Prof. Elisabeth Ahlsén

Academic qualifications:

• 1972
  Primary school teacher
  
  

• 1976
  Phonetics
  
  

• 1978
  Speech & Language Pathologist (logoped)
  
  

• 1986
  Doctoral degree – PhD in Linguistics. Thesis: Discourse Patterns in Aphasia
  
  

• 1990
  Docent, General Linguistics, University of Gothenburg, Postdoctoral work
  
  

• 1988 – 1992
  forskarassistent. Qualification as Associate Professor
  
  

Current position:

• Professor of Neurolinguistics, University of Gothenburg, SSKKII Center for Interdisciplinary Research & Division of Communication and Cognition, Department of Applied IT

Previous positions and periods of appointment:

• 1973 – 1975
  Primary school teacher (exam 1972), Lerum
  
  

• 1978 – 1980
  Speech pathologist, Halmstad
  
  

• 1980 – 1986
  University teacher of voice and speech, University of Gothenburg
  
  

• 1984
  Speech pathologist, Med. Rehabilitation Clinic, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg + clinical supervisor for the logopedics programme (6 mths)
  
  

• 1984 – 1986
  Teaching logopedics and linguistics, University of Gothenburg (as teacher and lecturer)
  
  

• 1983 – 1987
  Research assistant; Projects: Aphasia and spoken interaction (HSFR) 50%, "Ecology of Adult Language Acquisition"
  
  

• 1986 – 1997
  Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Gothenburg, especially Communication Handicap, 1993-1997 (50%), and in Logopedics, University of Gothenburg 1992-1997 (50%)
  
  

• 1986 – 1992
  Director of studies, Department of Linguistics, University of Gothenburg
  
  

• 1988 – 1992
  Researcher in Linguistics
  
  

• 1992 – 1997
  Vice chairman, Dept of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, University of Gothenburg
  
  

• since 1995
  Vice chairman, SSKKII Center for Cognitive Science
  
  

• 1995
  Associate professor in General Linguistics, especially Communication Disorders, University of Gothenburg
  
  

• since 2010
  Vice chairman Division of Communication and cognition Department of Applied IT, University of Gothenburg
  
  

• Thunberg, G., Dahlgren-Sandberg, A. & Ahlsén, E. (2009). Speech-generating devices used at home by children with autism spectrum disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities 24 (2), pp. 104-114.

• Behrns, I., Ahlsén, E. & Wengelin, Å. (2009). Aphasia and text writing. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorder 28 (1).

• Thunberg, G., Dahlgren Sandberg, A., Ahlsén, E. (2009). Speech-Generating Devices Used at Home by Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Preliminary Assessment. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disorders 24 (2), pp. 104-114.

• Thunberg, G., Ahlsén, E., Dahlgren Sandberg, A. (2009). Interaction and Use of Speech-Generating Devices in the Homes of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Analysis of Conversational Topics. Journal of Special Education Technology – JSET 24 (2).

• Ahlsén, E. (2010). What is identified and what is lost in aphasia? In Henrichsen, P. J. (Ed.) Linguistic Theory and Raw Sound. Copenhagen Studies in Language 40, pp. 135-148, Copenhagen: Samfundslitteratur.

• Ahlsén, E. (2010). Neurolinguistics. Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics. J. Simpson (Ed.)

• Ahlsén, E. (2011). Language Attrition. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. C. A. Chapelle (Ed.), Blackwell.

• Ahlsén, E. (2011). Neuroscience of pragmatics. Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Language Sciences, P. Hogan (Ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 651-654.

• Thunberg, G., Ahlsén, E., Dahlgren Sandberg, A. (2011). Autism, communication and use of a speech-generating device in different environments – a case study. Journal of Assistive Technologies 5 (4), pp. 181-198.

• Allwood, J., Ahlsén, E. (2012). Multimodal Communication. Handbook of Technical Communication. A. Mehler, R. Romary & D. Gibbon (eds). Mouton De Gruyter.

• Ferm, U., Ahlsén, E., Björck-Åkesson, E. (2012). Patterns of communicative interaction between a child with severe speech and physical impairments and her caregiver during a mealtime activity. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability 37 (1), pp. 11-26.

• Reading and Writing Strategies of Disabled Groups (project coordinator with S. Strömqvist) SFR (program), 1997 – 2002

• Intermodal Translation KFB, 1997 – 2000

• The Relation between Gestures and Semantic Processes Vårdalstiftelsen, 1998 – 2000

• Children's communication in different activities – a comparison of children with severe speech and physical impairment and typical children, Vårdalstiftelsen, 1998 – 2000

• Adaptation of written Swedish to online communication (project leader) HSFR, 2000 – 2002

• Concentration and inference in conversation after acquired brain damage (project leader) FAS, 2002 – 2004

• The internal form and function of gestures (project leader) FAS, 2003 – 2005

• From gestures to words (project leader) FAS, 2003 – 2005

• Semantic processing in word finding and gestures (project leader) VR, 2007 – 2011

• Kungl Vitterhets- och Vetenskapssamhället i Göteborg

• Swedish Research Council-Expert group Linguistics

• EU Horizon 2020 Expert

• European Postdoctoral Certificate in Aphasiology

• Speech pathologist

Other academic activities:

• Opponent on 7 doctoral theses: 1 Swedish, 3 Norwegian 3 Finnish & Member of committee for 12 doctoral theses

• Reviewer of research projects for research councils in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Netherlands, South Africa. Reviewer for scientific journals, e.g. Aphasiology, Logopedics, Phoniatrics, Vocology, International Journal Communication Disorders, Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, Journal of Pragmatics, Journal of Intercultural Communication, Journal of Neurorehabilitation. External examiner: University of Malaysia

• Invited fellow ZiF Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Bielefeld, Germany: 2005-06 Invited fellow: STIAS Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Research, Stellenbosh, South Africa February 2011

• Expert project reviews EU Information and Communication Technologies, FP5, FP7, Horizon2020 (Disabled and Elderly, E-inclusion, Health, Multimodality)

• Expert Vetenskapsrådet 2013-2015

Supervision of people awarded doctorates:

• Ann-Christin Månsson 2004, Charlotta Saldert 2006, Ulrika Ferm 2006, Anneli Bergström 2007, Gunilla Thunberg 2008, Bitte Rydeman 2010

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