Computational Linguistics & Phonetics Computational Linguistics & Phonetics Fachrichtung 4.7 Universität des Saarlandes
Merel Scholman

Merel Scholman - Mini-bio


02/2021 - now Postdoctoral Research Associate
Saarland University, Germany
ERC-funded project: Individualized Interaction in Discourse
PI: Vera Demberg
05/2019 - 09/2020 Operations Manager
MDC Africa
Market Research company based in Lagos, Nigeria
07/2015 - 12/2018 PhD candidate, summa cum laude
Saarland University, Germany
Cognitive Modelling of Information Density for Discourse Relations
Advisor: Vera Demberg
09/2013 - 06/2015 Research Master Linguistics, cum laude
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Advisors: Ted Sanders and Pim Mak
09/2010 - 08/2013 BA Language and Culture Studies, cum laude
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Advisors: Ted Sanders and Jacqueline Evers-Vermeul
08/2009 - 07/2010 Campus Scholarship Program, Fulbright Center
Knox College, USA


Research visits:
10/2017 Visiting researcher
Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Host: Kate Cain
11/2014 - 02/2015 Visiting researcher
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Host: Hannah Rohde