Marit Westergaard - Curriculum Vitae#
EDUCATION
- 2005 Dr. Philos. in Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Tromsø (UiT), Norway
- 1985 Cand. Philol. in English, German and Linguistics, Tromsø, Bergen and Oslo, Norway
- 1984 Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of California San Diego, USA
PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (selection)
- 2024 - (2029) Center for Language, Brain & Learning (C-LaBL), Center Director, Funding: Trond Mohn Foundation & UiT (NOK 72 mill)
- 2020 - 2024 AcqVA Aurora Center (Acquisition, Variation & Attrition), Center Director, Funding: UiT (NOK 30 mill)
- 2022 - 2024 ADIM (Across-domain Investigations in Multilingualism), co-PI, Funding: EEA / Norway grants (EUR 1.2 mill)
- 2019 - 2021 MultiGender, co-PI, Funding: Centre for Advanced Study, Oslo (NOK 3.5 mill)
- 2016 - 2020 MiMS Micro-variation in Multilingual Situations, PI, Funding: Research Council of Norway (NOK 9 mill)
- 2009 - 2012 Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics (CASTL), a Norwegian Center of Excellence, Center Director & PI of Language Acquisition Group. Funding: Research Council of Norway (NOK 60 mill)
OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (selection)
- 2024 Leader of Humanities & Social Sciences Search Committee, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- 2024 Member of evaluation panels, Humanities Faculty Uppsala University (spring) & Humanities Faculty Utrecht University (fall)
- 2022 - 2023 Leader of committee to renew nomination process, procedure & selection criteria, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
- 2021 - 2024 Member of Advisory Committee, National Heritage Language Resource Center, UCLA
- 2011 - 2017 Member of Executive Committee, International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL)
- 2017 Supervisor for 8 MSCA Marie Skłodowska Curie fellowships (funded by European Commission)
- 2012 Assessor for funding organizations & academies (selection): Dutch Research Council, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Kungliga Vitterhetsakademien, British Academy, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS), Nansen Research Excellence Award *2012 - 2017, 2018 - 2024 Member of Program Committee Czech-Norwegian Research Program, EEA & Norway grants
- 2016 - 2018 Board member, Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
- 2007 - 2014 Board member Tromsø Research Foundation
- 1995 Member of PhD, Habilitation, search & promotion committees (selection): Lund, Oslo, Oldenburg, Siena, NTNU, Ulster, Leeds, York, Aarhus
- 1990 Visiting scholar abroad: UC Santa Cruz (1990/91), St. Olaf College, MN (2001), Universitá degli Studi di Siena (2006), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (2008)
PUBLICATIONS
- Approximately 100 journal articles, 30+ book chapters, 20+ conference proceedings, 2 monographs, 1 edited book, 6 edited special issues of journals
- No. 7 among most published women in Norway, 2019-2022: https://www.khrono.no/fa-kvinner-pa-publiseringstoppen-det-er-jo-ikke-helt-likestilling-i-dette-landet/799540
- Citations (Google Scholar, October 2024): 4,265 citations, h-index 38, i10-index 76
