation Studies, University of Turku, 2013-2022
- PhD supervision, since 2012
- Member of the Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (TUCEMEMS), since 2010
- Member of the Pragmatics on the Page research team, University of Turku, 2010-2017
- Member of the organizing committee of the 33rd Finnish Conference of Linguistics (Kielitieteen päivät), University of Turku, 2006
- Board member of the Finnish Society for the Study of English (FINSSE ry), 2005-2013
- Co-convenor of the Peterborough Chronicle Panel workshop at the 13th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, University of Vienna, 2004
- Member of the organizing committee of the Organization in Discourse II: The Historical Perspective conference, University of Turku, 2002
- Adult Education studies, University of Turku, 2001-2002
- Founding member of the Discourse Perspectives on Early English research project, University of Turku; funded by the Academy of Finland, 1999-2005
- Member of the working group for research, the Finnish Union of University Teachers and Researchers (TTL ry), 1999-2003 (chairperson 2002-2003)
- Board member of the University of Turku Researchers, Teachers and Lecturers union (TYT ry), 1999-2003
- Deputy board member of the University of Turku Researchers, Teachers and Lecturers union 1998, 2004-2019
- Conference and seminar presentations and posters since 1997
- Teaching since 1996