• Historical Lexicology and Semantics 

• Old / Middle English 

• Lexical Change 

• Grammaticalization 

• Comparative Germanic Linguistics 

I have been working as a research and teaching assistant under Prof. Olga Timofeeva since 2023, initially as a substitute and now in a regular position. I hold a master’s degree in Comparative Germanic Linguistics and German Literature/Linguistics, as well as a bachelor’s degree in English and German Literature/Linguistics, both from the University of Zurich. 

Currently, I am developing a PhD project under the supervision of Olga Timofeeva on the vocabulary of spatial terms from Old to Early Modern English. The project examines how these words were used to conceptualize and organize space, and how their evolution might reflect changing perceptions of the world over time.   

Conference Papers and Talks: 

• “The Functions and Development of the Indefinite Article in Middle English”. XXIII. Studientag Englisches Mittelalter, Munich, 17–18 Nov. 2023. 

Publications / Edited Volumes: 

• Beiträge der 17. Tagung des Arbeitskreises für Namenforschung in der Gesellschaft für Namenforschung vom 8. und 9. Oktober 2022 in Zürich, herausgegeben von Ludwig Rübekeil und Martin Hannes Graf unter Mitarbeit von Jasmine Wolfensberger, in Namenkundliche Informationen (NI) 115, Leipzig: Universitätsverlag, 2024. 

I teach the mandatory modules “History of the English Language 1: Focus on Old English” in the fall semesters and “History of the English Language 2: Focus on Middle English” in the spring semesters. 

I am happy to supervise BA theses in any of the areas listed under “Research Interests”.