Talks
Presentations at international conferences
2024
'You sound like from the CD' - Autoethnographic explorations as a multilingual scholar. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia/USA, 11 April 2024
(with C. Magno) The diffracted wave in Comparative and International Education’s cinematic spaces and ourselves: Toward pluriversal thinking and new conversations. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Miami/USA, 14 March 2024
How to protest through language in times of unprecedented migration and (neo-)nationalist movements: Insights from Poland. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Miami/USA, 14 March 2024
2023
(Inter-)national mobility in Swiss higher education: Bilingual policies, multilingual students and ‘Englishization.’ European conference on educational research. University of Glasgow/Scotland, 22 August 2023
'You sound like from the CD' - An autoethnographic narrative about conducting multilingual research in multilingual Switzerland. International symposium on bilingualism 14. Macquarie University Sydney/Australia [online], 27 June 2023
Improving research-practice relationships in second language learning and research. Second language learning and teaching: Taking stock and looking ahead. Kalisz/Poland, 15 May 2023
Swiss higher education language policy and practice between internationalization and local language promotion. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago/USA, 15 April 2023
Local action - global questions: More equity through a (virtual) multilingual community of practice and the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab. Annual meeting of the American Association of Applied Linguistics. Portland, Oregon/USA, 20 March 2023
“German is simply everything” – Globalization, traditions, and language hierarchies in Switzerland. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington, D.C./USA, 22 February 2023
(with C. Magno) Centering justice-, identity- and community-minded migration questions and methodologies. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington, D.C./USA, 21 February 2023
(with C. Magno) Exploring the potential of the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab for inequity-reducing school leadership preparation and practice and comparative reflection. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington, D.C./USA, 19 February 2023
2022
(with L. J. Pentón Herrera) Higher education institutions as gatekeepers of language teachers’ complex identities: Insights from a multi-country study. 1st International Humanities, Society, Identity Congress. Warsaw/Poland, 9 December 2022
(with C. Magno) Leadership practice architectures in the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab. World Education Leadership Symposium at the University of Teacher Education Zug/Switzerland [online], 30 September 2022
“I...speak Swiss German...so that I’m Completely Integrated Here.”–Local Expectations, Global Linguistic Influences, and the Challenges for Switzerland’s Education System. European Conference on Educational Research. Yerevan/Armenia [online], 2 September 2022
“[English as a lingua franca] is absolutely out of question!” – Switzerland’s struggle between globalization and tradition from secondary students’ and teachers’ perspectives. EuroSLA, University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 27 August 2022
Plurilingual identity expression, well-being, and symbolic violence in Switzerland's education system. Psychology of language learning conference. University of Cape Breton, Sydney/Canada, 24 June 2022
Bodily-cognitive migration through language and visual identity expressions. Polish Academy of Science. Warsaw/Poland, 9 June 2022
(with C. Magno) Educational leaders becoming: A virtual community of practice as assemblage(s). Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Minneapolis/USA, 21 April 2022
Focus on visual methods in migration research: Linguistic movements in language portraits. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Minneapolis/USA, 20 April 2022
‘I’m always in this conflict’–Students’ struggle of plurilingual identity expression, linguistic insecurity, and assimilation in Switzerland’s higher education. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Minneapolis/USA, 20 April 2022
2021
Cognitive migration through language–Capturing linguistic movement and barriers in language portraits. International conference “Challenging borders: From/between borders.” University of Bern/Switzerland, 11 November 2021
(with A. Knoll) English yes, Polish no: Heritage languages and language hierarchies in German-English daycare centers in Switzerland. International conference “Beyond multilingualism: Translanguaging in Education.” University of Basel/Switzerland [online], 8 November 2021
(with C. Magno) Global, intercultural learning (and teaching) in the virtual comparative educational leadership lab (CELL). World Education Leadership Symposium at the University of Teacher Education Zug/Switzerland, 30 September 2021
2020
(with C. Magno, E. Kazimzade, U. Mikailova, D. Schädeli, B. Batkhuyag, & B. Denman) Practice architectures and the CELL. Leadership Summit 2020 at the University of New England. Armidale/Australia, 14-18 January 2020
2019
(with A. Knoll) Establishing multiple languages in early childhood. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research. Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne/Switzerland, 18 November 2019
(with C. Magno) Introduction to the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab (CELL). International Educational Leadership Symposium. University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 30 September 2019
(with C. Magno) Introducing the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab: Capturing global knowledge. ADA 4th International Education Conference 2019. Baku/Azerbaijan, 19 June 2019
Invited talks, guest lectures, and other talks
2023
Language portraits: An innovative qualitative approach to capture linguistic movement and barriers. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg/Switzerland [online], 14 November 2023
Plurialogo de Saberes: Language research and teaching from international perspectives. CIES Language Issues Special Interest Group webinar [online], 13 November 2023
Phenomenology and other methodologies in critical language studies. College of Education. Michigan State University [online], 20 September 2023
Education in Europe and the European Union. School of Education. North Dakota State University [online], 12 July 2023
Multilingualism and multiculturalism in diversity-engaged schools. University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 20 June 2023
Language as a human right (?). Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg/Switzerland [online], 10 May 2023
Improving research-practice relationships in second language learning and teaching. University of Warsaw/Poland, 8 May 2023
Toward a humanizing and equitable discourse with refugee newcomers: Resisting the double standard. Panel discussant. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago/USA, 15 April 2023
2022
(with C. Magno) Cognitive migration through language: Capturing linguistic movement and barriers in language portraits. Globalization, Transnationalism and Development Colloquium. Maastricht University [online], 30 November 2022
Ways of teaching language issues in Comparative and International Education in Switzerland. CIES Language Issues Special Interest Group Panel [online], 16 November 2022
Early career scholars' working conditions in Switzerland. Dies Academicus at the University of Fribourg, 15 November 2022
(with C. Magno) Cognitive migration through language: Capturing linguistic movement and barriers in language portraits. International Education Policy Program. University of Maryland, College Park/USA [online], 30 September 2022
Local action–global questions: Toward suitable school leadership through a (virtual) community of practice and the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab. College of Education. San Diego State University, San Diego/USA, 27 April 2022
Linguistic rights, the national order, and Switzerland’s multilingualism. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 30 March 2022
Languages as (social) assemblages: Moving toward a rhizomatic understanding of multilingualism. Center for Language Evolution Studies. Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń/Poland, 11 March 2022
2021
Language and language education as human rights. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg, 14 April 2021
Language portraits as an innovative method in migration research. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg, 30 March 2021
2020
Language and language education as human rights. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg, 29 April 2020
2024
'You sound like from the CD' - Autoethnographic explorations as a multilingual scholar. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia/USA, 11 April 2024
(with C. Magno) The diffracted wave in Comparative and International Education’s cinematic spaces and ourselves: Toward pluriversal thinking and new conversations. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Miami/USA, 14 March 2024
How to protest through language in times of unprecedented migration and (neo-)nationalist movements: Insights from Poland. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Miami/USA, 14 March 2024
2023
(Inter-)national mobility in Swiss higher education: Bilingual policies, multilingual students and ‘Englishization.’ European conference on educational research. University of Glasgow/Scotland, 22 August 2023
'You sound like from the CD' - An autoethnographic narrative about conducting multilingual research in multilingual Switzerland. International symposium on bilingualism 14. Macquarie University Sydney/Australia [online], 27 June 2023
Improving research-practice relationships in second language learning and research. Second language learning and teaching: Taking stock and looking ahead. Kalisz/Poland, 15 May 2023
Swiss higher education language policy and practice between internationalization and local language promotion. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago/USA, 15 April 2023
Local action - global questions: More equity through a (virtual) multilingual community of practice and the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab. Annual meeting of the American Association of Applied Linguistics. Portland, Oregon/USA, 20 March 2023
“German is simply everything” – Globalization, traditions, and language hierarchies in Switzerland. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington, D.C./USA, 22 February 2023
(with C. Magno) Centering justice-, identity- and community-minded migration questions and methodologies. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington, D.C./USA, 21 February 2023
(with C. Magno) Exploring the potential of the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab for inequity-reducing school leadership preparation and practice and comparative reflection. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Washington, D.C./USA, 19 February 2023
2022
(with L. J. Pentón Herrera) Higher education institutions as gatekeepers of language teachers’ complex identities: Insights from a multi-country study. 1st International Humanities, Society, Identity Congress. Warsaw/Poland, 9 December 2022
(with C. Magno) Leadership practice architectures in the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab. World Education Leadership Symposium at the University of Teacher Education Zug/Switzerland [online], 30 September 2022
“I...speak Swiss German...so that I’m Completely Integrated Here.”–Local Expectations, Global Linguistic Influences, and the Challenges for Switzerland’s Education System. European Conference on Educational Research. Yerevan/Armenia [online], 2 September 2022
“[English as a lingua franca] is absolutely out of question!” – Switzerland’s struggle between globalization and tradition from secondary students’ and teachers’ perspectives. EuroSLA, University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 27 August 2022
Plurilingual identity expression, well-being, and symbolic violence in Switzerland's education system. Psychology of language learning conference. University of Cape Breton, Sydney/Canada, 24 June 2022
Bodily-cognitive migration through language and visual identity expressions. Polish Academy of Science. Warsaw/Poland, 9 June 2022
(with C. Magno) Educational leaders becoming: A virtual community of practice as assemblage(s). Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Minneapolis/USA, 21 April 2022
Focus on visual methods in migration research: Linguistic movements in language portraits. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Minneapolis/USA, 20 April 2022
‘I’m always in this conflict’–Students’ struggle of plurilingual identity expression, linguistic insecurity, and assimilation in Switzerland’s higher education. Annual meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society. Minneapolis/USA, 20 April 2022
2021
Cognitive migration through language–Capturing linguistic movement and barriers in language portraits. International conference “Challenging borders: From/between borders.” University of Bern/Switzerland, 11 November 2021
(with A. Knoll) English yes, Polish no: Heritage languages and language hierarchies in German-English daycare centers in Switzerland. International conference “Beyond multilingualism: Translanguaging in Education.” University of Basel/Switzerland [online], 8 November 2021
(with C. Magno) Global, intercultural learning (and teaching) in the virtual comparative educational leadership lab (CELL). World Education Leadership Symposium at the University of Teacher Education Zug/Switzerland, 30 September 2021
2020
(with C. Magno, E. Kazimzade, U. Mikailova, D. Schädeli, B. Batkhuyag, & B. Denman) Practice architectures and the CELL. Leadership Summit 2020 at the University of New England. Armidale/Australia, 14-18 January 2020
2019
(with A. Knoll) Establishing multiple languages in early childhood. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Early Childhood Research. Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne/Switzerland, 18 November 2019
(with C. Magno) Introduction to the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab (CELL). International Educational Leadership Symposium. University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 30 September 2019
(with C. Magno) Introducing the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab: Capturing global knowledge. ADA 4th International Education Conference 2019. Baku/Azerbaijan, 19 June 2019
Invited talks, guest lectures, and other talks
2023
Language portraits: An innovative qualitative approach to capture linguistic movement and barriers. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg/Switzerland [online], 14 November 2023
Plurialogo de Saberes: Language research and teaching from international perspectives. CIES Language Issues Special Interest Group webinar [online], 13 November 2023
Phenomenology and other methodologies in critical language studies. College of Education. Michigan State University [online], 20 September 2023
Education in Europe and the European Union. School of Education. North Dakota State University [online], 12 July 2023
Multilingualism and multiculturalism in diversity-engaged schools. University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 20 June 2023
Language as a human right (?). Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg/Switzerland [online], 10 May 2023
Improving research-practice relationships in second language learning and teaching. University of Warsaw/Poland, 8 May 2023
Toward a humanizing and equitable discourse with refugee newcomers: Resisting the double standard. Panel discussant. Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago/USA, 15 April 2023
2022
(with C. Magno) Cognitive migration through language: Capturing linguistic movement and barriers in language portraits. Globalization, Transnationalism and Development Colloquium. Maastricht University [online], 30 November 2022
Ways of teaching language issues in Comparative and International Education in Switzerland. CIES Language Issues Special Interest Group Panel [online], 16 November 2022
Early career scholars' working conditions in Switzerland. Dies Academicus at the University of Fribourg, 15 November 2022
(with C. Magno) Cognitive migration through language: Capturing linguistic movement and barriers in language portraits. International Education Policy Program. University of Maryland, College Park/USA [online], 30 September 2022
Local action–global questions: Toward suitable school leadership through a (virtual) community of practice and the Comparative Educational Leadership Lab. College of Education. San Diego State University, San Diego/USA, 27 April 2022
Linguistic rights, the national order, and Switzerland’s multilingualism. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg/Switzerland, 30 March 2022
Languages as (social) assemblages: Moving toward a rhizomatic understanding of multilingualism. Center for Language Evolution Studies. Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń/Poland, 11 March 2022
2021
Language and language education as human rights. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg, 14 April 2021
Language portraits as an innovative method in migration research. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg, 30 March 2021
2020
Language and language education as human rights. Department of Education Sciences. University of Fribourg, 29 April 2020